Stayed one night at the Waterhouse at South Bund in Shanghai (Puli or Urbn better for the rest of the week) – a hotel where …
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A driver’s license in the power-the-hotel room card slot, one that cuts out the electricity the moment the card is removed – not ideal …
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German domestic doors feel like other countries fire-doors. From my favourite Munich hotel – in town for a couple of days to drop by our …
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It’s been quite the ~year for travel, with as many days on the road/skies/mountain trails as off. The two things that have the biggest impact …
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Encountered a nice touch on returning from a business trip to urbn hotel Shanghai, where on arrival the receptionist refused to take my credit card …
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EULA = End User License Agreement. Data goes in, …
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Rent-by-the-hour, or rent-by-the-day guest-house, includes the now standard soft-core artwork. Usual setup is clean rooms, hardish beds, condoms in the drawer.
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The electric toothbrush is a wonderful invention – even if Braun’s milking of the its patent portfolio with propriety toothbrush heads feels like price gouging …
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Irony not lost – a number of Chinese hotels outside of the Tier 1 or 2 cities will cold-call the room of male guests after …
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All over Tokyo there are signs extolling energy saving – a target of 25% for buildings. The quieter corners of the Cerulean Hotel has a …
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