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Memphis – June 2007

Posted on 5th June 2007 Written by Mark Warner

The Holiday Inn Select Downtown offers a reasonably priced hotel with a very good location, directly opposite the famous Peabody Hotel. Over at the Peabody hotel, the Peabody’s famous ducks walk from the elevator to the fountain in the lobby every morning and return to the elevator for their ride to their sleeping quarters on the roof […]

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Helsinki, Finland

Posted on 12th May 2007 Written by Mark Warner

I stayed in the huge Scandic Grand Marina hotel, a converted warehouse with rooms reminisant of a cruise liner, appropriate considering the hotel’s harbourside location.  The hotel was just a short walk to the Senete Square and other local attractions.

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Amsterdam, Netherlands

Posted on 12th May 2007 Written by Mark Warner

My visit to Amsterdam was a very brief one, on route to Helsinki (Finland).  I spent two nights at the Dikker & Thijs Fenice hotel on Prinsengracht Canal, at the corner of Leidsestraat.  This was a very nice hotel in a good location with friendly staff.  The hotel was within walking distance of the main […]

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Reykjavik, Iceland

Posted on 12th March 2007 Written by Mark Warner

It’s hard to think of Reykjavik as a city given its small size and the odd collection of small building. As a city it lacks much of the visible history that you would typically associate with most European cities. However what makes Reykjavik special and sets it apart from other capital cities is its wonderful […]

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Austin, Texas

Posted on 12th February 2007 Written by Mark Warner

I’ve been very lucky in that my job has enabled me to visit Austin on many occasions since June 2001.  This includes a couple of two month stays in 2002 and 2003 and a vacation.   Austin is a great town, surrounded by some wonderful countryside, the people are great and there’s lots of live music […]

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New York

Posted on 15th December 2006 Written by Mark Warner

This was my second trip to New York City, the first being in December 1999 during a business trip to Connecticut – when I took the train into New York for the weekend.  This time I was travelling with my parents and my sister and we stayed in a hotel in NY.

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