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Recent Posts: Wineries, Breweries & Cider Houses – Port Franks, Ontario, Canada, IZ Budget Motel, Kuala Besut, Transfer Kuala Besut to Perhentian Islands, Malaysia, Bary Inn Airport Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Top Things to See and Do, Ubud, Bali, + South East Asia Travel Guide.

My world of travel experiences, costs and tips, including Restaurant & Hotel reviews. Destinations include luxury travel, cruising, backpacking, budget travel and 50 plus adventurers.

    Country (Alphabetically listed)

Austria

• → Kufstein
• → Vienna / Photos
• ……⇒ Stay:  Hotel Bosei, Austria Trend – Hotel Review
•           ……⇒ Eat:  Gasthaus zur Stadt Krems – Restaurant Review

Cambodia

• Angkor Archaeological Park Photos

Canada

• → Elora
• ……⇒ Middlebrook Stables Horse Farm / Photos
• ……→ Eat: Gorge Country Kitchen – Restaurant Review
• → Mohawk Raceway /   Photos
• → Port Franks / Grand Bend
•   ……⇒ Stay: Port Franks Getaway
•     ……⇒ Wineries Breweries & Cider Houses 
• → St. Jacobs  /  Photos
• ……⇒ Cruisin Home Classic Car Show /  Photos

Colombia

• → Cartagena /  Photos 

Croatia

• → Kastela – on the Dalmatian Coast near Split
• .….⇒ Stay: Apartmant Tomi
•            …..⇒ Eat: Papalina Konoba
• → Split – on the Dalmatian Coast / Photos
• .….⇒ Stay: Apartmant Tomi
•            …..⇒ Eat: Papalina Konoba
• → Zagreb / Photos
• .….⇒ Stay?:  Studio apartman, a review
• .….⇒ Stay: Guesthouse Samolov, a review
•            …..⇒ Eat: Gostionica Restoran Purger, Restaurant review
•           …..⇒ Plitvice Lakes National Park / Photos
• → Zveti Petar – on the Dalmatian Coast / Photos
• .….⇒ Stay: Apartmani Jelikovac 
•            …..⇒ Eat: Pizza Grill Restaurant

Cuba

Egypt

• → Hurghada
•     …..→Eat:  Al Halaka Fish – Seafood Restaurant 
•     …..→Things to Do:  Makadi Bay Waterpark / Hurghada Aqua Park
•     …..→Things to Do:  Marina Boulevard
•     …..→Things to Do:  Quad Tour Safari
•     …..→Things to Do:  SCUBA & Snorkelling
•     …..→Things to Do:  Sheraton Street Shopping
• .….⇒ Stay: Serenity Hotel Makadi Bay – all Inclusive 
•            .……………⇒ Serenity A La Carte Restaurants
•     …..→Eat:  Al Dente – Italian
•     …..→Eat:  Mexican 
•     …..→Eat:  Royal – Steak & Chicken
•     …..→Eat:  Sayonara – Asian
•            .……………⇒ Scuba Diving: Master Diving Center 
•            .……………⇒ Excursion: Quad Tour Safari
•            .……………⇒ Spa: Fayroz Spa 
• → Suez Canal /  Photos

France

• → Nice, French Riviera /  Photos
• → Villefranche, French Riviera /  Photos
•  

Germany

→ Berlin
…..⇒ Boxhagener Platz Friedrichshain / Photos
…..⇒ Goerlitzer Park Kreuzberg
…..⇒ Love Train, Zug Der Liebe Party
…..⇒ Spree River City Tour Cruise / Photos
…..⇒ Spree River Evening Bridge Tour Cruise / Photos
…..⇒ Insel der Jugend, Island of Youth / Photos
…..⇒ Treptower Park & History Remembered / Photos
…..⇒ RAW Friedrichshain / Photos
……⇒ Berlin Restaurant Reviews:
    …..→Eat Al Colosseo Trattoria – Italian / Photos
    …..→Eat Cafe 100 Wasser – German & Austrian
    …..→Eat Cafe Lehmsofa – Canadian & German
    …..→Eat Café Tasso – Organic
    …..→Eat Kimchi Princess – Korean
    …..→Eat Melissa Bistro – Turkish & German / Photos
    …..→Eat Ristorante Rosati, Italian
    …..→Eat The Bowl, Vegan
    …..→Eat Trattoria Portofino – Italian
    …..→Eat Zhou’s Five – Asian Buffet
→ Konstanz (Constance)  /  Photo Blog
….. ⇒ Top 5 Things to Do in Konstanz 
……⇒ Konstanz Restaurant Reviews:
    …..→Eat Brauhaus Joh. Albrecht – German +Craft Beer 
    …..→Eat Buetezettel Reichenau – German Food
    …..→Eat Defne – Turkish 
    …..→Eat Donato Italian Delicatessen / Photos
    …..→Eat Hanoi Asian Bistro
    …..→Eat Restaurant Hohenegg – German Food
    …..→Eat Kolbenfresser – German Food & BBQ
    …..→Eat La Bruschetta – Italian Pugliese Delicatessen
    …..→Eat Pizza Paradies – Turkish
→ Ruegen Island / Rügen
…..⇒ Guide to Kap Arkona – How to Cape Arkona
…..⇒ How to Nationalpark – Jasmund National Park
….⇒ Stay: Feriendorf Rugana
    …..→Eat Rugana Restaurant
→ Usedom Island / Heringsdorf
….⇒ Stay: Seetelhotel Ostseeresidenz
    …..→Eat Usedomer Brauhaus

