When planning the topics I want to talk about this year, it became apparent to me that I need to tackle the primary issue of why travel.

Why do people travel? Why should we travel? And what’s so special about cultural travel in 2012?

Well, you’re here visiting my website, so most likely you are already a person who is interested in travel.

Either you’ve traveled before, or you wish you could travel someday, or you’ve traveled but wish you could travel more.

By now I bet you’ve realized that my kind of travel has little to do with partying and just lying about on a beach and more with discovering places that have a meaning to people, that have either played a big part in their history, or that inspire them somehow.

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If you want to party like there’s no tomorrow and get to know the fantastic culture of the Colombian Caribbean Coast, Barranquilla (Colombia) is definitely THE place.

Especially starting this coming weekend, because the “Carnaval de Barranquilla” (Barranquilla Carnival) is about to begin!

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And I mean “holiday” as in cultural travel too! Hey, Everybody! Allow me to take this opportunity to thank you so much for coming regularly and reading my posts.

It means the world to me!

I’m also writing to let you know that I’m going to take a break from posting for a couple of weeks so that you can fully enjoy your Holiday Season and I can finish planning amazing things for 2012.

Thank you again, Season’s Greetings and a Wonderful 2012!

Last time we started the process of picking a hotel by defining your non-negotiable aspects, your must-haves in any hotel and making some early on decisions.

In this post I will drive it home and in the end, you will have chosen the perfect hotel for your vacation dreams!

Let’s go to step 2 of the process. Here we go!

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Ready to go on your cultural travel? Have you decided on where to stay yet?

Savoy Hotel, London. Photo: ChrisO at en.wikipedia

One of the key things when we travel is picking a hotel, because even if you have family or friends at your destination, at times you don’t want to become an imposition or you’d prefer some level of privacy.

Here’s my style of travel: I like to be comfortable, go at my own pace and as much as possible, follow my own rules and I always choose a hotel that matches my style.

And when choosing a hotel, being “comfortable” implies several things.

The rule of thumb for me is to spend as little as possible, while keeping with three key factors:

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