October 1, 2008
For about 45 euros, you can stay in a former prison that has been converted to a hotel in the town of Kaiserslautern in southwestern Germany. What was once the last place citizens wanted to go is now attracting patrons who will voluntarily and happily stay the night at the “Alcatraz Hotel” where guests in the 57 room metal bar clad space are given pinstriped pajamas, a prison bed, and breakfast. There are also collective showers on each floor.
September 25, 2008
HE cost of the average European holiday can often leave one feeling as sick as a dog.
So it is perhaps no surprise that an enterprising French hotelier should be doing a roaring trade running Paris’s quirkiest hotel inside the walls of the city’s oldest hospital.
The Hotel-Dieu Hospitel Paris, located within the 7th-century The Hotel-Dieu on the left bank of the Ile de la Cite, is not only one of the most unusual accommodation options in town, it’s one of Paris’s best bargains, offering inexpensive digs in a much sought after city-centre location.
With Notre Dame cathedral its closest neighbour and the Paris metro and RER rail lines just minutes’ walk away (the RER offers a direct line from the airport), you’d be hard-pressed to find a more convenient base for that next Parisian jaunt.
And with nightly rates as low as €109 ($186) a single to €131 for a room sleeping three it will leave rather more cash in the wallet to spend on Chanel and chocolat.
September 25, 2008
Pancake, the much loved blue bear, seemed right at home among the oh-so-serious laptop-toting business people. So did his 4-year-old owner, Colin Blodgett.
British Airways built a KidsZone room in their Terminal 5 facility.
Colin, Pancake and Colin’s parents were awaiting their flight from London to New York in British Airway’s expansive $60 million Executive Lounges in Heathrow’s new Terminal 5. And while the other travelers in the lounges for first-class and business-class passengers (as well as those flying economy who had accrued a certain number of miles) were bent over their laptops, Colin was grabbing a snack and explaining that Pancake was so named because he’s “so flat!”
“Certainly you don’t’ want to bother anybody else, but this makes it a lot more comfortable,” said Colin’s mom, Margaret Murray, as she looked around at the comfortable seating areas, the complimentary food and drink and the area just for putting your feet up and watching a little TV.
Other parents were feeding young children from the bountiful buffet (everything from cold cereal to soup, sandwich fixings to chicken curry, cookies and ice cream), reading them stories or just letting toddlers run off some steam before they got on the plane. Teens, including the two I was traveling with, were online.
So many families have begun to take advantage of these lounges that British Airways has built a separate KidsZone room into the facility that airline officials boast is the largest in the world. The airline also has a 14-member Kids’ Council — winners of a competition — to advise officials on issues concerning junior flyers (more than 1.6 million last year).
September 24, 2008
Harris Resort Batam is a friendly 4 star resort on Batam Island facing the Straits of Singapore. The seaview front is located at Batam Waterfront City and is a 45 minute drive away from Hand Nadim International Airport of Batam. It is also 45 minute ferry ride away from Singapore Harbour Front Centre. The resort offers its discerning travelers, a spacious accommodation and an a large free form swimming pool. The first class property resort is an ideal accommodation hotspot not only for couples on a romantic weekend getaway but also to those on business trip or a family vacation.
September 4, 2008
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September 4, 2008
October School Holidays, Hong Kong
If your looking for a cheap family holiday that takes you overseas you can’t go past one of the offers available on travel.com.au which provides accommodation at the Holiday Inn Golden Mile (Great hotel have personally stayed their several times), Hong Kong Disney and tickets, Ocean Park tour and return flights to Hong Kong.
If you want to secure your family’s holiday for the next school holiday period this is a great opportunity to explore the destination of Hong Kong for a new family holiday experience.
The Holiday Inn Golden Mile is nestled in the very heart of Kowloon’s bustling city centre, an oasis of quiet charm. Centrally located in the commercial business and entertainment district of Tsim Sha Tsui also within the main shopping area of Kowloon. The Holiday Inn Golden Mile hotel is only a two minute walk from the MTR (Hong Kong’s underground Mass Transit Railway). In addition, the Star Ferry to Hong Kong Island and boat tour piers are a mere five minute walk away. Now, why would you stay anywhere else.
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