Greece

• → Athens / Photos
• → Chania  / Photos
• → Katakolo  / Photos
• → Mykonos / Photos
• …..⇒ Photos of Churches and Bell Towers in Mykonos
• → Olympia  / Photos
• → Piraeus – Cruise Port for Athens  / Photos
• → Santorini / Photos

Hungary

• → Budapest / Photos
• .….⇒ Stay:  Motel DOJO, a review
•            …..⇒ Eat:  Pizza Paradiscom, Restaurant review
•            …..⇒ Drink: Stelázsi Cafe, Restaurant review
•              ……..⇒ Dog Boarding: Dogmopolite, review
•              ……..⇒ Special Interest: Hungaroring Formula One F1
• → Lake Balaton, Keszthely / Photos
• .….⇒ Stay:  Leander Haz 21, Aparthotel, a review

India

• → Goa / Photos
• → Kochi Cochin / Photos
• → Mumbai / Photos
• → New Mangalore / Photos

Indonesia -> Bali

• → Canggu
• ….⇒ Stay: Sleepy Gecko Guest House
•     …..→Eat: Breakers Tavern 
•     …..→Eat: La Pan Nam Warung Restaurant
•     …..→Eat: My Wahrung
•     …..→Eat: Wahrung D’ Pererenan
•  …..→Drink: Where to Drink / Happy Hour
• …..⇒ Go: Temples Tanah Lot & Batu Balong
• …..⇒ Do: Top Fun Things to Do 
• → Kuta / Legian Beach
• ….⇒ Stay: Grand Bimasena
•     …..→Eat/ Drink: Apache Reggae Bar
•     …..→Eat: D’Medina Bistro 
•     …..→Drink: Roti Cafe
• → Ubud
• ….⇒ Stay: SenS Hotel Ubud 
•     …..→Eat / Drink: Anomali Coffee
•     …..→Eat / Drink: De Koi 
• …..→Eat / Drink: Yonne Cafe & Bar
•     …..→Eat: Warung Mardika Nasi Ayam Kedewatan
•            .……………⇒ Spa: SenS Spa
• …..⇒ Go: Alas Harum Luwak Coffee & Swing
• …..⇒ Go: Barong Kris Dance, Balinese Mythology
• …..⇒ Go: Sacred Monkey Forest
• …..⇒ Go: Top Things to See & Do Ubud

Italy

• → Capri Island /  Photos
• …..⇒ Top 5 Things to do in Capri
• → Civitavecchia  /  Photos
• …..⇒Stay B&B Fuori dal Porto – Review
•    …….→Eat Pizzeria – A Due Passi Dal Ghetto – Review
•    …….→Eat Restaurant – Il Boccone d’Oro – Review
• …..⇒ Transportation from Civitavecchia to Rome & FCO Airport Guide
• → Pisa / Photos
• → Puglia /  Photos
• …..⇒ Puglia Wine Tour
• …..⇒ Top Things to do in Puglia
• …..⇒ Wine Perfection
• → Naples
• …..⇒ The Art of the Perfect Pizza
• → San Gimignano /  Photos
• → Syracuse Sicily /  Photos

Jordan

• → Petra / Photos

Laos

• → Luang Prabang / Photos
• ……..⇒ Night Bus Transfer from Luang Prabang to Chiang Rai
• → Vang Vieng / Photos
• ……..⇒ Bus Transfer from Vang Vieng to Luang Prabang / Photos
• → Vientiane / Photos
• ……..⇒ Buddha Park and How to Get There / Photos

Malaysia

• → Kuala Besut
• …..⇒Stay IZ Budget Hotel – Review
• …Transfer from Kuala Besut to the Perhentian Islands
• → Kuala Lumpur / Photos
• …..⇒Stay Bary Inn Airport Hotel – Review
• → Langkawi Island / Photos

Maldives
→ Vilamendhoo

Monaco

• → Monte Carlo /  Photos

Montenegro

• → Kotor

Morocco

→ Agadir / Photos

Netherlands

→ Amsterdam – Top Sights and Attractions
….⇒ Stay: Q-Factory Hotel, Amsterdam

Oman

• → Muscat /  Photos

Papua New Guinea

Singapore

• .….⇒ Stay:  Aerotel Singapore Transit Hotel, a review
• .….⇒ Relax:  Plaza Premium Lounge, Changi Airport
• …..⇒ Eat Maxwell Hawker Stalls
• → Singapore as a cruise destination / Photos

