Day 3 – Half day tour to El Nicho > Dinner at Club Cienfuegos I have to say that just by looking at the photo I’m missing the breakfast at Cienfuegos airbnb. It is definitely the best we had in Cuba given that the food quality in general is very average there. I wasn’t sure if … More Day 3 in El Nicho, Cienfuegos
Day 2 – Taxi Collectivo from Havana to Cienfuegos (3hrs) > Parque Jose Marti > lunch at Restaurant Las Mamparas > La Punta > Dinner at Restaurant Dona Nora We got our airbnb host to help us to arrange a taxi collectivo from the airport to Cienfuegos for 30CUC per person which is not bad compared … More Day 2 in Cienfuegos, Cuba
Day 1 – Plaza Vieja > Plaza de San Francisco de Asis > Plaza de Armas > Plaza de la Catedral > Bodeguita del Medio > El Floridita Bar > El Capitolio > lunch at Restaurant San Cristobal > Christ of Havana > dinner at Dona Eutimia We arrived in Havana at night time and went straight … More Day 1 in Havana, Cuba
After Mr Maps and I were finished with all our wedding celebrations, we had been planning to go on a trip (I guess it is considered as our honeymoon) and burn some of the air miles that we have earned from all the wedding expenses. We both want to go somewhere different then the typical … More Getting ready for 9 days in Cuba
One of the main reasons for our visit to Beijing is because Mr Maps loves Peking duck; he can eat Peking duck all the time. I actually have a slightly embarrassing story, but on one of our first dates, I took him to have Peking duck in Hong Kong, and I had at most 4-5 … More Restaurants you can’t miss in Beijing, China
There are a lot of other pages about the top sights in Beijing and most of them will have the most important sites introduced, and that’s why I will not get into too much detail. A lot of my friends living overseas always ask me to choose one place to visit out of either Beijing … More Tips for top tourist attractions in Beijing
Pentahotel Beijing 北京貝爾特酒店 Having heard about the bad traffic in Beijing, I tried to look for a hotel that most importantly, is not on the expensive side (as always) and secondly, is located near a metro station. Pentahotel seemed to meet those requirements – it is close to the metro, located in an area which is … More Hotel Review in Beijing, China – Pentahotel Beijing
Dear readers & subscribers, As you may noticed I haven’t had any new posts since 2016 and I haven’t finished my blog about Southern France. It is because Mr Maps proposed to me during the latter part of that trip (in a small village called Eze close to Monaco) and I have only until very … More Update – I’m back
Day 4 – Gordes Market> Village des Bories> Musee de la Lavande> Lunch at Carcarille> check-in at Avignon hotel> Dinner at L’Essentiel I was so reluctant to check out from our hotel as I knew it would be the best hotel we stayed at during our trip. I totally fell in love with the scenic Gordes and … More Day 4 in Provence – Gordes market, Village Des Bories, Musee de la Lavande
Day 3 – Abbaye Notre-Dame de Senanque> Sault> The Colorado Provençal> Les Agnels Lavender Distillery> Orche trail at Roussillon> Dinner at Les Bories Hotel We spent 2 nights staying in Gordes. Looking back, we made the right choice staying here rather than the other towns. It is in a perfect central location to explore the Luberon region, as … More Day 3 in Provence – Gordes, Sault, Rustrel, Les Agnels Lavender Distillery, Roussillon
Life of a Minion 