Planning Buenos Aires: Top 5 Boutique Hotels to Stay

Hotel Pulitzer

Though I’m planning Buenos Aires for a little while (still in that crux. Two weeks? One month?), I still want to have the luxury and the option of staying in an awesome hotel for one night or at least perusing their rooftop patios. And I figure if I’m going to explore a city in its depth, its best to know some pretty good hotels. These are a few of my favourites. I’ve done extensive research on BA specific blogs and recs from blogger friends to checking the travel mags and guides.  Here are my picks. And as is in Buenos Aires, these picks are under the $200 USD per night mark. Book well in advance.

The Best View of the CN Tower: The Thompson Hotel

The classic CN Tower shot. And The Thompson is practically the only place you can comfortably get the shot without any other buildings blocking the way.

The CN Tower is Toronto’s icon and landmark. And everyone has their spot for the best view. There are a few that I’ve mentioned in the  I Heart My City series on National Geographic Traveler’s website.  But now that a condo has been erected around every inch of downtown and the waterfront, the view is blocked. Until The Thompson Hotel took real estate.

I had the golden opportunity on a sunny day to explore the Thompson Rooftop which is infamous for its view. It’s true. I could stay up there for HOURS. I’m kind of jealous of the bartenders that get to work there. Seriously, what a VIEW. They have a Sundown Sunday to hang out on the roof but it’s for hotel guests and residents.  Thanks again to the Thompson for a very fun time!

This was also an opportunity to use my new Olympus E-PL3. It’s a great little camera to travel around with and I was able to get these shots using it.

Guest Post: Vancouver in Four Days

Kitsilano, Vancouver. Photo: nearafar

The lovely Emily from The Maiden Voyage went on her honeymoon to Seattle and Vancouver. She asked me for a few tips and my essay-ridden emails turned into a blog post for her readers.  You’ll see what I did when I went to Vancouver; where I ate; must-sees and must-not-sees. Hopefully, this will prove helpful to you if you are planning your trip there. Vancouver and Victoria are wonderful destinations. It’s places like this that make me proud to be Canadian.  Oh, and if you’re not please follow Emily’s blog. It’s all kinds of awesome!

The guest post link is HERE.