Ascot Hotel

... , and didnt have a place to stay yet.  Luckily, there were a couple shuttles to hostels at the bus stop, and the Ascot Hotel had beds open. The lady that picked us up was maybe the friendliest person I've ever met.  Two minutes after getting ...

... we wanted to buy or could buy given our full suitcases.  We stumbled across some of the seven guests also staying at the Ascot Hotel with us (the rest are staying at a different hotel) and made arrangements to meet up for dinner in the attached ...

... - Dubai.  We landed on schedule and whisked through passport control and customs, met up with the others being transferred to the Ascot Hotel and boarded our mini bus.  Yes, another bloody bus.  The heat of Dubai hit us as we left the ...

Arrived at Rockhampton last night so late that the owner had gone to bed and left me a note and a key (Ascot hotel).  Snuck quitely into my dorm and went to sleep.  Was woken up by a phone call at 4am which I stupidly answered, forgetting ...

... as we disembark the air-craft and to go directly to the Arabian Adventures desk where we'd be met for our transfer to our hotel.  Easy and simple instructions! Out of the aircraft, we looked and couldn't see the lifts (big industrial lifts we'd been ...

... lived with us in Brisbane and who had spent 3 months working in a meat factory up here to get his second year visa). "Stay at the Ascot Hotel for the best steak you will ever eat" was his claim and for once Niall came through as the steak was and in all ...

... on board. We arrived at 1800 hours in Bombay. Mumbai - Bombay Arriving late in Bombay we had some difficulties finding a hotel. We stayed at the Ascot on Colaba for a hefty Rs 1600 a night (aircon and everything else you can think of). The centre ...

... only to find out that in Queensland, nothing opens on a Sunday. This includes supermarkets! We spent a week in Rockhampton at Ascot Backpackers, which is run by really friendly and helpful staff, even if the hostel itself isn't the best. Rockhampton or ...

... the transit area to be taken to our hotel.  Emirates promised they would find the missing bag. As we entered our rather ritzy hotel, we were confronted with people coming and going, even at 3am.  One guy looked like the cat who got the cream as ...

... did take photos of other street scenes.  Once we lost the sun to heavier cloud cover we decided to find our way back to the hotel where we comfortably rest now.  Tomorrow we take our last train ride and go to Stockholm, Sweden. I hope we don t ...

... then back onto the trains we climbed and off we went.  I thought it was quite clever. Today we slept in, no breakfast served in hotel so no incentive to get up. Windows open, chilly and overcast out and big fluffy warm doonas on the bed.  It was ...