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Laurel Munshower | Travel Writer & Editor in Abu Dhabi & Dubai

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Category: Asia

My Sri Lankan Escape Into the Pandemic

Posted on May 25, 2021 by travelaurel

Reading time 11 minutes

5 of the best temples to visit in Angkor (that aren’t Angkor Wat)

Posted on May 9, 2020 by travelaurel

Reading time 7 minutes

Asia Maldives Published Writing

Hotel review: The Residence Maldives at Dhigurah

Posted on August 1, 2019 by travelaurel

Reading time 8 minutes

Asia India Published Writing

Hotel review: Roseate Ganges Rishikesh, India

Posted on April 1, 2019 by travelaurel

Reading time 9 minutes

Asia Cambodia Published Writing

Where to stay in Siem Reap

Posted on November 1, 2018 by travelaurel

Reading time 2 minutes

Asia Published Writing Sri Lanka

Hotel review: Shangri-La Hotel, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Posted on December 1, 2017 by travelaurel

Reading time 6 minutes

Asia Maldives Published Writing

Hotel review: Shangri-La’s Villingili Resort & Spa, Maldives

Posted on August 20, 2017 by travelaurel

Reading time 16 minutes

Asia Published Writing Sri Lanka

The artistic heritage of Sri Lanka

Posted on February 18, 2017 by travelaurel

Reading time 6 minutes

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A dhow trip along Oman’s Musandam peninsula

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My final stop in #CostaRica was the #Caribbean coast. #PuertoViejo, a jungle-backed beach town filled with backpackers, laid-back expats and stylish sun-worshippers. I joined the latter category at Hotel Aguas Claras, a plush beachside hotel in a refurbished Victorian mansion filled with decor by the multimedia-artist owner and imbued with a retro-Havana or Palm Springs vibe. Scroll through for a taste of the digs — I’ve included a peek at my tropical dream home, one of the hotel’s villas, on the last slide.

As #Ramadan wraps up and #Eid al-Fitr is about to be called, I’m keenly missing my adopted #UAE home and everyone in it. #EidMubarak!

Scenes from jungle walks. There’s nowhere I’d rather be.

From dry forest to jungle to cloud rain forest, the road trip from Guanacaste to Bajos del Toro was one of the most scenic I’ve ever done. Not least of which because of the multiple volcano sightings. Making a pit stop in La Fortuna, ultra-tropical Arenal Volcano is popular for adventure tourism. It’s technically active, but currently resting—having last erupted in 1968.

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Yokoso Nippon at the 2016 St. Moritz Gourmet Festival
5 of the best temples to visit in Angkor (that aren’t Angkor Wat)

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