Gili T and the Gili Islands in general are awash with great budget hotels from $20-30 a night that include decent rooms with shared pools. Start raising your budget though and things get insane for just a few bucks more. And prime center on this is the well located and frankly stunning Utara Villas. Here…
Sanur is a classically sleepy Bali town that lacks the glitz and glamour, and hookers of Denaspar and Kuta, but still manages to retain the pretentiousness of the rest of the island. It is a place where older expats retire, families relax, and tourists stroll along the beachfront without fear of losing a sandal in…
AirBnB can be a real throw of the dice in many locations, but with Canna Ulawatu in South Kuta, Bali I feel that I discovered a real gem in the rough. Here I got a really well located private villa with excellent amenities, such as a private pool, and all of it set me back…
I have said it before, but I will say it again, Vanimo is not just hidden gem of Papua New Guinea, but practically paradise incarnate. And were that not enough, it is also the safest place that there is in Papua New Guinea. Combine this with beaches, surf and a generally chilled vibe and this…
In my quest to do absolutely bloody everything there is to do in Port Moresby I just stayed at the fairly renowned Loloata Resort for the first time to see if it was worth using for my customers. And the result? Extremely mixed. As the cool kids might say these days, 6-7, 6-7. And here’s…
OK, so while Soriyabori Resort is actually the only real hotel on Kratié, save for a bunch of homestays of differing quality, it could also be argued that it is the best hotel in the whole of Kratié province. Located on the north of Koh Trong, Soriyabori is described as a “confidential resort” of Khmer-style villas,…
