Favourite places to stay Archives - Duff's Suitcase /favourite-places-to-stay/ Fri, 23 Jan 2015 22:33:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 An Amazon journey: Bolivia’s Madidi National Park /an-amazon-journey-to-bolivias-madidi-national-park/ /an-amazon-journey-to-bolivias-madidi-national-park/#comments Fri, 16 Jan 2015 21:28:37 +0000 /?p=3815 “This is why it’s called a rainforest”, said our guide Orlando Queteguari Apana, as the dark clouds broke above us and rivers of rain were unleashed. We regretted not choosing to take wellington boots on the hike, as pathways through the trees quickly turned into knee-deep rivers on our two-hour walk back to the lodge. […]

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]]> /an-amazon-journey-to-bolivias-madidi-national-park/feed/ 4 Organic pastoral paradise at Dikencik Cottages /organic-pastoral-paradise-at-dikencik-cottages/ /organic-pastoral-paradise-at-dikencik-cottages/#respond Fri, 05 Jul 2013 16:29:34 +0000 http://www.duffssuitcase.com/?p=541 After spending a day on over-crowded Oludeniz Beach (spectacular as it is, a beach covered in loungers, inflatable pool toys and cafes is not my idea of holiday bliss) and getting lost in the fish ‘n chip shop flanked streets of the hideous tourist town of Hisaronu, it was with great relief when our little […]

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]]> /organic-pastoral-paradise-at-dikencik-cottages/feed/ 0 Escaping the crowds on Turkey’s Turquoise Coast /the-best-views-on-turkeys-turquoise-coast-yediburunlar-lighthouse/ /the-best-views-on-turkeys-turquoise-coast-yediburunlar-lighthouse/#respond Thu, 27 Jun 2013 16:22:01 +0000 http://www.duffssuitcase.com/?p=537 In two weeks of travelling in Turkey, I marvelled at some pretty spectacular vistas, from the minaret-encrusted skyline of Istanbul to panoramas over Cappadocia on a hot air balloon ride. The pinnacle of my viewing pleasure came at the end of a  tiny winding road through a countryside seemingly devoid of tourism: hamlets of a […]

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]]> /the-best-views-on-turkeys-turquoise-coast-yediburunlar-lighthouse/feed/ 0 A hobbit’s cave fantasy /a-hobbits-cave-fantasy/ /a-hobbits-cave-fantasy/#comments Wed, 26 Jun 2013 14:14:45 +0000 http://www.duffssuitcase.com/?p=534 Hezen Cave Hotel made me want to become a troglodyte if it meant that I could live in one of their cave suites (rather than the damp, dark, musty, cold algae-covered hovels I’d always associated with the word ‘cave’). With a massive lounge area, sleek glass-walled bathroom, huge airy bedroom and funky, bright modern-retro decor […]

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]]> /a-hobbits-cave-fantasy/feed/ 3 Luxury cave living in Cappadocia /luxury-cave-living-in-cappadocia/ /luxury-cave-living-in-cappadocia/#respond Thu, 20 Jun 2013 15:46:15 +0000 http://www.duffssuitcase.com/?p=532 What most excited me about visiting Cappadocia, in central Turkey, other than hot air ballooning over fairy chimneys with a hundred other balloons littering the sky, was the prospect of staying in a cave hotel. Cappadocia’s landscape is covered in surreal volcanic rock towers, gorges, villages with rock castles perched above them, and thousands of […]

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]]> /luxury-cave-living-in-cappadocia/feed/ 0 Finding Istanbul’s perfect boutique hotel: Peradays /finding-istanbuls-perfect-boutique-hotel-peradays/ /finding-istanbuls-perfect-boutique-hotel-peradays/#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:03:15 +0000 http://www.duffssuitcase.com/?p=531 Peradays ticks all my boxes for the perfect urban boutique hotel: chic, modern interiors, well-designed rooms, a great location close to bars and restaurants, friendly hosts and special touches that set it apart from soulless chain hotels. It’s easy to see why it won Trip Advisor’s Traveller’s Choice award last year for Istanbul’s top B&B. […]

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