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 not sure why the...
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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 2008: Setting sail from...
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 and Paris every week....
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 trips here it is...
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 the podcast series in...
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 I got a note...
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 Galleries Lafayette department store...
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 Business Lounge at 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, I guess we can...
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 for a night and...
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 for over 3 hours,...
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 was somewhat nervous about...
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 days. We will arrive...
Hotel Lutetia Paris (video, photos, review)
Hotel Lutetia Paris (4), originally uploaded by garybembridge. The Hotel Lutetia in Paris is a hotel with a history and an association for Parisians that is not always entirely positive. The hotel can (and does)...
The New Terminal 5 at London Heathrow
External view of Heathrow Terminal 5, originally uploaded by terminal5insider. At the end of March the much awaited, and publicised, new Terminal opens at Heathrow. It will host all the British Airways flights. I will...
Eurostar comments on my posting on their lounge at St Pancras
(new) Eurostar Business Premier Lounge St Pancras London (2), originally uploaded by garybembridge. I am impressed. Within a very short space of time after posting on this blog today about my experiences and thoughts on...
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 an overview of the...
