The Great Smoky Mountains NP is a wonderful showcase of nature’s power © Nick Alvarez Lonely Planet Pathfinder, Nick Alvarez of Be Real Travel, recently returned from a trip to Great Smoky Mountains National Park – one of our best value destinations for 2019. Armed with his camera and tripod, he embarked on a journey […]
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Dublin, Ireland – May 21, 2019 – Marriott International has announced the opening of the design-led Aloft Dublin City, the first Aloft hotel to open in Ireland. The hotel is located in the Blackpitts area of Dublin’s Liberties, one of the capital’s most dynamic quarters. The Liberties is rich with heritage, formerly a trading site
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By the time the Rosewood Bangkok first opened its doors to welcome guests this year, it was already the talk of the town. Even in a metropolis littered with skyscrapers, the 30-story hotel’s graceful silhouette makes for a striking addition to the skyline. Two sloping, glass-encased towers join together in a design inspired by a
Crazy Rich Asians makes history as the first major Hollywood movie with an all-Asian cast since 1993’s The Joy Luck Club. Better still, it was actually filmed in Asia. The story, originally a book by Kevin Kwan, follows Asian-American Rachel Chu as she heads to her boyfriend Nick’s hometown of Singapore for a friend’s wedding,
Atlanta, GA – May 20, 2019 – All eyes will be set on Atlanta this June as The Whitley, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Atlanta Buckhead, owned by Host Hotels & Resorts, officially unveils its multi-million-dollar transformation to reclaim the hotel’s standing amongst the most luxurious hotels in the country. The Whitley’s renovation includes a redesign
Hawaii is a land of perpetual enchantment, and even for an island native, there are new ways to discover its secrets. That’s what Kauai-born Chelsea Yamase found when she dove into Hawaii by Four Seasons, which combines exclusive experiences on four Hawaiian islands into one 12-day itinerary. She and the equally intrepid Sam Kolder helicoptered
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We take a tour of Cambodia’s hidden islands and forests and discover the amazing hotels available now. 1. SHINTA MANI WILD This hotel is made up of 15 tents on protected private land offering a range of excursions such as mountain-biking, kayaking, orchid-hunting and catch-and-release fly-fishing. 2. SIX SENSES KRABEY ISLAND Set on a private
