Royal Palms Resort

... Anyway, to try and recoup some of the exorbitant construction costs, the ‘guest house’ was turned into a luxury hotel and resort. I predict that they may have broken even by sometime in the middle of the next millennium. Let me tell you a bit ...

... our shoes back on and head back to the bus.  We headed back to Alice Springs and the bus dropped me off at the Desert Palms Resort at about 5:30 pm. For dinner, I walked down to a place called "Bojangles Saloon".  It is a bar/restaurant ...

... all the modern comforts a discerning vacationer would expect. A beach resort would be incomplete without a beach bar. At The Palms Resort, they offer you Mojito Beach Bar where the fun continues after night falls. Whether you are a connoisseur of fine ...

... the Fort George State Park at the end of a 2.5 mile long, scenic, narrow, deeply rutted, pot-holed road lined with royal palms and canopy oaks the plantation was built by Obediah Kingsley in 1829.  Originally from England, he travelled to Cuba and ...

... .  The drive along the gulf was very interesting and picturesque.  Beautiful houses, manicured lawns, flowering bougainvillea and royal palms along the streets reminded me of Palm Springs.  We noticed a number of people fishing off piers, ...

... to the hotel and arrived just seconds before Chris.  We dressed for dinner and took the hotel shuttle to the Royal Palms restaurant, T. Cooks.  We had a beautiful inside table next to a window and overlooking several fireplaces.  The meal ...

... ) a few times in the evenings, either all 3 of us or just 2 of us. We have been out for some meals, and also drinks. The Royal Palms still is out favorite place to go and we love a Wednesday evening there. I also went out for a drink with a guy called Bob ...

... into her discrete gear and we checked out the building and grounds, which were pretty flash. In particular there was a grove of large Royal palms leading up to the main entrance. As soon as possible DP shed her demure gear and we founnd what looked like ...

... with a long white sand beach and the ruins of Fort Barrington ... a lovely view if you avoided looking at the ugly, concrete Royal Antiguan resort at the end of the beach. Over dinner I pointed out to Al that the next day was Valentine's Day. Late that ...

... our fellow fliers and pilot and recited the traditional balloonist prayer.  Finally, a day to rest and relax at the Royal Palms hotel in Scottsdale.  We enjoyed multiple treatments at the Alvadora spa and prolonged the experience into a whole ...

... .  The ride lasted about ten minutes, and it was quick and effortless.  Upon arrival at the resort, we were immediately handled with kindness and grace.  We stood outside the entrance for a few minutes just soaking ...

... , including a retired couple from Ottawa and three intrepid Dutch sisters on a cycle tour. Sigiriya rock had a short history as a royal capital compared to Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa (only one king) and fell into disuse around the 14th century, but its ...

... this garden is famous for.This Botancal Garden is called the Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Botanical garden Garden formely known as The Royal Botanical Garden, Pamplemousse. It covers about 37 hectares but it felt like 500 when I was walking around it. On ...

... , and the sunset there was particularly captivating. We returned tired but content at not having given Mansingh the miss. The resort had organized a barbecue dinner complete with an evening of folk dance by local villagers. We took a happy back ...

... the hill. Rendezvous with Didee, the Danish girl John and Helen helped at the airport, then west to the Coconut Grove Beach resort, for a flash lunch, a look at their pristine pool, and photos of locals pulling nets in through the surf. Then head off ...