Firstly, I would like to state that my visit to Egypt would have not been possible without Jaz Hotels and Resorts, who kindly provided me with the greatest privilege of experiencing their unique hospitality across no less than eight out of their 47 hotels in Egypt. I must admit that as I ...
My wife and I recently visited Amsterdam and Brussels as I have cousins in each city. When we arrived, one of my cousins picked us up and we went directly to the city centre where we had a nice breakfast, and then went on to Dam Square where we visited Madam Tussaud. After taking a long ...
On our first day in Iceland, we struck ‘lucky’ as it was their annual Cultural Festival featuring food and music all day long, culminating with a massive firework display. The locals were all out on the street ‘en masse’. Food is excellent in Iceland, regardless of where you eat. We had ...
This year my summer holiday was Thailand, a place that I have always wanted to see, and the first destination was Bangkok. With only three days there and so much to see and do, I arrived in the morning, dropped off my bags at the hotel and headed straight for the Grand Palace which is a must see ...
On August 13, I went for a short trip to Athens to meet some family and friends. Athens is a great destination for weekend getaways, especially from Cyprus, since it’s only one hour and twenty minutes away. Even though many Athenians were away for the long weekend, the city still had its ...
I took off on December 24 for New Delhi for my annual vacation which had a business trip on the agenda as I was going to cover five cities in 21 days. I was born and brought up in Bombay, now Mumbai, and until recently I hadn’t been there for 10 years. The highlight of my trip was the ...
Andreas Stylianou Journalist TTG MENA Firstly I should mention that my visit to Jordan would have not been possible without the Jordan Tourism Board (JTB), who initiated my trip in order to showcase this truly wonderful country to the travel trade. ...
Nurina Anuar PR manager Holiday Villa Hotel & Residences Doha, Qatar My recent vacation took me to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – a vibrant cosmopolitan city with a blend of old colonial influences, Asian traditions and Islamic inspirations – globally known as KL. ...
Libby Owen-Edmunds International tourism consultant AdLib Consulting Sri Lanka I am finally back in my home town Sydney after too long, this time a married woman and with my pommy husband in toe.... What will a travel-hardened pom make of the greatest city, ...
Basel Abu Alrub PR account executive Active PR Dubai, UAE Ibiza was more fun than I imagined it to be! To start, we rented a beautiful seven-bedroom villa in St. Josep. This 200-year old villa was renovated to include modern amenities such as air-conditioning, fully-equipped indoor ...
Candice Van Der Merwe Head of marketing communications Doha Golf Club Doha, Qatar Feel it. It is here - these are some of the buzz words that flew around the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa and I was one of the lucky ones…I felt it because I was there! Landing in the ...
Katerina Katopis Director Dolphin Capital Partners Athens, Greece It’s tiny. It’s breathtakingly beautiful. It’s full of dramatic landscapes and fearless mountains which sharply drop into meandering fjords, dark greenish seas, fortified cities and castles. Its sea and ...
Our Soussan family adventure took us to Salzburg recently which really is a place to visit at all times of the year. A beautiful must-see European city which takes you back to the 1960’s making you feel like you are living the old time movie, The Sound of Music, the real story of the Von Trapp ...
Kia ora! We’ve just spent another incredible family holiday in Aotearoa the ‘land of the long white cloud’, and what an incredible place New Zealand is. Being married to a New Zealander I’ve been blessed with the opportunity to visit my husband’s home and family seven times in the last 11 ...
It was my first ever trip to Asia, and not just to any place in Asia which could be anything east from Istanbul, but to the very heart of Asia – Malaysia. My business trip to Kuala Lumpur did not entail a lot of sightseeing. However, I did manage to see the main attractions of the capital; ...