POSH Guest House Palm Springs California: review, pictures and video
Before this guest house became Posh, it was a hotel for “bears” (large and hairy gay men). It was not very successful, and was rundown and went into receivership in 2009....
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New British Airways BA First Class Prime Cabin: review and comments
British Airways New First Class Cabin The new British Airways First Class seats and cabin is being rolled out across the entire fleet, although it is not on every plane and...
60 Thompson Hotel Soho New York: is this trendy hotel worth staying at?
Sometimes hotels that try and be trendy end up being too focused on being funky and trendy, and forget that at the end of the day people are looking for quiet,...
Your help need! Vote for my Tips for Travellers podcast in Euro Podcast Awards!
European Podcast Award I need your help! Please can you take a few moments to vote for my Tips For Travellers Podcast that has been nominated in one of the categories...
London Pride 2011. A fun, packed and friendly march
When I first moved to London back in 1987, the Pride events were quite small and the march used to have quite a campaigning and political aspect to them as gay...
Hyatt Regency Princeton: So very biege in every way
I have stayed in this hotel now at least 20 or more times over the last few years. I don’t like it particularly, but (sadly) it is one of the best...
Concorde Lafayette Paris Hotel. Stunning Paris Views From 33rd Floor.
View from Concorde Lafayette Paris Room 2823, originally uploaded by garybembridge. Concorde Lafayette Hotel Paris France is massive. This hotel stands tall on the Paris skyline as, at 33 or so...
Mercure Madrid Santo Domingo Hotel Spain: it is just ok….
Mercure Madrid Santo Domingo Spain – Room 101 I was at this hotel for a work meeting. It seems to be a popular combination of business / conference accommodation and tourist...
Orient Express: Blogger outreach and my observations
Orient Express Blogger Outreach sign for the event The other evening, I was invited to a blogger event held by the Orient Express group at their check-in lounge at London Victoria...
Gran Melia Fenix Hotel Madrid Spain: Stunning, plush and great service
We stayed at the Gran Melia Fenix Hotel in Madrid for a weekend break, and loved this hotel. Gran Melia Fenix Madrid Entrance It is a very stylish, smart and striking...
Cunard QE2 Queen Elizabeth 2: Tour Part 1 (inside the ship)
This is a video we made through the inside of the QE2 while we were on a Transatlantic Crossing to New York in December 2004. A video of the decks and...
Madrid Spain: my top travel tips for a weekend break in this stylish city
Palacio Real de Madrid (The Royal Palace of Madrid Madrid is a city that over the last 15 or more years I have been in and out of more times than...
TRADITIONAL LIVESTOCK TRANSPORTATION GETS THE CHOP. Launch of ewetravel.com to revolutionise industry
Lancashire based farmer Shaun Hyde has swapped his wellington boots for the world wide web as he launches the first online search and booking system for sheep transportation. Having struggled with...
Cape Town South Africa: 5 more great and amazing things to do there
It is no secret if you read this blog that, for me, Cape Town in South Africa is one of the most fabulous places in the world to visit. It is...
16 Top Tips for First Time Cruisers
With the explosion in the number of people that are going on cruises, never has there been a time when there are so many first time cruisers. An increase in...
Queen Mary Ship and Hotel (Long Beach, California): is this old icon of a ship worth visiting today?
RMS Queen Mary at Long Beach California When I first wrote this posting and recorded a podcast about the RMS Queen Mary liner at Long Beach in California, it was heading...
Doctor Who Experience London Olympia: a really well done exhibition and fun day out
This is a review of the Doctor Who Exhibition, known officially as the Doctor Who Experience, that was first running ay London Olympia before moving to a more permanent home in...
Cape Town: Bloubergstrand has the most stunning views of Table Mountain and the City Bowl
Bloubergstrand Cape Town Bloubergstrand Cape Town Bloubergstrand Cape Town When you see a picture of Cape Town it is usually one that shows all of the iconic Table Mountain from a...
