Flying, the train and Terminal 5
I have written about this topic before, but as I sat on a series of flights (BA from Heathrow to Paris, Paris to Malaga on Air Europe, BA from Malaga to...
Category: Top Tips
Podcast # 39: Koh Samui, Thailand
The 39th podcast in my Tips for Travellers: Global Travel Destinations series is now available. This podcast covers the island of Koh Samui in Thailand. To download it, either subscribe to...
Eurostar comments on my review of the new lounge
Eurostar Train at London St Pancras (2), originally uploaded by garybembridge. In their usual efficient way, within hours of posting a review of the new upstairs lounge at Eurostar St Pancras...
Novotel Hotel Bangkok Airport (review and video)
We stayed here for a few hours between our flight back from Koh Samui and our flight back to London just after midnight. It was very reasonable to book a room...
Tips for Travellers Podcast # 38: RUSSIA, MOSCOW
Moscow, originally uploaded by garybembridge. In my 38th Tips for Travellers Global Travel Destination Podcast series, I feature Moscow the capital of Russia. The podcast is 33 minutes long and covers...
British Airways: Handling the knock-on effects for delayed passengers
Sky News reporting the BA plane crash at London Heathrow Jan 2008, originally uploaded by garybembridge. I flew to Moscow on BA, and my flight was cancelled on the way back...
Novotel Hotel St Pancras London (review, video & photos)
Novotel St Pancras Kings Cross London Room 408, originally uploaded by garybembridge. I stayed at this hotel, which is a short walk from Kings Cross and St Pancras (the new Eurostar...
Podcast 37: Los Angeles California
Universal Studio Tour view, originally uploaded by garybembridge. The latest podcast in my TIPS FOR TRAVELLERS: GLOBAL TRAVEL DESTINATION series is about Los Angeles, California. This is the 37th podcast in...
Heathrow Terminal 2: destroying the airline business queue by queue…
Heathrow T2 departures, originally uploaded by Life at Luthien. The picture above I found on Flickr. It must be one of the rare pictures of the security area at London Heathrow...
Hotel Majestic, Barcelona, Spain (review and video)
This was actually the 2nd time I have stayed at the Hotel Majestic in Barcelona. The first was about 3 or 4 years ago on a long weekend break. This time...
Schmap Edinburgh Fourth Edition: Photo Inclusion
The Schmap Online Guide to the city of Edinburgh in Scotland has included some of my photos of the old Royal Yacht Britannia. To read and see more, here is the...
Hilton Hotel Zurich Airport (Review and Room Videos)
I stayed at the hotel twice recently – both stays exactly one week apart. Both trips had a different experience.The hotel is not actually at the airport but is near to...
We are looking for one of our nicer rooms…
Citigate Siebel, Sydney Australia, originally uploaded by garybembridge. I have noticed a trend when checking into hotels recently. It has become so obvious having spent in the last 12 months 75...
Holiday Inn Republique Paris France: Review, Photo and Videos
Holiday Inn, originally uploaded by Jason Cartwright. On the plus side, the hotel is very well located within Central Paris. It is right next to the Metro which is a few...
Lismoyne Hotel, Fleet, Hampshire (UK): Review, Photos, Video
Lismoyne Hotel Fleet Room 53, originally uploaded by garybembridge. On all the literature at this hotel they say “Conferences. Weddings. Events”. This pretty much, in my view, sums up what this...
Barbados Restaurants: Which are the best ones?
The island of Barbados in the Caribbean is known, especially in the UK, as the haunt for celebrities and the comfortably off to escape to during the European winter.The amount of...
Singapore Podcast (Tips for Travellers # 35)
Singapore Sky Line, originally uploaded by garybembridge. There is now a destination guide podcast for Singapore based on the about 6 times I have visited this city. It is a city...
Sydney (Australia) Hotels: Tips from a local!
View of Sydney Harbour from Sydney Marriot, originally uploaded by garybembridge. I received some great and detailed tips about hotels in Sydney from Clarke in Sydney (Clarke’s profile on Youtube is...
