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Mihaela Lica Butler: Travel Writer, Recipe Developer

Tirana’s Bunk’Art Museum: A Tale of Communist Past

2016-10-03 by Mihaela Lica Butler

Bunk Art museum in Tirana

The Bunk’Art Museum is one of those fascinating attractions that transform unlikely buildings into temples of culture, heritage, and art.

Gourmet Travels: Budapest Tantalizes Your Taste Buds

2016-10-03 by Mihaela Lica Butler

food

Budapest may not be at the top of your bucket list when you think about gourmet travels.

Tags: foodie travel, gourmet travels

Drafting the Right Content Marketing Mix for Hotels

2016-08-24 by Mihaela Lica Butler

pamil visions

Content marketing has been the most important asset of a PR campaign for several years now. Yet there’s still a lot to learn.

Junibor Ünnep, a Wine Festival by DiVino in Budapest

2016-08-22 by Mihaela Lica Butler

Junibor Ünnep

The 2016 edition of Junibor Wine Festival by DiVino takes place this weekend in Budapest at Szent István tér, in front of the Basilica.

ALERT: Canadians, Argophilia.ca is a SCAM Site!

2016-05-19 by Mihaela Lica Butler

scam

If you live in Canada, or anywhere else on the planet, and you receive a job offer from Argophilia Company, Argophilia, Argophilia.ca CALL the local POLICE and report it. It will be a scam.

See the Széchenyi Baths with a Touch of SPArty

2016-04-28 by Mihaela Lica Butler

Cinetrip SPArty

Thermal bath parties are the new Budapest craze, and the trend gets hotter and hotter.

Tags: Budapest, SPArty, Széchenyi Baths

Dining in the Buff: The Bunyadi Restaurant to Open in London

2016-04-21 by Mihaela Lica Butler

The Bunyadi

Just when you thought the gastronomy world can no longer surprise you, here comes The Bunyadi, a new concept pop-up restaurant, where you are expected to bare it all for a bite. Seb Lyall, the brains behind the project, insists that “The idea is to experience true liberation,” but it is not clear so far […]

New Hilton Garden Inn to Open in Bucharest in 2017

2016-04-05 by Mihaela Lica Butler

Hilton Inn Garden

Come 2017, deep pocket visitors to Bucharest will be able to enjoy the perks of Hilton if they choose to book Hilton Garden Inn as their home-away-from-home. This is what Hilton Worldwide promises to grace Bucharest’s Old Town early next year. The new property will feature no less than 201 contemporary appointed rooms, complemented by […]

Moscow’s Fast Food Restaurants Are Hip and Healthy

2016-04-01 by Mihaela Lica Butler

food

Good bye McDonalds and the like, hello Healthy Food! Yes, Healthy Food, because this is the name of a fast food chain with branches in Moscow. And is it possible at all to have healthy fast-food? Well, the following five protagonists in Moscow prove that you can have even more. Healthy Food is a chain, […]

Tags: dining, fast food, moscow, Moscow restaurants, Russia

Security Concerns: Turkey Tourism Suffers in 2016

2016-03-30 by Mihaela Lica Butler

Turkey Flag.

Turkey Tourism is already suffering in 2016 because of security concerns. Cruise operators cancel stops in Turkey, and number of bookings drop alarmingly.

Tags: security risks, travel alert, Turkey

Mamaison Hotel Le Regina Wins Best Boutique Hotel Poland Award

2016-03-10 by Mihaela Lica Butler

le regina accommodation

Mamaison Hotel Le Regina Warsaw has recently won the prestigious Business Traveller Poland Award in the Best Boutique Hotel Poland 2015 category.

Tags: awards, Mamaison Hotel, warsaw

Romania Tourism Fair Opens Its Doors

2016-02-25 by Mihaela Lica Butler

tourism fair

The tourism fair of Romania takes place from Thursday, February 25, till Sunday, February 28, 2016, at the Romexpo Exhibition Centre.

Vegan Romania: Cookbook Reveals Little Known Culinary Traditions

2016-02-24 by Mihaela Lica Butler

potatoes and beans paste

It’s not easy being a vegan and visiting Romania, because most local restaurants have a menu that is highly focused on meats and heavy animal fats. That’s not to say that Romania doesn’t have a vegan tradition, only that Romanians do not recognize it as such. This is a paradox, if you are aware of […]

Paris: Hotel Félicien Boasts Interiors by Fashion Designer Olivier Lapidus

2015-07-07 by Mihaela Lica Butler

Olivier

Each room of this hotel is enhanced with handmade textile paintings that create depth and a rich perspective in these small places, so characteristic of most boutique hotels in Paris.

German Hospitality: Alte Burg Longuich

2015-07-07 by Mihaela Lica Butler

Alte Burg Longuich

The Alte Burg in Longuich preserves local traditions with religiosity, and offers hospitality fit for a knight.

Top Things to See in Berat, Albania

2015-05-09 by Mihaela Lica Butler

Kisha e Shën Mëhillit (Church of St. Michael)

Berat, designed in 2008 a UNESCO World Heritage Site as a rare example of a well-preserved Ottoman town, has many interesting attractions.

LOT: Bye-Bye Orbitz

2015-05-08 by Mihaela Lica Butler

Lot Dreamliner

LOT Polish Airlines has not renewed its partnership with Orbitz, the company announced yesterday, so don’t go looking for LOT air fares on the popular travel site anymore. The fares are not affected by the change, but travelers used to book LOT tickets on Orbitz will have to search elsewhere. LOT has several other partners […]

Paradox of Choice: Travelers Don’t Like too Many Choices

2015-05-07 by Mihaela Lica Butler

optical illusion

Are you familiar with the “Paradox of Choice?” Too many packages and offers, may overwhelm the decision process, and may defect to other booking sites

TripIndex Europe Identifies Bargain Trips for U.S. Travelers

2015-04-15 by Mihaela Lica Butler

Hotel Venezia

The U.S. dollar is currently strong against many foreign currencies, making U.S. travelers anxious to plan trips to bargain destinations.

Museum of Illusions Opens in Barcelona

2015-04-13 by Mihaela Lica Butler

A new Museum of Illusions has opened in Barcelona. Its address: Carrer del Pintor Fortuny, 17. The museum, developed by the same people responsible for the museums of optical illusions in Moscow, and St. Petersburg, is a place where photography is not just encouraged, but it becomes part of an interactive experience like no other: […]

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