Concorde Saint Lazare Hotel Paris France
Of the various Concorde Hotels that I have stayed at in Paris in the last few months, this was my least favorite. But it is still overall a good hotel but...
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Do you know your A, B , C ‘s
Do you know your A, B , C ‘s, originally uploaded by janusz l. A great shot of the new Heathrow terminal 5 that I came across on Flickr that I...
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...
Hotel du Louvre Paris France
Hotel du Louvre Room 201 (2), originally uploaded by garybembridge. The view from my room this morning at the Hotel du Louvre on a slightly rainy morning. Beautiful…
Tips for Travellers Podcast, some feedback
It is always great to get feedback on the podcast and this blog, so was great to get this email from a chap called Aaron in the USA “Mr. Bembridge: I...
Hotel Barcelo, Marbella, Spain (video, review, photos)
The thought that comes to mind about the Hotel Barcelo is: why? I cannot imagine why one would chose to stay here. I was here to attend a work conference, but...
Cunard Queen Victoria: 4 nights cruise May 2008: My Journal
Cunard Queen Victoria in Rotterdam HollandOriginally uploaded by garybembridge To see the zillions of photos I took of the Queen Victoria and the places we called at: click hereFriday May 2...
Eurostar Customer service: good or bad?
Eurostar Leisure Select Seats, originally uploaded by garybembridge. As readers of this blog know, I am a regular user of Eurostar. Some months I am using it to travel between London...
A junior suite experience at the Hotel du Louvre, Paris, France
This is the 2nd time I stayed at the Hotel du Louvre, though I seem to be going through a series of Concorde run hotels in Paris as the last 3...
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...
Ambassador Hotel Paris (video, review, photos)
Ambassador Hotel Paris Room 204 (3), originally uploaded by garybembridge. The Ambassador Hotel is in a great location in Paris, on the Boulevard Haussmann. A smart shopping area with the famous...
Eurostar Upstairs Business Lounge St Pancras London
Eurostar Upstairs Business Lounge St Pancras London (2), originally uploaded by garybembridge. Just after the new Eurostar St Pancras terminal in London opened, I posted a review and comment about the...
Virgin Atlantic to cut in-flight therapists in Upper Class
Got this email from “Richard Branson” about the review that Virgin Atlantic is doing about the future on the in-flight therapists on their Upper Class service. Although it is a review,...
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...
Radisson SAS Hotel Boulogne Paris (review, photos, video)
Radisson Bolougne Paris Room 426 (2), originally uploaded by garybembridge. The trip did not start that well, as I had to hang around and wait for my room to be ready...
London Heathrow Terminal 5: my experience of the opening
So less than a week after the disastrous opening of the highly trumpeted T5 at Heathrow, I had to travel through it and, ominously, on the very first Monday morning. I...
Best way to get from Heathrow to Eurostar at St Pancras?
Eurostar Train at London St Pancras, originally uploaded by garybembridge. I got this query by email: “Gary, My cousin and I will be in Paris for only one and a half...
