…rglades Safari Park. First we zoomed through the Everglades on a thrilling Air Boat looking for Alligators in the wild, before watching a show featuring three massive alligators, a baby one and a fearsome snake. I saw a lot, learnt more and had a great time. This location deep within the Everglades felt remote, authentic and was a delightful adventure. Watch my Everglades Safari Park highlights video: Website: http://www.evergladessafaripark.com #…
…he Everglades Safari Park by zooming through the Everglades on a thrilling Air Boat in the wild before watching a show featuring massive alligators, a baby one and fearsome snake. Thomas Edison and Henry Ford Winter Estates The prolific inventor Thomas Edison and car magnate Henry Ford were great friends and eventually owned magnificent winter houses next to each other close to Fort Myers Florida. At the time Edison bought the land the location wa…
…essful and becomes part of your sightseeing time. Instead of travelling to airports and sitting around waiting for (and on) planes, every minute of your river cruise is a chance to relax or sight-see – as you are always close to the shore with sights all around you. If you do a land-based tour of Europe you will change hotels often and end up living out of a suitcase. This is not the case on a river cruise. On a river cruise you unpack once and se…
…hat was billed as “Europe’s Last Great Wilderness”. The trip took me to the Ruka-Kuusamo region where I went bear viewing, hiking with husking, canoeing, horse riding, wild water rafting, mountain bike safari and also to the Air Guitar World Championships in Oulu. This is a Storify Board of most of the images and posts that I made on social media about the trip. For more content, including videos and podcasts, visit tipsfortravellers.com/finland…
…11-kilometre bike safari with Iso Syote Hotel and Safaris and attended the Air Guitar World Championships in Oulu. A packed and active schedule. I loved every minute of it. Hopefully the images below showcasing each of these will inspire you to visit this beautiful region of the world. I was totally taken with its remoteness, local passion for the area, sights and things to do. The fact that it is still largely an undiscovered summer destination m…
…orama Balcony Suite”, and to save space the balcony area with tables and chairs is within the room. The upper half of the floor-to-ceiling window could be lowered to let in fresh air and create an on-balcony ambience. Watch my video tour of the Emerald dawn River Cruise Ship: click here The trip was more relaxing and calm than other river cruises that I have been on. The greater time sailing along the river and the feeling that it was okay to oc…
…pper part of the suite’s floor-to-ceiling window lowers. So you have fresh air and the feeling of a balcony in the room. On my cruise down the Danube we had great weather and I used it often. Indoor Heated Pool: I have seen small plunge pools on other lines, but this is a different concept. At the rear of the ship is a large room with a heated indoor pool. There are floor-to-ceiling windows on three sides and the pool has a current so you can get…
…fontein Established in 1883 as a ‘health resort’ thanks to the fresh Karoo air that was believed to cure lung problems, Matjiesfontein has welcomed such guests as Rudyard Kipling and Sir Winston Churchill’s dad to its streets. The village’s main hotel, the Lord Milner, is said to be haunted by the ‘playful’ ghosts of the Anglo-Boer war, while its museums are home to an impressive collection of vintage cars and Victorian memorabilia. Matjiesfontein…
…inally I found my way out into a large plaza. In addition to bars and open-air restaurants, there was a viewing platform overlooking Koblenz. From here I could see city with the Moselle running in one direction and the Rhine running down below. Where the two met was the Deutsches Eck, my next spot to visit. The sight was stunning. Koblenz from Ehrenbreitstein Fortress I made my way back through the large complex and back out into the park. I heade…
…park covers a vast area zoned into different regions like Edge of Africa, Nairobi, Congo and Pantopia. The Serengeti Plain takes up an enormous section of the park, and you can experience it either on the free trains that travel around the park or on the Serengeti Safari. This has an additional charge but gets you really close to the animals on an open-topped truck. It includes feeding giraffes by hand. An incredible and moving activity. If you li…
…folk are their own worst enemies. I’ve had friends who have watched the Blair Witch Project before going camping or Air Crash Investigations before flying away on holiday and then surprise, surprise, they have a terrible trip. Do yourself a favour and avoid any films that involve ships or boats in the run up to your cruise. Films featuring ships or boats tend to, 99.9% of the time, involve said ship or boat sinking. That is not the mental image y…
