Madrid, Spain Calle de Velázquez, 62, 28001 Madrid + (34) 915752800 https://www.blesscollectionhotels.com       CHECK-IN RIGHT THIS WAY   LOCATION Along the leafy, wide avenue, the hotel sits in one of Madrid's most sought-after neighborhoods, Barrio de Salamanca. An exclusive area of the city and a residential district...

Heading to Spain soon? The chances of coming across some common local expressions are inevitable as soaking oneself in the glorious Spanish sunshine.   The Spanish have long convinced themselves that they love nothing more than life itself. As an all too...

Complain like the French, but first learn some phrases.   The French are creatures obsessed with their food. So much so that they invoke them comme d’hatibute in their non-chalant quotidien. They refer to food when talking about something or someone, nourish...

Why boarding a bus invites introspective reflections and pleasures of the everyday. Next stop which loosely translates to 'prochain arrêt' in French revolves around bus rides and why there’s more to it than getting on and off.   A mong all the...

    Upon reading this, I would probably be at 36,000 feet in a triple 7 Air France jetliner, 12 time zones away from you. Somehow I won't have to press the arret button as many times as I did during the...

Travel is fun but can sometimes be overwhelming. So when feeling down, just look out for cats. These furry balls of calm are as therapeutic as your favorite dopamine fix.   There is something about the sight of a cat that...

Hamburg, Germany Fontenay 10, Rotherbaum, 20354 Hamburg + 49 (0)40 60 6056 6050 https://www.thefontenay.com/en/     CHECK-IN RIGHT THIS WAY   LOCATION Forget that you are in the city. In the quiet and well-heeled neighborhood of Rotherbaum, amongst the rich foliage, on the shores of the reflective...

Distilling the joys and pleasures of travel and welcoming the new realities moving forward in a post COVID world.   The English woman and my American partner had lost their grip. Between the voice from our rental car’s GPS and my...

  Cruseilles, France Route du Château 74350 Tel:+33 4 50 44 02 23 www.chateau-des-avenieres.com     CHECK-IN RIGHT THIS WAY   LOCATION Not all fairytales are confined to books. Some live in the imagination, while others leap from the pages of childhood storybooks and into the world. They...

Manila, Philippines 2138 Roxas Boulevard Telephone: (+632) 5318 - 9000 / Mobile: (+63) 917 - 8636614 https://www.admiralhotelmanila.com     CHECK-IN RIGHT THIS WAY   LOCATION Ever since its inception in 1938, the Admiral Hotel stands dignified and holds its position right next to what was once an airstrip...