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Hilton Cadbury Hotel & Spa Bristol UK: review, photos & video

bristol / Hotel Review / Hotel Room Video / travel / UK

Hilton Cadbury Hotel & Spa Bristol UK: review, photos & video

Cadbury House is near Bristol, set up on a hill with a great view across the countryside towards Wales. There is what looks to be the old house and then a modern (and very functional looking) building that houses the bedrooms, restaurant and bar. While we were staying there we noticed that many “Doubletree by Hilton” signage started to appear around the hotel, and so assume that this hotel has become part of that group. Overall we enjoyed our sta…

London Sea Life Aquarium: review, photo and video

Attraction review / Attraction Video / London / Tips for Travellers / travel / UK

London Sea Life Aquarium: review, photo and video

…aatchi art exhibitions and now there is Movie themed and horror house type attractions. Along with low price fast food, and a very busy McDonald. In here too is the Aquarium. It has been open some years and recently been more active in promoting itself. I had heard mixed things and so was interested to go. Overall it is a fairly entertaining few hours visit, and certainly the young children (aged 6 and 9) we went with found it fun, engaging, inter…

White House Inn & Spa, Napa, California (review and pictures of this great new hotel)

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White House Inn & Spa, Napa, California (review and pictures of this great new hotel)

White House Inn & Spa This relatively new inn in Napa is excellent. It is a great place to stay in Napa. The inn is in a large old mansion in a relatively unimpressive neighbourhood. The large white house was built around 100 years ago and has recently been restored / renovated by the new owners. They have done a magnificent job with the place. The White House is not surprisingly white. It stands in beautifully lush grounds and looks impressive f…

Airlines / transportation

BA British Airways Club World Business Class Seat Review

This is what the new BA Club seats look like, as taken upstairs on a BA 747 upstairs (the best place to be if flying Club): British Airways BA New Club Seat Upstairs on a 747 (2), originally uploaded by garybembridge. British Airways BA New Club Seat Upstairs on a 747 (2009), originally uploaded by garybembridge. This is what the old style seats and cabin looked like: British Airways Club World Upstairs on 747 (old style seats), originally upload…

Chilworth Manor Hotel, Southampton (Review, video and photos)

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Chilworth Manor Hotel, Southampton (Review, video and photos)

…Chilworth Manor Hotel and stayed on a Saturday and Sunday night. Based on reviews we had read, we arrived with mixed expectations, knowing that the hotel very clearly was a conference / meeting venue in the week and a weddings one on a Saturday. Having stayed at such places before, we were worried we would be treated as “filler fodder”. But we were very pleasantly surprised. The hotel is on very beautiful grounds, with a lot of it still wild, wit…

Radisson Zurich Airport Hotel (review, video and photos)

Hotel Review / Hotel Room Video / Marriott / Radisson / Switzerland / Tips for Travellers / travel / zurich

Radisson Zurich Airport Hotel (review, video and photos)

The Radisson Zurich Airport is located between a Renault car dealership and the railway line in a drab and sprawling industrial park. This uninspiring hotel is unattractive to look at and has dated early 1980s style decor with lots of glass panelled walls, beige marble type floors and heavy rich colours. On the positive side it is a 4 Swiss francs ride on a tram that takes about 10 minutes. Though annoying you have to have cash to buy a ticket an…

CUNARD QM2 QUEEN MARY 2 Q4 PENTHOUSE SUITE REVIEW

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CUNARD QM2 QUEEN MARY 2 Q4 PENTHOUSE SUITE REVIEW

Queen Mary QM2 Q4 Penthouse Suite 10092 (17), originally uploaded by garybembridge. Queen Mary QM2 Q4 Penthouse Suite 10092 (12), originally uploaded by garybembridge. Queen Mary QM2 Q4 Penthouse Suite 10092 (10), originally uploaded by garybembridge. Queen Mary QM2 Q4 Penthouse Suite 10092 (6), originally uploaded by garybembridge. We travelled in Penthouse suite 10092 on the Queen Mary 2 from New York to Southampton in April 2009. And what a su…

Big Hole Kimberley South Africa (review)

Attraction review / South Africa

Big Hole Kimberley South Africa (review)

Big Hole Kimberley South Africa (10), originally uploaded by garybembridge. In the end of the 19th century diamonds were found in South Africa. It all began when some kids playing near a river found a stone they liked and used it to play games with. Someone spotted the stone and verified it was a diamond. An almighty diamond rush began. Until then it had believed diamonds were only to be found in South America and some parts of Asia, At first all…

QE2 A PICTORIAL JOURNEY: Book review

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QE2 A PICTORIAL JOURNEY: Book review

This new addition to the many books written about Cunard’s iconic and symbolic ship the Queen Elizabeth 2 is from 2 passionate fans of the ship. The book has over 200 pictures that seem to largely be from their own collections that were taken on the many trips that they have taken on the ship, and there is very limited text and some short but interesting sections by William Miller and QE2 Captain Ian McNaught. The thing that I liked about this bo…

Grand Palace Hotel, Tokyo, Japan (review, video, pictures)

Japan / Tokyo

Grand Palace Hotel, Tokyo, Japan (review, video, pictures)

Watch video of my room above at the Grand Palace Hotel in Tokyo, Japan above. What did I think of the Grand Palace Hotel in Tokyo, Japan? Not a lot. Although it is one of the more popular and recommended of the Tokyo hotels. This hotel is so typical of what I find depressing when travelling on business. It is a large, very dated and beige hotel situated out of the main buzzing centre of town in a suburb full of uninspiring office blocks. It gets…

Hotel Barcelo, Marbella, Spain (video, review, photos)

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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 hotel would be high on anyone’s choice (with a possible exception of anyone desperate to play and be near to a golf course next to the hotel). The Hotel Barcelo is located in the suburbs of Marbella but is designed like a beach hotel. It feels a bit like someone forgot to m…