PurpleTravel.co.uk created a list of their favourite Travel Writers and Blogs, saying “travel bloggers provide people with something to dream about and look forward to while grinding away at their job desk. The website design, luscious write up and sheer passion about travelling is something that we all admire and as such it’s not easy…
Take a look at the Sydney Sail-in time-lapse video that I filmed off Queen Victoria. I took this off my balcony (7082) and shows the route and how spectacular sailing into Sydney early morning is as the sun rises and you pass the Opera House. It was a gorgeous and amazing event as this is…
As 2015 comes to an end, I wanted to share the most popular videos and articles from Tips For Travellers. These are the things that travellers checked out more than any others. How many did you take a look at? Top 10 Video Views 2015 Las Vegas Stratosphere X-Scream Ride Las Vegas Stratosphere Insanity Ride…
I am delighted to announce that Tips For Travellers was announced as Cruise International Magazine’s “Best Cruise Blog 2015” in their annual awards announced in London on 15 September. We have been on the finalist list previously but this is the first win. To check out more of our cruise content visit tipsfortravellers.com/cruising and for…
Some followers of Tips For Travellers asked how they can support the content I create. As most of you know, Tips For Travellers is predominantly an unpaid activity that I love doing. Although I go on many press trips and have some limited paid-for activities and sponsorship, the costs far outweigh any revenue. So like…
From Sunday 3 May I will be cruising from Southampton to explore the gorgeous Fjords on board Fred Olsen Cruise Line’s Balmoral ship. It will include stops in Stavanger, Bergen, Flam and Olden as well as cruising through various Fjords themselves. My first visit to the area was in 2012 and I was totally enthralled…
On Easter Sunday I will be setting off on another Uniworld River Cruises. This time I will be on the River Countess on their Venice and Gems of Northern Italy trip. I will be visiting Venice, Padua, Bologna, Ferrara, Verona, and Ravenna. Whilst on the trip I will be posting images on Instagram and live…
DK Eyewitness Travel Cruise Guide to Europe and the Mediterranean is sponsoring a series of 12 episodes of the Tips For Travellers Podcast from the start of May to coincide with the relaunch and update of this guide. The series will cover my thoughts and advice based on my visits to the ports, helped by…
We love stories. They are something that have thrilled us ever since we were able to communicate with each other. It adds colour, interest, context (and sometimes mystery and adventure!) to the world around us. They get passed down from generation to generation, and become a part of the communities they originate in. So the…
This is a video and pictures I took of the arrival of P&O Cruises Britannia into Southampton for the naming ceremony by the Queen on 11 March 2015. Watch the video I made of Britannia arriving into Southampton: See around 90 photographs that I took of the ship arriving into Southampton, along with some of…
Join me as we head off to the glamorous city of Los Angeles, home of movies, film and TV stars. I’ve been to Los Angeles many times, both for work and for pleasure, and I have a love/hate relationship with the city. Those of you who’ve been there probably understand that. Sometimes when I go,…