Saturday, July 28, 2012

Oct 2012 holiday choices

Albania
* direct flights to Tirana on BelleAir or Alitalia fr Rome
* direct flights to Corfu fr Rome Aegean, Blue Panorama, EasyJet
* corfu to saranda ferry
* Morava mountains 140 km from Tirana see city of Korce 's Byzantine churches
* see Ottoman city of Gjirokaster, EAT at Hotel Cajupi's rooftop restaurant for best views
* pristine beaches at Sarande, STAY Butrinti hotel www.butrinti.com close by Butrint's Greco Roman ruins
* glittering Ionian coastlines all the way up to Roman ports of Apollonia and Durres - Balkan's largest classical amphitheatre

Friday, April 8, 2011

Barossa

http://www.smh.com.au/travel/travel-feature/the-south-australia-guide-barossa-20110323-1c6au.html

http://www.smh.com.au/travel/travel-feature/the-south-australia-guide-mclaren-vale-20110323-1c6as.html

Penang 5/13-5/15

Hotel penaga has spa. Fusion restaurant Cinnamon
New-Campbell house 106 campbell street. Restaurant polpo with venetian tapas
Muntri mews 77 muntri street
Seven terraces2-16 stewart lane (same owner as muntri)
http://travel.nytimes.com/2010/12/05/travel/05georgetown-nextstop.html?pagewanted=2

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/travel/travel-advice/hotel-of-the-week/story-fn30263y-1226026882681

Sri melaya. 1 rope walk rm80 for two. Laksa
Cassis. 368-1-14 belissa row, jln burma. Rm200 pp
Kopi cine 55 stewart lane. Aussie owner
Soul kitchen. 102 lebuh muntri

Sunday, April 3, 2011

India tiger safaris

Pashan Garh. 1 hr from Khajuraho
Banjaar Tola. 4 hr from Raipur
Baghvan. 2.5 hr from Nagpur
Mahua Kothi. 4 hr from Jabalpur

http://www.mid-day.com/specials/2011/apr/030411-tiger-reserves-ranthambore-kanha-bandhavgarh-travel.htm

Saturday, October 23, 2010

Margaret river

Eat
MR providore
Clairault
Wills domain
Must MR
Vasse felix

Saturday, September 11, 2010

Rajasthan

Oct issue UK CN traveller
Stay Sher Bagh. Ramathra Fort. Shahpura Bagh (close to Pushkar). Chhatra Sagar. Mihir Garh. Raas in Jodhpur. Serai Jaisalmer. Mool Sagar Jaisalmer.

2011 CNY ideas

If have Mon Tue Wed off
Cartagena
1/28 Fri 2345/2015 2220/0600+1 (19hr)
1/29 Sat 1310/1546 (5 hr)
Stay Cartagena Sat--Fri
2/4 Fri 0910/1155 1800/2050
2/5 Sat 2220/0545 (Mon)

If no break or 1/2 day only

2/2 Wed 1955/0020+1 2/2 overnight Mumbai
2/3 Th 0705/0825 Nagpur
2/3 th, Fri, Sat Banjaar Tola
2/6 Sun 1930/2050
2/7 Mon 0130/0920 take 1/2 day??
Or Oberoi Vanyavilas as alternative from Jaipur stay Ramathra Fort on way to Ranthambore