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

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Hotel review: Amanwella, Sri Lanka

Posted on January 30, 2017 by travelaurel

Reading time 6 minutes

Abu Dhabi Middle East UAE

Hotel review: Park Hyatt Abu Dhabi Hotel and Villas

Posted on September 3, 2016 by travelaurel

Reading time 6 minutes

Middle East Turkey

Trekking the Lycian Way, Turkey

Posted on October 25, 2014 by travelaurel

Reading time 26 minutes

Middle East Published Writing Ras Al Khaimah UAE

Hotel Review: Banyan Tree Ras Al Khaimah

Posted on August 28, 2013 by travelaurel

Reading time less than 1 minute

Naxos, the peaceful retreat

Posted on August 19, 2013 by travelaurel

Reading time 16 minutes

Middle East Ras Al Khaimah UAE

Hotel review: Banyan Tree Ras Al Khaimah Beach

Posted on July 11, 2013 by travelaurel

Reading time 6 minutes

A tale of two Varkalas

Posted on February 1, 2013 by travelaurel

Reading time 6 minutes

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Suspension Bridges on the Annapurna Sanctuary Trek, Nepal
A quick guide to shopping in Marrakech
Annapurna Sanctuary Trek, Nepal
Hotel review: The Residence Maldives at Dhigurah
Hotel review: The Oberoi, Marrakech
Hotel review: Anantara Tozeur Resort, Tunisia

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A year ago today I shared snaps of autumnal Philadelphia. So here, have some more for autumn 2022.

Happy #WorldElephantDay from #Rajaji National Park in the #Garhwal #Himalayas. This was my second experience with #elephants in the wild, following close encounters on #safari in the Masai Mara. But while an #elephant never forgets, I most certainly do. In this case, forgetting to transfer all my photos from that Kenyan safari over to a new drive before I reformatted the one they were living on, and lost them all!

Happy weekend! Enjoy some Costa Rican critters. Spoiler alert: no sloths. They are much harder to find (especially in the dense, wild jungle I was usually in) than the marketing/tourism board would have you believe! But I’m not complaining, there was always plenty to marvel at.

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.

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A weekend in Bahrain, the Pearl of Arabia
Bye-bye Dubai
An epic Paris tour by foot; or, Walking 15 miles in my shoes
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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