Vanilla Hotel

... arrive, and start trekking towards the fertile agricultural area that many in various types of trees such as clove, durian, cacao, vanilla, coffee, and many plantations and you can see people doing bamboo handy,one hour trip you can see the spice garden ...

... is the maid of the poorer cousin – dirty and tired looking place, people tend to be ruder -  a child in the hotel lift called us a “gaijin” to our faces, (this is an extremely derogatory term used by Japanese people when talking ...

... more than a figment of my romantic imagination. While Gina was out searching the streets for a good deal on Vanilla, I went in and asked the matron of the Hotel if she could tell me about the history of the place. She asked me what history? I said, ...

... cake... Whole cakes of chocolate fudge, fresh fruits with pavlova, white chocolate sponge and more... Macaroon’s of vanilla bean, orange, pistachio, strawberry and coffee... White, milk and dark chocolate balls on a stick... Shot glasses filled ...

... we pulled up, they looked under the van for any explosive devices AND we walked through a metal detector upon entry into the hotel. K, feeling pretty safe here we are! Plain cloths fella's everywhere. Not a single person will call you by name, it's all ...

... at the airport we had some security come over and ask if we were ok! Very politely mind, all sirs and mams! Karen had looked up a hotel near the airport when we were in Hong Kong so we decided to just get a taxi there, we rolled out the doors to the ...

... put towards continuing to keep the community afloat as the coffee markets are extremely competitive. So instead of fueling a capital driven hotel, we fed 286 mouths.     After a night, we trekked back down to Matagalpa ...

Thailand, Pattaya, 09-03-2009. I`m unsure whether to walk over to the Lek Hotel on Second Road for their 120 Baht buffet breakfast or maybe take a local breakfast, Khao Tom Phui which is a bowl of rice soup with all sorts of nice and tasty titbits added ...

... on the island of Nosy Be was all too short, only about 30 mins.  Were met by a taxi which took us to the Vanilla Hotel where we stayed for a few nights. Very nice place, right on the non-sandy beach. Had a nice lunch at the buffet ...

... .   He wanted an outrageous price and right about then several women came running out of the tourist market with bundles of vanilla pods and willing to negotiate in price.   Ended up getting some for Lisa at a much lower price than the ...

... and given an explanation of how the beans are cultivated and harvested which is not too far fetched human courtship and marriage. The vanilla flowers must be fertilized by hand ("married") because there are no insects to do the job and then, bingo, nine ...

... but pleasant one.  The city is quite small in comparison to Bangkok and is a much nicer walking experience.  Our first hotel, Vanilla Place, was really nice; very close to the night bazaar, free breakfast, TV in the room and free ...

... . To my surprise the "mix" cones were a swirl of white and green, which was a little weird. Turns out i got a mixture of vanilla and green tea flavoured ice cream. Funny thing was, maybe somewhat because of the heat, it was the nicest ice cream ive had in ...

... really have room for dessert, we went ahead and had some anyway! The boys both had caramel ice cream tubs and I had plain vanilla ice cream, which might sound like much, but the ice cream was locally made and the vanilla was proper vanilla bean ice ...

... get for not asking enough questions). I had the Cheshire Cat ice cream dessert (very yummy, it had a pastery Cheshire Cat, vanilla ice cream, corn flakes, and fruit, with cocoa powder footprints decorating the plate). Chris had the Tweedle Dee and Tweedle ...

... and vanilla was good, and peanut butter could only make that combination better. Sadly, I was quite mistaken, since the strong vanilla and peanut butter flavors clashed considerably, and my yogurt creation was a bit of a failure. No matter though, simply ...

... the vans and drove down to Palo Gacho where we stopped at the road-side fruit stand to purchase fruit. I decided to get some vanilla to take home since this area is known for vanilla production. I took some pictures of the exotic fruits. Once the kayak ...

... and some cheesy garlic bread. It doesn't very healthy but the batter was quite light and not at all greasy! Dad and I both had vanilla frappes, which were really nice and Mum and Ben had Iced Lattes, though Ben had a large and Mum had a small. The large ...

... maple syrup; soursop juice, coconut water; herbal regenerative tea; freshly squeezed carrot and apple juice; 3 cakes; a cups of java coffee, a vanilla cafe latte and a double espresso to finish! I'll say it again - this was THE BEST BREAKFAST IN THE ...

... also teased me about only drinking water in the presence of such good beer!  He poured me a tiny glass of his “Christmas Vanilla Special” beer to try, and it was delicious.  Medium-bodied and sweet (yet not overly so), with hints of ...

... yummy stewed broth, and cheese and wine fondue served with sliced baguettes, sliced meats and potatoes; Dessert) fresh-baked vanilla cake with raspberry sauce, and profiteroles (ice cream-filled cream puffs) drizzled with chocolate sauce. A family vote ...