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I've just come back from three days in Marrakech. I went to a party for the re-opening of the very grand La Mamounia. It was completely incredible - said party was full of Hollywood A-list and José Carreras sang to us by the swimming pool. But mostly it was incredible because the newly revamped hotel is so *amazingly* luxe. (Tragically - wrongly, frankly - the private jet/giant suite thing is not representative of my life - I went as somebody's guest). There are better pictures than mine on the hotel's own site, but look, here was a bit of our bedroom:
This is such a cool site. There's a real risk involved in renting apartments abroad online - very often, the apartments either don't exist or have people living in them (you discover this at midnight after you've paid upfront); basically, it's all incredibly dodgy.
AirBnB is a collection of real people offering real accommodation all over the world; you can either have a room for the night (or longer) or rent the entire flat/house. Prices are extremely competitive. Here's a charming cabin in the Hollywood hills, but there are 86 countries (and counting) featured. Fantastic idea, great site, plus there are reviews from people who have stayed in X or Y place so you know exactly what to expect. Useful also if you need to put people up but don't have the room (or inclination, horribile dictu).
I write books, and things for The Sunday Times. But I wanted a place to stick other stuff I like, and Posterous is unbelievably easy to set up. So here we are. Yet another work-avoidance strategy by me. You can follow me on Twitter, too - I'm @indiaknight. I know, right? The interwebs: where the fun never ends.
I write books, and things for The Sunday Times. But I wanted a place to stick other stuff I like, and Posterous is unbelievably easy to set up. So here we are. Yet another work-avoidance strategy by me. You can follow me on Twitter, too - I'm @indiaknight. I know, right? The interwebs: where the fun never ends.
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