Reviews

Turquoise Towels
MALU about Gran Turquesa Playa (Puerto de la Cruz)
When we arrived at the Hotel Turquesa Playa in Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Spain, it was already pitch dark. Had it not been for the palm trees we had seen on the way from the airport and the warm breeze we had felt, we could have landed in a hotel in Margate or Brighton, we heard only English![...]

Sprightly Sparrow
MALU about Ulmer Münster (Ulm)
The Ulmer Münster can already be seen from very far away and when we come to the central place of Ulm, we see it towering in front of us. In the South of Germany the cathedrals are called Münster, in the North ‘Dom. It is the second largest example of Gothic ecclesiastical architecture in Germany[...]

A Modern Home For Modern Art
MALU about Pinakothek der Moderne (Munich)
Situated in the immediate vicinity of the Alte Pinakothek (art of the Old Masters to the 18th century) and the Neue Pinakothek (art of the 18th and 19th centuries), the Pinakothek der Moderne forms a troika with its predecessors. The building itself, designed by the American architect Stephan[...]

Kitschy Castle
MALU about Palacio de Pena (Sintra)
After visiting the National Palace in the centre of Sintra, we took a taxi (there‘s also a bus service) to the Palácio da Pena (approximately 5 km out of town). We had only our old guidebooks with us with ugly black and white photos, so we weren´t prepared for what we saw: we bought tickets in a[...]

Mischievous Magpies
MALU about Palácio Nacional de Sintra (Sintra)
It‘s possible to get to Sintra from Lisbon directly but I can‘t tell you anything about this as we went to Cascais first, the seaside town at the mouth of the river Tejo, and took a bus from there. Sintra is a town of about 20 000 inhabitants situated on a slope with the ruins of a Moorish[...]

Just don't get scared and it'll be OK
merkat about Hammamet Medina (Hammamet)
The Hammamet Medina is smaller than one in Sousse, so it is easier to find your way in and out, but there's still a good chance for getting lost in a maze of narrow streets. Medina walls were built in late 15th century by Hafsites in order to protect from outside danger and to provide safe and[...]

exceptional stay!!!!!!!!!!!
guest about Beijing Perfect Inn (China)
exceptional stay. All is excellent: service, dinner, view and the quiet! We hope we will come back very soon again for a weekend from Paris. Thank you![...]

Excellent food, very nice place to stay
AntonyG1 about Woodfalls Inn (Salisbury)
Very welcoming, great food, excellent value. We will definitely be going back.[...]

This is really a place to put on your shortlist!
guest about Mukarnas Spa Resort (Karaburun)
Our two families (2x2 adults + 2x2 children, age: 16, 12, 11, 9.) spent our all inclusive holidays in the week from April 26th till May 3rd 2008. We booked 2 family rooms with sea view. The weather was really wonderful. But even more was the hotel. In the hotel, which was opened in 2007,[...]

Bratwurst Break
MALU about Stadtführung Erfurt (Erfurt)
Today I want to take you with me to Erfurt, the capital of Thuringia in the east of Germany. I got off the train at Erfurt on my way to East Saxony, put my baggage into a locker and spent three hours in the city. On the square in front of the station the tourist sees the first attraction, a[...]

Holy Hols
MALU about Old Town (Jerusalem)
Three years ago year my husband and I stayed in Tel Aviv at the end of May for two days and then moved on to Jerusalem for six days, it takes 50 minutes to get there by car. The heat wave we had encountered on our arrival was still going strong but it was much better to endure in Jerusalem whose[...]

Cool Cupola
MALU about Reichstag (Berlin)
REICHSTAG COOL CUPOLA The Houses of Parliament may be bigger and more impressive, but every time I was in London they looked the same, how boring. Not so the Reichstag (pronounced: raychs-tag), the German equivalent, in the course of my life Ive seen it in three different varieties, if I[...]

Glorious Gate
MALU about Brandenburger Tor (Potsdam)
How small it is, was what I thought when I walked through it the first time. Like many other Germans I had waited for this opportunity for a long time, for nearly 30 years it had been behind The Wall when you were a Wessi (a citizen of the Federal Republic of Germany) and beyond the so-called death[...]

No Pride, but Prejudice
MALU about Munich Walk Tour (Munich)
When I was in Munich and saw an ad for the Munich Walk Tour, I thought, why not? Why not find out what foreigners tell foreigners about Munich? (Im German, you know) Starting from the Marienplatz the guide, a young woman from Australia, began with a survey on the history of Munich from the year[...]

Dancing Dolphins, Pedalling Parrots
MALU about Loro Parque (Puerto de la Cruz)
The moment tourists set foot on Tenerife they get to know that Loro Parque is one, if not the attraction of the island, a huge poster welcomes them, all trolleys in the airport carry a small one. So that they won´t forget the message, each bin on the island (more than 10 000 all in all) has a[...]

Dear Diamond
MALU about Grünes Gewölbe (Dresden)
The Green Vault is a must-see for any visitor to Dresden, the capital of Saxony in the east of Germany. Its Europes most sumptuous treasure chamber, if you havent heard of it yet, this may be due to the fact that it was hidden behind the Iron Curtain for decades. Before Im going to take you with me[...]

Let them go crazy at Crazy Kids
Fritzthecat about Crazy Kids Adventure Play (Braintree)
Crazy Kids is one of the largest indoor play areas for children in Essex. Located in a former warehouse, not far from Freeport shopping village, it can easily be reached with the free Freeport shuttle bus that connects Freeport with the centre of the town. From the bus stop it is only a short walk[...]

Haggler's Heaven
MALU about The Covered Bazaar (Istanbul)
Already at home I knew what Id do first when in Istanbul, namely, go to the Bosphorus and look at ships. Alas, it was raining when we arrived two days before Easter, so that wasn‘t a good idea. What then? We had to find something covered and near our hotel, we felt like walking after sitting[...]

Fish 'n Figs
MALU about Casabela (Ferragudo)
When we had decided on the Algarve in the south of Portugal for our summer hols last year the woman in the travel agency recommended the hotel Casabela in Ferragudo, a village about 65 km west of Faro where the international airport is. It is situated two kilometres outside the village on the slope[...]

Top Town
MALU about Palazzo Ducale (Urbino)
Should you ever spend your summer hols on the Adriatic coast between Rimini and Ancona, tear yourself away from the beach for a day, travel inland for about an hour and visit Urbino, a town which is on the list of UNESCOs cultural heritage. Urbino is situated on the top of a hill, it is[...]