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Virgin Atlantic versus British Airways. Why I prefer BA!!

Airlines / British Airways / Virgin Atlantic

Virgin Atlantic versus British Airways. Why I prefer BA!!

…like the amazing lounge at London Heathrow Terminal 3. To see my photos, a video and commentary of the stunning Virgin Atlantic Heathrow lounge: click here. Virgin also were the first to introduce the “herringbone” layout for their Upper Class (what they call their business class), where all seats have aisle access and clever flat beds as the whole seat flips over to create a completely flat surface. They are still (I believe) the only airline off…

Caribbean Cruise Part 7: Crossing the Atlantic to the UK

Antigua / Arcadia / Atlantic Crossing / caribbean / cruise / P and O

Caribbean Cruise Part 7: Crossing the Atlantic to the UK

…to swim in as it was like swimming in a pool with a wave machine! I took a video of it to illustrate the water slopping back and forth. It was very overcast like it had been in Antigua but a warm 25 degrees Celsius so we are lying on the deck as I wrote this. It is now starting to clear and so off for another swim in the swirling pool. Saturday 31 March 1:45pm So it is now our 4th day at sea and we are into the 2nd half of our holiday. Last night…

Caribbean Cruise Part 3: Grenada

Arcadia / caribbean / cruise / P and O

Caribbean Cruise Part 3: Grenada

…lds around 20 people. The trip to Grand Anse beach takes about 20 minutes. VIDEO OF ARCADIA FROM THE WATER TAXI TO GRAND ANSE BEACH The Grand Anse beach is rated by many people as one of the nicest beaches in the Caribbean. It is about 2 miles long and all along the beach are sections where you can hire beach chairs and umbrellas for about US$20. It looks like the beach has been divided up into various “lots” where someone has the right to sell ch…

Taipei, Taiwan. Observations and tips for visiting this city unused to heavy tourist trade

Destinations / Taiwan

Taipei, Taiwan. Observations and tips for visiting this city unused to heavy tourist trade

…t showcase stores for brands like Sony. (click here for review, photos and video of the room) ·It also has a brilliant food court area, although unlike usual mall food courts as it has great restaurants. My absolute favorite was called “Wasabi”. It is a Japanese restaurant with buffet, something I found was a popular concept in Taiwan and I guess it is a different take on the Japanese Conveyor belt restaurant style you usually see. There are loads…

Taiwan : Taipei 101 (2nd tallest building in the world)

Destinations / Taiwan

Taiwan : Taipei 101 (2nd tallest building in the world)

…re about the building over the next few days but meantime here are 2 short video clips. One is of the graphic of the lift – which is the fastest in the world (authenticated by Guiness Book of Records) and the other is a view of the observation deck and the view. On the lift video I forgot I was filming it in vertical format so it will look like we are going horizontally when you watch the clip… but you still see how damn fast the lift goes! > ..>…

Palm Springs

Tips for Travellers: Palm Springs – California: Strange and fabulous

…time they added up to and from airport and getting to and from some of the attractions. Do the celebrity tour! With over 500 celebrities having called Palm Springs home, there are a lot of stories and houses where they lived or live to see. The best tour called not surprisingly celebrity tours started in 1963. They have a 2.5 tour and a 1 hour tour which goes twice a day, and details can be found at celebrity-tours.com. They take you to about 100…

Podcast #2: From Hong Kong (Disneyland, hotels, tours, shopping and Cathy Pacific..)

Hong Kong / Tips for Travellers / Top Tips / travel / travel podcast

Podcast #2: From Hong Kong (Disneyland, hotels, tours, shopping and Cathy Pacific..)

…ss. Next week’s podcast will be recorded in and be about Sydney Australia. VIDEO CLIPS AND PHOTOS * Short video clip of my hotel room: (To follow – problems with downloading) * My Pictures of Hong Kong: (To follow – problems with downloading) PODCAST # 2: click here to listen to or “right click” and save to desktop Hope you enjoy or enjoyed the podcast, drop me an email with any comment or thoughts! WEBSITE LINKS MENTIONED IN THE PODCAST Travel Bi…

Tips for Travellers / travel blog

Luxury Travel Blog and Podcast: Tips For Travellers

…takes me to destinations on every continent. The many airmiles I earn while doing my job helps to take me to even more destinations for vacation. To Read. Listen To & Watch. At Home or on-the-go Since 2005, I have written more than 400 blog posts, made almost 100 audio and video podcasts, have over 300 videos on YouTube. I also have a smartphone App to access it all on-the-go. Winner of Best Consumer Blog (Avis A-List Travel Blog Awards 2012) and…

French Riviera

Travel to French Riviera In Winter: Nice, Cannes, Monte Carlo, Antibes

…rip‑off fragrances of some of the famous fragrances. They’ll tell you it’s exactly the same, but obviously they’re not. They’re more imitations. Got any thoughts and comments, or tips? Please leave a comment! Links: My photos of French Riviera in Winter Monaco: Hotel De Paris Review and Video Monaco: One of the most surreal places to visit Hotel Mediterenee Video Nice If you enjoyed this article, please follow Tips For Travellers on: YouTube Chann…

Accomodation / New York / USA

Intercontinental Hotel in Time Square New York. Views So Good We Slept With The Curtains Open.

…ime Square New York. Views So Good We Slept With The Curtains Open. As The video in this post will show! Hotel Intercontinental Hotel Time Square New York Room 2826 I have stayed in New York a zillion times over the last 20 years, mostly for work when I was commuting back and forth. I just wish that this hotel had existed earlier, and that I had discovered it before this trip. If it had, I would have been a regular here! The hotel is fairly new, a…