Description: The Redoutable (S 611) was the lead ship of her class of ballistic missile submarine in the French Marine Nationale. Commissioned on 1 December 1971, she was the first French SNLE (Sous-marin Nucléaire Lanceur...
What can I say about Ludlow in Shropshire, England? Well, it was the “winner of the Great Town Award 2006”. It has one of the 100 (or was it 1000?) best old houses (or...
Positives The hotel is large, sprawling with loads of beach space, and very beautiful and well maintained. It is a very stunning location and property. The rooms are fantastic. We were in a Junior...
Mauritius is situated in the warm and crystal clear Indian Ocean, to the east of the island of Madagascar, which itself, lies off the southeast of Africa near Mozambique. Its location has made it...
The first time I went to Monaco was when I was 20. I was on a camping holiday and we had stopped in Nice at a site there, and the bus had taken us...
Monaco has to be one of the most surreal and strange places in the Western World. Some have likened it to the facade of a Disney resort and others to the obscene and visible...
I went to the Daily Telegraph newspaper sponsored Cruise Exhibition at the Olympia Exhibition Centre in London today. This 2 day exhibition costs around £10 per person on the door, though less if bought...
The Renaissance Arc De Triomphe opened in May 2009. It is in a fabulous location near (as the name says!) to the Arc De Triomphe, and so is very central and accessible to all...
The Bombay Sapphire Room and Cocktail Bar Laithwaite’s Wine Shop at Vinopolis London The Rum Bar Nicolas Feuillatte Champagne Bar The start of the experience Entrance to Vinopolis I had heard a bit about...
This was the second time I have stayed at the Ritz Carlton Coconut Grove, which is about 30 minutes drive from South Beach. And having stayed there a second time, I now remember why...
I have posted the 45th in my Tips For Travellers (Global Travel Destination Podcast), this one is about a Transatlantic Crossing on Cunard’s Queen Mary 2 from New York to Southampton.To listen to the...
