Hotel Duo

... last minute), my friend lorig and I book our plane tickets for London three days before the departure date. and we booked our hotel the day that we left- without receiving confirmation that there was a room available for us. that's just the beginning of ...

Départ en car à 8h30, le réveil à 7h15 sera très difficile. Comme le voyage dure 4h, on essaie de prendre un peu de sommeil. On regarde de temps à autre le paysage  qui est toujours magnifique. A notre arrivée dans la grande ville, on cherche ...

On arrival to Lima we got a taxi to our hostal –Casona Roja, in Barranco, the bohemian district of the city. Most people opt to stay in Miraflores but having heard it was gringo filled and very Americanized I decided against it. We were staying in ...

... get the three day pass! I made it to the hotel with little difficulty and checked into my room. Despite all the negative reviews, the Duo Hotel is actually not that bad.  Well at least the room that I got was not too bad. I find if funny that this ...

... So it was off the podium to get their gold medals and to hear them play the Canadian National Anthem. Then it was back to the hotel and we were off to have some Chinese food for dinner. It actually was not too bad, considering we were in the Czech ...

... with a balcony, minibar, sat TV, and AC. Damage to their financial assets: $12. After depositing their packs at the hotel, the duo headed off to the well known Mandarin Cafe for lunch. The BLT with potato salad teased the V Man's tummy, but ultimately ...

... by Lonely Planet. The tour began adjacent to the Mekong River and just across the street from the Lane Xang Hotel, the grand hotel of Vientiane from 1975-1989. Other sites viewed along the route included the Presidential Palace (once home to the ...

... of foreigners gawked at the capital's multitude of motorbikes. Prior to the trip, the V Man was in email contact numerous times with the hotel he and Mini-V intended to call home in Hanoi. Well, the V Man was anything but mindful and calm when he was ...

... get there in one piece! Asuncion it turns out is a vacuum for souls, we are therefore glad of the fact we booked a hotel, which provided the most amazing buffet dinner for 4 pound, a complimentary buffet breakfast which has to be tasted to be ...

... Petersburg it was a good indicator I was well and truly on the backpacker beaten track to Asia. The two Aussies and I were sharing a hotel and transfer and were quickly gathered up. We said a goodbye, bid a fond farewell to my Ger clan, my Siberian / ...

... exlained how he used to turn out for the Wallabies; we were later to find out that the latter was a resident at the British Hotel. While keeping a keen eye on the Aussie Open tennis final and the Aus-NZ clash at the WACA, Perth, former Sydneysider Mr. ...

... at the Hotel Bob Marley earlier.  However, upon inquiring about the music situation, we were told the heartbreaking news-the hotel’s stereo was broken.  There would be no funky reggae party that evening.  We all started to get ...

... .   The next morning, Clarky decided he better have a trim before setting off to the islands. Entering the hairdressers in the hotel and after being shown to his seat, he said to the lady..'just a little trim and tidy please'. A minute after more ...

... most unexpected places! After our incredible dinner, at the Osteria del Porcellino, Vlad and I were wandering slowly back to our hotel. OK - slowly is all we could do after the dinner we just had. Strolling through the Piazza Della Republica, we stopped ...

... dollars of the companies payroll with minimal security so as to appear inconspicuous.   As the mining party came closer, the duo realised there was only one man, a boy and a number of mules carrying a seemingly heavy load. The two men politely ...

... a dutch guy called eric who was cool, he's been travelling for 7 months so showed us the ropes. Other people we met in duo included; robbie the australian also in his first week travelling and jorn the german who knew zimmy zimmy (ish). We also met about ...

... …actually an enjoyable pastoral sound we hear at all hours here. In the morning we enjoyed a last breakfast at the wonderful hotel restaurant, packed up, and checked out. The hotel shuttle first dropped a couple off at the airport, then took us to ...

... believe were all part of the same family.  I’d just made myself a burger dog at the convenience store next to the hotel (a sausage made from hamburger meat on a hotdog bun with onion, tomato sauce and mustard) and was waiting in line to pay ...

... a harsh judge of service I was blown away by the reception and service we received from all the various staff at our hotel which, while possibly partly explained by the reliance of hospitality staff on tips or gratuities, seemed to run deeper than that ...

... things that they think western people will like, such as excessive Christmas lights and 1980’s music playing in restaurants and hotel lobby’s. I cant say I’ve heard Phil Collins and Bananarama for a while ! Their intentions are so good ...

... settled for a beer – another Wild Flower Snow & Moon although it was 10 Yuan (£1) dearer than the bar in our hotel! There was a male/female duo singing and playing in the bar. They were OK but nothing special and a bit too loud for us to have a ...