Slovakia

• → Bratislava / Photos
• .….⇒ Stay:  Penzion Vilo, a review
•            …..⇒ Eat:  Cafe Studio, Restaurant review
•            …..⇒ Eat:  Pizza Grill Budkova, Restaurant review

Spain

• → Lanzarote / Photos
• → Malaga /  Photos
• → Tenerife /  Photos

Sri Lanka

• → Colombo / Photos

Thailand

• → Bangkok – including info about Soi 23
•            …..⇒ Eat: Yum Saap, Don Muang Airport
• …..⇒ Khao San Road 
• → Chiang Mai / Photos
• …..⇒ Green Bus From Chiang Rai to Chiang Mai
•    …..⇒ Stay:  C Hotel Boutique & Comfort
•    …..⇒ Stay:  Lamphu House Chiang Mai
• …..⇒ Eat: Lek House
• …..⇒ Eat: Rachadumnoen Pad Thai
• …..⇒ Eat: Tikky Cafe
• …..⇒ Muay Thai Boxing at Loikroh Stadium
• …..⇒ Cooking School with Zabb-E-Lee / Photos
• → Chiang Rai / Photos
• .….⇒ Stay: Baan Siri Hotel
•            …..⇒ Eat: Baan Chivit Mai Bakery & Restaurant
•            …..⇒ Eat: Lumdee Cafe Restaurant
•            …..⇒ Eat: Sawaddee Restaurant
• …..⇒ Sleeping Bus from Luang Prabang, Laos to Chiang Rai
• …..⇒ Top Things to See and Do in Chiang Rai
• …..⇒ Temple Challenge – are you up for it? Fun!
• → Koh Tao Island / Photos
• …..⇒ How to Ferry from Surat Thani to Koh Tao, Koh Samui and Koh Phangan
• …..⇒ How to Ferry and Bus from Koh Tao to Bangkok
• → Phuket

Turkey

• → Bodrum / Photos
• → Ephesus, Selcuk / Photos
• → Kas /  Photos

United Arab Emirates

→ Abu Dhabi / Photos
→ Dubai /  Photos

United States of America

• → Florida
• → Brighton / Photos
• → Fort Lauderdale / Photos
• → Lake Okeechobee / Photos
• …..⇒ Things to do:
• * Sour Orange Festival 
• * Brighton Field Days 
• * Rodeo 
• * Midway 
• * Native American Indian Celebration
• …..⇒ I 75 RV Route for Snowbirds / Photos

Vietnam

• …..⇒ How to get a Vietnam Visa in Bangkok
• …..⇒ Know Before You Go – Important Info & Tips
• → Ho Chi Minh, Saigon / Photos
• …..⇒ Top 12 List of Things to See and Do
• .….⇒ Stay: DDA Hotel
•            …..⇒ Eat: Ben Thanh Street Food Market
•            …..⇒ Eat: Pho Hai Thien
•            …..⇒ Eat: Quan 176 – Cửa Hàng Ăn Uống 176
•            …..⇒ Eat / Bar: Rex Hotel Rooftop Garden
• → Phu Quoc Island / Photos
• …..⇒ Extreme Budget Tips – $10/day Phu Quoc 
• .….⇒ Stay: Gia Thanh Guest House
•            …..⇒ Eat: AceroLa Bar and Restaurant
•            …..⇒ Eat: Bia Ruou Restaurant & Micro brewery
•            …..⇒ Eat: Bun Cha Ha Noi / Bún Chả Hà Nội
•            …..⇒ Eat / Bar: Langchia Hostel & Bar
•            …..⇒ Eat: Quan An Mien Trung (at the night Market)
•            …..⇒ Eat: Quan Oc Binh Dan Restaurant
•            …..⇒ Eat: Quan Ra Koi / Quán Ra Khơi
•            …..⇒ Eat / Bar: Rory’s Beach Bar
•            …..⇒ Eat: Thu Phuong Restaurant

Extras:

→ Southeast Asia Travel Guide

Cruising:
◊ 5 Reasons Why I Love Cruising
◊ Broken Strings – Stage show review, Celebrity / Photos
◊ Cruise Port Civitavecchia – Transportation How To
◊ Lawn Club Grill Restaurant Review, Celebrity / Photos
◊ Maxx – Stage show Musical Review, Celebrity / Photos
◊ Suez Canal by Cruise Ship / Photos

→ 12 Extremely Annoying Airplane Behaviors

→ Dog Crazy for Kong Wobbler – Hilarious Video

→ Keepers of the Rigaer, Friedrichshain

Asia Tour
• Packing Day
• Berlin to Abu Dhabi
• Settling into Ship Life

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I am in the 50 plus age category, extremely open minded and travelling on a budget, therefore, if you are a backpacker or simply money conscious, I have lots to offer. Luxury travel redefined - cheap!!! Comments are welcome and encouraged so you can pass on your experiences, helping others along the way.