Hotel Juliana

... the noise. This was an exceptionally noisy place! I decided to relax at the hotel before meeting Katie at her hotel (Juliana). Finding the Juliana turned out to be more tricky than I had anticipated. Never was a map more needed than in Cairo! ...

We arrived here from Ohrid after an uneventful trip. This is the second place we did not book accommodation in advance and wouldn't you know it - the tourist information office was closed permanently, now a storage area, and there wasn't the usual gaggle ...

... street signs and road numbers. Every intersection is well marked! What a difference! The best we have seen sine the US! We find a nice Hotel in Tilcara for the night.  And another bath for the bike.  My grip heaters are not working now so I take ...

... Shop.  Whilst waiting for Troy I walked around and took photos.  We met up and had a gelato and walked back to hotel.  Valletta is a gorgeous place and walking the streets it seems strange that a lot of the apartments are empty.  Its ...

... vie. How we arrived at such a crazy itinerary was that we were invited to tag along with the Arequipa hostal´s proprietors, Juliana and John, and another American who´d been staying with them since June, a retired Marine, Capt. Frank "Broadfoot" ...

... to 1401 (the oldest hospital in Spain) and looks more like a church than hospital. On the way to the restaurant the next night, Juliana slipped on her broken heel and slid down the street on one knee (it looked like I was doing a prolonged lunge). Paul ...

... , and were going to go back to the hotel to watch Italy vs. Brazil. When we got the bill, it was only 18 euro. Apparently, Juliana did not understand the waitress, and we were supposed to keep track of what we ate. Oh well, we got a bargain. Italy lost, ...

Due to lack of Internet complications in the last couple of days as we switched over to a new hotel, the Juliana in PP, I am making this update two days past the last entry. I have also recovered from jet lag, although we have been going to sleep around ...

... he tore through the trenches dirtying of the last pair of clean trousers he had in the process.  Then it was Juliana's turn slipping on gravel and coming away with scrapes we will be hearing about for at least the next couple of ...

... buy it, and have to listen to it more than once!! Find it's called something like "Total Prayer" by a Nigerian called (we think) Juliana Okah. Internet for an hour to cool down, before having a good paneer at Vic Baboo's. In the late pm, talk to an ...

... down to the casino (just past Hooters, with an offer of 5 wings for $8 SF--bull shit), and headed straight to the roulette wheel. Juliana wasn't a fan of our dealer, who was being fed lines by the pit boss. She was getting bad vibes and wanted to call it ...

... . There were a number of distinct events to the day: -          Breakfast at the hotel for overseas guests -          Games at the house (the groom is only allowed to ...

... headed back to the town to park our car for the night and we walked around the small village and found the church of Saint Juliana and the Plaza Mayor. There were many small farms with horses grazing on the rolling hills. We had dinner at a pub called ...

After settling in to our new hotel room (a lovely ground floor room not more than 10 steps from the pool) we decided we would hire Mr Kong to take us to the temples so we went and found him and agreed on a price for the afternoon, $8US. That afternoon ...

... the USA but living in London. Also awesome. Carlos and Maria - friends from Guatemala but living in the USA. Fabrizio and Juliana - married couple living in Italy, but she is originally from Argentina. Barry and Glenys - retired married couple from New ...

... morning to do an optional excursion to Philae temple - surprisingly, I was one of them! Gina slept in and Ben rested but Alice, Juliana, Donna and Fabrizio came. Philae Temple is located on an island in the Nile, so we had to take a motorboat to get ...

... the boat had even tied up and they were poking their heads down into the boat windows – offering transport, and handing out hotel brochures.   Forget about having 2 mins peace as you grab your bags and collect your thoughts.  It all ...

... We have found that every opportunity is taken to get people to spend money at shops that give a commission to the operator, getting Juliana in as a five year old to avoid entry fees, providing a driver and guide (expecting double the tips), and generally ...