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10 things you didn’t know about accommodation booking with Booking.com

For years, I had been booking my accommodation strictly via hostel websites (directly via links I found on Google maps and via the portals hostelbookers, hostelworld, and Hostelling International's own hihostels.com). Then, I was approached by Booking.com to write about their

by Carola Bieniek
2018-04-03
Accommodation Reviews, Featured, Web tools
My dorm bed at the Fauzi Azar Inn, Nazareth, Israel (2017-02-03)
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Backpacking Basics: Booking & Staying In A Hostel (Even If You’re Not A Backpacker)

Whether it’s your first backpacking trip during a gap year or you’re a seasoned solo traveler - staying in a hostel is not just a way to save money while traveling but also an opportunity to meet people and get local

by Carola Bieniek
2018-03-23
Accommodation Reviews, Featured, Travel Advice
Ornate Chinese entrance, George Town, Penang, Malaysia - 20171221-DSC03077
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15 Instagramable George Town, Penang Hotels That Capture The History Of The City

You are looking for instagramable Penang hotels that keep the promise the stunning images on Booking.com et al. make? I’m here to help! When planning your visit to charming George Town Penang, Malaysia, you’ll get to choose between more than 400

by Carola Bieniek
2018-01-20
Accommodation Reviews, Malaysia
Carola at Lovcen National Park (2016-10-01)
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29.3k

Montenegro, Tiny Have-It-All – A Complete Guide & 1-Week Itinerary

Nothing ever happens in Montenegro.' What makes young Montenegrins despair is a lucky circumstance for visitors. Most of the people we've met on our two-week road trip across the country were warm, welcoming and curious for a chat with us; her

by Carola Bieniek
2018-01-09
Featured, Montenegro
Song of Travel Hostel, Inle Lake, Myanmar
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9.81k

Inle Lake hostel, Song of Travel – Myanmar’s & Maybe The World’s Best Hostel

I no longer write as many accommodation reviews as I used to, but once in awhile, I hit upon a gem that I just need to tell the world about. My Inle Lake hostel, the Song of Travel, was (is!)

by Carola Bieniek
2017-11-28
Accommodation Reviews, Myanmar
Sculpture of a disgruntled man, Genoa, Liguria, Italy (2016-03-12)
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Bed Bugs in My Hotel Room, Again! — Dealing With Bed Bugs While Traveling

After a bad streak of three run-ins with bed bugs within just a few months, I decided to assemble is a collection of things I learned about how to deal with these little suckers. They are masters of survival but human has

by Carola Bieniek
2017-11-22
Accommodation Reviews, Featured, Gear, Health, Food & Fitness, Travel Advice
Royal Phimeanakas temple, Angkor Thom, Siem Reap, Cambodia (2017-04-13)
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Siem Reap: Everything You Need To Know To Visit The Temples Of Angkor

Cambodia's Angkor ruins are much more than just Angkor Wat and the "Tomb Raider Temple" (aka Ta Prohm). The area boasts hundreds of temples and other sights. That is why you want to prepare your visit to Siem Reap and arrive

by Carola Bieniek
2017-06-03
Cambodia
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3.37k

Review: New Generation Hostel – Urban, Milan, Italy

Milan turned out to be surprisingly expensive in terms of accommodation. So when I found the New Generation Hostel - Urban for €13 a night (plus €2 tourist tax per night) and with fairly good reviews on Booking.com I jumped

by Carola Bieniek
2016-03-12
Accommodation Reviews, Italy
Alle Torre B&B room with Carola in the mirror, Verona, IT (2016-01-19)
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Review of Alle Torri B&B in Verona

The Alle Torri B&B is an interior designers fever dream full of flowers, mirrors, books that are glued to walls and ceilings, clocks, luxury designer shopping bags, thank you notes from happy guests

by Carola Bieniek
2016-01-25
Accommodation Reviews, Italy
Paris in a squeeze, FR (2011-10)
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Paris Hostels: Vintage Hostel and Budget Hotel

The Vintage Hostel in Paris' romantic Montmartre quarter was a pleasant, however, not overwhelming experience, though I have to admit I saw only very little of it. At 24 Euro for 1 night it seems quite expensive but apparently: this

by Carola Bieniek
2011-10-09
Accommodation Reviews, Africa 360°, France

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