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Silversea Silver Whisper Reviews : Letting the Artists of Silversea Entertain

Silversea Silver Whisper Reviews : Letting the Artists of Silversea Entertain Elizabeth Smith on Silversea Silver Whisper This is Hal Smith’s first cruise. He had never wanted to go on one before. Hal and his wife are from Springfield Illinois and are also cruising on Silversea’s Silver Whisper in the Baltics. If you ask him what the star attraction of the cruise has been, he will tell you that it has not been the 3 million priceless artworks in…

Holland / Rotterdam

Rotterdam Must See Attractions. My Tips for Travellers

…e Dutch people speak English. My Tips for Travellers on Rotterdam Must See Attractions: Getting There Being such an important industrial and port centre, getting to Rotterdam is relatively simple and easy. It’s well served by air and trains. You can also get there on cruise ships. Ships dock centrally right by the Erasmus Bridge and you can walk into town. Getting Around Buy the Rotterdam Welcome Card which costs about 17 euros. It allows unlimite…

Toronto

Toronto Tips For Travellers : Must-do Things To See and Do

…tour it. It’s quirky and unusual. There are passionate debates around what it should be used for with discussions about it being torn down floating around. At the moment, I think the view is it’s going to stay as a tourist attraction.   Modern, dynamic, multi-ethnic and diverse – that’s what makes Toronto such a fascinating city. The more you explore and unwrap its layers the more you will appreciate the city. Cathedral of St James Toronto…

Finland

Helsinki Tips For Travellers : Must-Do and Must-See Sights and Attractions

…guages. Stylish Buildings Helsinki Tips on Must-see and Must Do sights and attractions Market Square This is on the waterfront where the smaller cruise ships dock. It is an institution, and very popular. It operates all year round. In summer, it is food, handcrafts and souvenir focused. There are all kinds of local dishes and beautiful, mouth-watering berries (which Finland is renowned for). The Market Square is a real hub. It’s where people congr…

Rovos Rail South Africa (Cape Town to Pretoria): a most remarkable & special experience (review)

Destinations / Rovos Rail / South Africa / transportation

Rovos Rail South Africa (Cape Town to Pretoria): a most remarkable & special experience (review)

Rovos Rail Lounge Cape Town Train Station The bed in our suite on Rovos Rail Train We travelled on the Rovos Train for 2 nights from Cape Town to Pretoria. It was an amazing experience. I loved it. Rovos Rail is an independently owned rail service that was created by a visionary called Rohan Vos. He and his team has hunted down old railway coaches from the 1920s and onwards and restored them into a glorious old world glamour. He also has done the…

Queen Elizabeth 2: Revisiting my review on the 3rd anniversary of her retirememt

cruise / Cruise Ship / Cruise Ship Review / Cunard / QE2 / Transatlantic

Queen Elizabeth 2: Revisiting my review on the 3rd anniversary of her retirememt

…ugh Transatlantic crossing in December 2004… I was looking though some old reviews and postings that I had not yet put on this blog, and came across this one from an amazing crossing on the now retired QE2… This was our first time on the QE2. We had booked the winter transatlantic crossing as we wanted to both experience the QE2, and also a crossing on this ship. Now that the QM2 is doing the regular crossings now, our only chance was this one whi…

QUEEN VICTORIA: A PHOTOGRAPHIC JOURNEY: MY REVIEW OF THE BOOK

chris frame / Cunard / Tips for Travellers / travel / Travel Book / Travel Book Review

QUEEN VICTORIA: A PHOTOGRAPHIC JOURNEY: MY REVIEW OF THE BOOK

…ssive Cunard fans called Chris Frame and Rachelle Cross. I have previously reviewed other books by these two Cunard fans, and so was delighted to see that the Queen Victoria is now available as part of the series. This is a larger sized book than the QM2 book, and so the images of all aspects of the ship can be enjoyed even more. I think the book benefits from the larger size as fans (or the interested) can better study the pictures. Like with the…

SWISSOTEL ZURICH: NOTHING WRONG, BUT NOT ALL RIGHT! MY THOUGHTS AND REVIEW

Europe / Hotel Review / Swissotel / Switzerland / Tips for Travellers / travel / zurich

SWISSOTEL ZURICH: NOTHING WRONG, BUT NOT ALL RIGHT! MY THOUGHTS AND REVIEW

Swissotel Zurich Room 2116 Swissotel Zurich Room 2116 Just one easy train stop from Zurich airport, the Swissotel Zurich has nothing really wrong with it – but also it’s not all right either. A handy location, right opposite the train station. A modern and well considered, if somewhat IKEA inspired style and look, it is clean (spotless), neat and well thought through overall. But it lacks a certain warmth of character. It is ideal for business as…

THE QM2 STORY BY CHRIS FRAME AND RACHELLE CROSS: MY REVIEW AND THOUGHTS

cruise / Cruise Ship / Cruise Ship Review / cruising / Cunard / QM2 / queen mary 2 / Tips for Travellers / travel / Travel Book / Travel Book Review

THE QM2 STORY BY CHRIS FRAME AND RACHELLE CROSS: MY REVIEW AND THOUGHTS

Tweet ———- There are quite a few books covering the Cunard flagship Queen Mary 2. So which one or ones to choose if you looking for one? For me, I look out for people with real passion versus just an academic interest in Cunard and their ships, and Chris Frame and Rachelle Cross are just this. Chris has run a popular website about Cunard and their ships for many years, and this is in fact how I first came across him. I was researching my first tr…

Air France Economy Review (Prague to Paris CDG)

Air France / Airlines / Paris / travel

Air France Economy Review (Prague to Paris CDG)

Flying economy on short haul flights is alright, if the plane is fairly empty. When it is busy then it gets really unpleasant, as it is impossible not to feel people are in your space and if the person in front puts their seat back then you can certainly not work with a laptop and you have the seat in your face. British Airways are making noises about not having as business class on short haul flights of one or two hours, and I have to say having…

SHERATON BRUSSELS: review and video

Belgium / Brussels / Hotel Review / Hotel Room Video / Sheraton / Tips for Travellers

SHERATON BRUSSELS: review and video

We stayed here for 2 nights as part of a birthday weekend treat for my Mother. While we were away, I fractured my ankle in an accident I had in the street and the conceirge was an absolute star at helping to arrange ice, then a wheelchair and directions and help to the Accident & Emergency at a nearby hospital. The next day when we checked out, they also went out of their way to help us. Despite that and the accident, I found the hotel helpful an…