The Posh Travel Blog
Sirocco at Lebua, State Tower, Bangkok
Date of visit : Latest January 2020 Having visited the Sirocco Bar at the State Tower in Bangkok on a couple of occasions in the past, we decided to have another go on our recent stay in Bangkok. We were staying at the Shangri-La Hotel, which is conveniently just around the corner from the State…
Read MoreShangri-La Hotel, Bangkok
Date of visit: January 2020 We have just enjoyed a three night stopover at the beautiful Shangri-La Hotel in Bangkok, and it was the perfect choice. Having been to Bangkok on numerous occasions in the past, and staying at different properties each time, including Plaza Athenee, The Landmark, and The Muse, we decided this time…
Read MoreMarella Cruises, Central America Christmas Cruise
Date of travel : December 2019 Ship : Marella Discovery 2 Christina’s father joined Marella Discovery 2 in Malaga at the beginning of December for a transatlantic cruise to Jamaica, and then decided to stay on for the following Christmas fortnight cruise. Well, Christmas is of course a family time, so he asked if we…
Read MoreHotel Vincci Selección La Plantación del Sur, Tenerife
Date of visit : January 2020 Flights back to the UK from our home in Malaga in January are crazy! We thought we would snap up a wonderful bargain for around £20 each no problem, but on checking Skyscanner, and trawling through all the low cost sites, we discovered it would be cheaper to fly…
Read MoreCruise Port Visit – Puerto Limon, Costa Rica (& Zip Wiring!)
Date of visit : December 2019 Cruise ship : Marella Discovery 2 What an amazing day we had in Costa Rica. We opted for the ‘Zip Wire & Tortuguero Canal’ excursion through the cruise line, and we made the right choice.. First up was the Zip-Wire centre ‘Brisas de la Jungla’. We’d never been before…
Read MoreCruise Port Visit – Cartagena, Colombia
Date of visit : December 2019 Cruise ship : Marella Discovery 2 This has to be one of our favourite ports in the World! Stunning architecture, amazing shopping, beautiful friendly people, and even an exotic zoo at the cruise terminal! Arriving into Cartagena is wonderful, you literally disembark your ship and after a few steps…
Read MoreCruise Port Visit – Santa Marta, Colombia
Date of visit : December 2019 Cruise ship : Marella Discovery 2 The port of Santa Marta was a bit of a disaster for us! We decided in our wisdom to take a local taxi to a beach for the day… After disembarkation we were serenaded by some local dancers, which was lovely and a…
Read MoreSandals Royal Plantation, Ocho Ríos, Jamaica
Date of visit : December 2019 We recently disembarked a Seabourn cruise in St Maarten and then flew to Jamaica for three nights, before joining family on a Marella cruise for Christmas. We trawled through the internet and drew on our previous travel knowledge to narrow down the options of where to stay, and finally…
Read MoreSeabourn – The Ultimate Cruise Line
Date of Travel : We have travelled with Seabourn numerous times, and this last cruise was for 3 weeks in November/December 2019 on-board Seabourn Odyssey Having been very lucky in the past to have travelled on numerous cruise lines, we both unanimously agree that Seabourn is unbeatable, they simply are the best! The service, cuisine,…
Read MoreCruise Port Visit – Bequia, The Grenadines
Date of visit : December 2019 Ship : Seabourn Odyssey Having visited Bequia on two previous occasions, and being unlucky with the weather on both, we were thrilled to awake to a beautiful blue sky on our port visit this year. After tendering from our ship, the Seabourn Odyssey, we arrived on the main dock…
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