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MAURITIUS: The magical, beautiful Indian Ocean Island

airports / Attraction review / Mauritius / travel

MAURITIUS: The magical, beautiful Indian Ocean Island

…u will only see scheduled airlines there. The government allows no charter airlines. They only allow scheduled airlines. They don’t go out and seek mass tourism. So unlike many places in the Caribbean, the Bahamas and so on, they do not encourage mass package tourism using charter flights. The island was the original home of the now extinct Dodo bird. I am not really quite sure what possessed this bird, other then I guess it has a reputation for b…

Cunard Queen Victoria: 4 nights cruise May 2008: My Journal

cruise / cruising / Cunard / Europe / Queen Victoria / travel

Cunard Queen Victoria: 4 nights cruise May 2008: My Journal

…largest city in Normandy, and is apparently one of the fastest growing in France. It was a fairly nice looking town, and the park and square in front of the City Hall is stunning with innovative fountains and wooden covered walkways. During our strolling about we kept an eye out for the shuttle buses so we could work out the route they took. As we had been given a map as we got on the bus, we also realized there was a beach area. We walked down t…

P&O Arcadia: Review of 3-nighter Russell Watson Cruise

Arcadia / P&O

P&O Arcadia: Review of 3-nighter Russell Watson Cruise

P&O Arcadia Le Havre France One of the tips I have for people considering taking a cruise is to take one of the 2 or 3 night taster trips that the cruise line you are considering offer. Most lines run a few of these every year. They are always reasonably priced and very popular. However, if you have taken a few cruises I recommend that you try and avoid them. (For the posting on tips for first time cruisers: click here). We have done a few of the…

New York in 48 Hours. The ultimate guide for time pressed travellers.

Destinations / New York / USA

New York in 48 Hours. The ultimate guide for time pressed travellers.

…on your chosen tour, next door to the Circle Line Tour is the Intrepid Sea Air and Space Museum (http://www.intrepidmuseum.org). You cannot miss it, as the Intrepid Intrepid is a very large battleship aircraft carrier. It is absolutely monstrous. This is an amazing and interesting museum, which has various combat and civil planes, tour of the ship and also a British Airways Concorde plane and the Space Shuttle Enterprise. The tour and exhibitions…

Brazil / Destinations / Sao Paulo

Travel Tips and Things To Do In Sao Paulo Brazil

…and subject to disputes and delays. There are restrictions about how many aircraft can be in Brazilian air space at any one time and this can generate delays. Getting in and out of Sao Paulo through the main international airport (Guarulhos) can be very long winded and unpleasant. The airport is old fashioned, dated and cannot really cope with the some 33 million passengers that pass through it each year. It usually takes a good while to get thro…

Destinations / Las Vegas / USA

Las Vegas Travel Tips. Including Hotels. Shows. Weather. Attractions.

…to see are the monstrous air conditioning units – well they are more like air condition sub-stations it seems – that sit behind all the big resorts, malls and conference centers! You can check the temperatures on the very good BBC holiday destinations weather page for Las Vegas by clicking here Paris Hotel Las Vegas   But there is a more important consideration, in my view, about the best time to visit than the time of the year to visit since you…

Kinkaku-ji Golden Pavilion Kyoto Japan

Cunard

Cunard Around-the-World Cruise Highlights Week 11: Yokohama to Okinawa

…her ships with the same issue to cut touching of handles and to keep fresh air circulating. Day 74 (24 March) Hiroshima Kintai Bridge Japan Another Maiden Port and there was excitement around our arrival, with a helicopter circulating as we approached the port. Quayside a large hall contained food stalls and vendors to cater as much for curious locals (who thronged through the day to see the ship) as passengers. Displays of local dancing and other…

Cruise Cabin No Nos

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Cruise Cabin No-Nos

…d heaters. The fourth area which is sort of linked to that is the area of hair accessories. So, hair dryers, in most cases, are allowed on board on a cruise line, so check if yours is the case. Most cruise lines nowadays will let you bring on board curling tongs, but again, check and find out if you are allowed to use those in the cabin. So that’s a whole bunch of no-nos around electrical items and the plugs on board. #4 Taking items from your cab…

Cruise Tips

6 Best European River Cruise Lines

…our cabin and you have extra space, but the advantage is you can let fresh air into your cabin. That’s a nice touch. Another feature that they have at the rear of their ships is an area which during the day is a plunge pool inside, and in the evening, they convert that into a cinema. Emerald Waterways don’t have as many ships as some of the other cruise lines, so there perhaps isn’t as wide a range of itineraries. But they certainly cover all of t…

Shanghai China. Tips on visiting this chameleon city!

China / Shanghai / travel

Shanghai China. Tips on visiting this chameleon city!

…ist. Shanghai now has two airports. Pudong, which is now the international airport, and Hongqiao. The newer Pudong airport is relatively far out of the city, and it takes quite a while to get in. The thing that strikes you as you drive into town is, it feels a little bit misty. What you realize is that this is smog. The pollution is pretty bad in Shanghai. Although there is more awareness of the need to control the emissions from the massive indus…

When travelling from London to Paris, which is better: Eurostar Train or Flying?

Eurostar / France / Paris / Tips for Travellers / Top Tips / train / travel

When travelling from London to Paris, which is better: Eurostar Train or Flying?

…oser to Heathrow. You are obsessed with collecting your British Airways or Air France miles, and do not want to build up Eurostar points. The program though is pretty good and there are quite generous and flexible redemptions. More articles by Tips For Travellers on Eurostar: Eurostar Business Lounge at Paris Gard du Nord Station Eurostar Business Lounge at London St Pancras International Station St Pancras International Station in London (Eurosta…