Verkhovel Hotel (Verkhovyna)
Verkhovel Hotel (Verkhovyna)

The “Verkhovel“ hotel is located right in the centre of the capital of the Hutsul region — Verkhovyna. We stayed in a junior suite in the new building. The room turned out to be very comfortable and well equipped. Contrary to some reviews, we had a minibar-type fridge, as well as everything we needed: a... » read more

Hotel Nungwi, Zanzibar
Hotel Nungwi, Zanzibar

We stayed at Hotel Nungwi (the name isn’t complete, because its owners are Russian and I don’t want to advertise them). It’s a small hotel with, if I counted correctly, 12 rooms. We stayed in standard room 12, opposite the hotel restaurant. The hotel is run by a Russian family, Dasha and Maksym. Very welcoming,... » read more

Primavera 3* Hotel, Albania
Primavera 3* Hotel, Albania

We’ve only just returned from Albania. In 2021 we chose a trip to Albania, specifically to the Primavera hotel. There were several reasons for choosing this trip to Albania: easy border crossing with no tests, vaccinations or anything else; the possibility of bringing in and flying a drone; mouth-watering descriptions of local dishes; beautiful nature... » read more

Where to eat well in Albania, Vlorë
Where to eat well in Albania, Vlorë

And it really is tasty in Albania! First, to make calculating prices easy: the dollar-to-lek rate is 1 to 100. That is, for 1 dollar you get 100 lek. We started our gastronomic tour of Albania at Tradicional zgara. I’d read about this small, inconspicuous restaurant in reviews of the hotel before we flew to... » read more

Spanish treats, or where to eat
Spanish treats, or where to eat

In this article we’ll look at Spanish treats and the places where we liked the food. You can read about breakfasts at the hotel in our article about the hotel. In short, the breakfasts impressed me: the hotel was 3-star, and having already been to other European countries, I found the breakfasts here really quite... » read more

Treats from Thailand, or where to eat well
Treats from Thailand, or where to eat well

So, let’s get down to the treats from Thailand, or how we got our first taste of Asian cuisine. Since we stayed at the Pattaya Park hotel, which is at the bottom of the “Russian street” in Pattaya, most of our culinary explorations took place there. But first things first. We won’t dwell on breakfasts:... » read more