Author: Traveler

South Italy’s best budget beach hotels

June 19, 2013

Although destinations such as Capri and the Amalfi coast have long been on the tourist map, other stretches of southern Italian coastline still have an insider’s cachet. Even Puglia, which has become a popular low-cost flight destination for off-season sun-seekers, has its secret bays and deserted strands. The challenge, in a country which despite the […]

Festivals in Croatia 2013

April 14, 2013

Festivals in Croatia seem to increase in number every year. In the past few years, Croatia is set to become one of the hot party destinations. Frank just thought that there are quiet few festivals in Croatia going on in 2013. He didn’t update you on that fact. Thus the moment has arrived as some […]

Andalucía’s 10 best budget beach hotels

April 11, 2013

Hotel California, Malaga This old gem is just east of Malaga’s town centre, beyond the bullring, in an avenue of once-grand villas. Playa Caleta, the main city beach, swings around the bay, a block in front, though modern high-rises cause you to play hide and seek with sea views. Behind the bottle-green facade of the […]

Jamaica’s best beach hotels and accommodation on a budget

March 20, 2013

The Rockhouse, West End, Negril If you’re after the cliff-edge drama of the West End, but don’t fancy slumming it, the Rockhouse is probably for you. Some of the West End’s most upmarket hotels are so antiseptic and uptight you’d hardly know you were in Jamaica, but the Rockhouse has managed to combine modern boutique […]

Wine and dine events Istria

March 12, 2013

Wine and dine events Istria are held throughout the year. Some of wine and dine events Istria are more established and better known while others are locally known. But all wine and dine events Istria, if you ask Frank, are worth visiting. There is only one condition: you need to like eating well and drinking […]

Eastern Caribbean’s top 10 beach accommodation on a budget: from Antigua to the British Virgin Islands

March 1, 2013

Galley Bay Cottages, Antigua Tucked away on a hillside in a quiet area of north-west Antigua – and a stone’s throw from Giorgio Armani’s cliffside estate – Galley Bay Cottages are a rare find on an island where pricey all-inclusives and super-high-end resorts seem to dominate. These four one- and two-bedroom cottages have great sea […]

Florida’s best beach hotels and places to stay on a budget

February 13, 2013

The Sunshine State has more than 600 miles of beaches, some of them regarded among the best in the world. Whether you’re catching Atlantic Ocean waves on Florida’s East Coast or slipping your toes into the powdery white sand of one of the Gulf Coast barrier islands along the west, here’s our pick of the […]

Giostra Festival – Porec Events

February 9, 2013

Giostra Festival is a post written by Frank’s friend Snjezana. She is an active member of Giostra association. Thus, the best person to present you Giostra Festival, a historical festival held in Porec every September. Snjezana will run a series of posts on Giostra, here at Frank’s blog. Giostra is a historical Porec festival held […]

Australia’s best beach accommodation on a budget: west coast

February 5, 2013

Kooljaman camp, Cape Leveque, Kimberley To the far north of Western Australia, adventure awaits at Cape Leveque. Around 220km from Broome, Kooljaman is an award-winning camp owned by the Aboriginal communities of One Arm Point and Djarindjin. Getting there is an experience itself with the easiest choice (albeit most expensive) to fly into the camp’s […]

Shopping for a cause at the Christmas Bazaar

November 29, 2012

It’s the end of November already, and the holidays are quickly approaching. Looking to do some shopping this weekend? If you’re in Zagreb, you’re in luck. Sunday, December 2, the International Women’s Club Zagreb holds its eighteenth annual Christmas Bazar at the Zagreb Fair (Zagrebacki velesajam). The IWCZ is a non-profit organization focused […]