Siwai Lodge might be my new favorite hotel, bar and restaurant in Goroka, although with scant competition this is not quite the endorsement that it sounds. I was to discover this place at the 2024 Goroka Show, with Young Pioneer Tours, with it being an alternative to our usual Phoenix Hotel. The Goroka Hotel Scene…
When it comes to places to stay Mount Hagen has a fair bit, what with the festival and all, with this including where we stay, Kuri Lodge. Mass though does not always means quality and that is certainly the case in Mount Hagen, with there being good, bad and very ugly. Where though does Kuri…
Being the capita; of Jordan there are a few good hotel options, but if you are looking for budget Amman then you really cannot go wring with Larsa Hotel. And this is for many reasons, but chief among them is that with Amman being such a huge city location here is really important. The Larsa…
While I might enjoy the odd resort as a civilian it is quite rare that I get this at work. Yesterday though was that day as me and my group went to the Grand East Resort in Jordan for some swimming in the dead sea, among other entertainments. This was on day two of our…
The Gold Dust Inn in Arawa is the second hotel, bar, restaurant and hotel of note in Bougainville’s main city of Arawa. As such this meant that we stayed here two nights. This was part of our recent Bougainville Tour, which followed on from our tour to the Mount Hagen festival with my travel agency…
The Highlander Hotel in Mount Hagen is generally known as the best hotel and restaurant in Mount Hagen, but how true is that? Well if 2024 is anything to go by, not all that much so. We were of course visiting as part of the 2024 Mount Hagen Festival tour, with the restaurant at the…
