Hotels
The Vineyard Hotel, Cape Town
There’s a lot that’s special about The Vineyard Hotel in Cape Town. First off, it is located next to Table Mountain. So I wake up to this wondrous geological formation looming outside my bedroom. Then […]
Hotels
Caribbean
Windjammer Landing Villa Beach Resort
St Lucia is the only country named after a woman and she quickly earned my admiration on a recent visit. Driving the length of this 26 mile mountainous island can take up to two hours […]
California
Arts District Firehouse Hotel
The upcycling trend is ubiquitous, carbon footprints are lessening, and we, as eco conscious Samaritans are grateful. As travellers who revel in every ingenious advent turning old into new, we become giddy when such innovations […]
Germany
Hotel Nassauer Hof
The Hotel Nassauer Hof is a luxury hotel in central Wiesbaden, Germany. The hotel’s history can be traced back in 1813 and the classical design of the current building dates from 1819. It has provided […]
Hotels
Hotel Bennett Charleston
Hotel Bennett is an elegant downtown property in Charleston, South Carolina. The hotel opened early in 2019. It stands on King Street, Charleston’s principal thoroughfare, and the hotel terrace – the largest outdoor seating area […]
Egypt
Somabay Red Sea Holiday Resort
In the continuing adventures for Our Man on the Ground I find myself flying to the Red Sea to sample the delights of the Somabay Resort. The sea should really be called the Blue Sea […]
Hotels
Palmstone Retreat
It’s more than fair to expect tourists to visit Sri Lanka for its beaches. It’s an island after all. However, venture just a fraction further inland and not only can you avoid the crowds, but […]
England
Highbullen Hotel, Golf and Country Club
Located in Chittlehamholt village, a tongue twister of a name designed to confuse (or delight) American visitors Highbullen Hotel, Golf and Country Club is quite a place, really quiet. From its clubby cellar bar with […]
Canada
Gangler’s North Seal River Lodge
Gangler’s North Seal River Lodge overlooks Egenolf Lake in northern Manitoba, Canada. The remote property is well over 200 miles from the closest urban hub, Thompson, on an allocation of land covering an area of […]
Hotels
Casa De La Noche
I’ve stayed in temples, Bedouin tents and Japanese capsule hotels, but I’d never slept in a brothel before – until, that is, I stayed at Casa de la Noche in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. […]