I always forget I’ve been to Malaysia because I haven’t been to Kuala Lumpur. But then I remember I’ve been to Penang and stayed at a historic hotel that isn’t easy to forget at all. The Blue Mansion Penang is an unusual boutique hotel with its own unique heritage and even Hollywood movie credits. An…
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A New Future Rises From a Family’s Abandoned Past – Baan Pra Nond, Bangkok B&B
What happens when dream and coincidence intersect? When an old family photo surfaces, she never expected to see the house she had dreamed of for years… Not long ago when mini-boutique hotels were quite the trend on the Bangkok scene, I started hearing about a new little bed & breakfast hotel called Baan Pra Nond,…
Praya Palazzo, Bangkok – From the Ruins, A Labour of Love
A historic Italian palazzo in Bangkok? Yes, it does exist. You can even sleep here and have breakfast on the river next morning. What you don’t know is the massive labour of love it took for a young widow to transform this former pile of rubble into the lovely hotel you see today… Bangkok is not a…
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