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My Travel Reviews: Forthcoming trips / reviews and PODCAST topics

My Travel Reviews: Forthcoming trips / reviews and PODCAST topics

…gton (December) Harare and Victoria Falls (December) Los Angeles (January) Bangkok (February) Bahamas (March) If you have any thoughts, suggestions on any of the above please email me: click here FUTURE PODCAST TOPICS: My Travel Reviews of: Dubai Cape Town, South Africa Ulusaba Game Reserve Washington DC QE2 Trans-Atlantic Crossing P&O ARCADIA Mediterranean Cruise Queen Mary (Long Beach California) Edinburgh, Scotland (including the Royal Yacht Br…

Top 10 Most Popular Tips for Travellers Travel Podcasts Ever

…podcasts have been downloaded over 400000 times, an average of 5000 per episode. The 10 most downloaded episodes on the 7th anniversary are: Top 10 Ever # Topic As at 26-Sep-12 1 39 Koh Samui 16894 2 29 Las Vegas 11689 3 38 Moscow 11314 4 31 Athens 10895 5 19 Bangkok 10884 6 37 Los Angeles 10541 7 6 Paris 9848 8 33 Caribbean Cruising 9787 9 24 Hotel Safety 9783 10 35 Singapore 9651 To subscribe and listen to the podcasts, subscribe to Tips for Tra…

Cunard Queen Mary 2 World Voyage Day-by-Day: Cruising Insights, Activities, Tips, Advice and Observations

…and travelling on extended voyages. Covers travel from Ho Chi Minh City to Bangkok and Singapore In this episode topics discussed includes: experiences and thoughts from people doing the entire World Voyage (based on my meeting with Sally Foster who was doing it), solo travel, differences in passenger mix and ambience by leg of the voyage, Cunard Insights talks program, excursion tips and advice, perks and benefits for people doing the full World…

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

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

…for this to sink in as I am so used to visiting other cities in Asia like Bangkok, Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai and the like which are very much “on the tourist circuit” and everyone from the hotels, taxi drivers, tour operators and even in stores are used to and ready for tourists. Taipei is less so, not that people are unwelcoming at all – it is just that not many people come for a holiday there. And certainly not Western Tourists, although t…

Tips for Travellers Audio Podcast 140: Cunard Queen Mary 2 World Voyage Series (Part 4 of 6)

…and travelling on extended voyages. Covers travel from Ho Chi Minh City to Bangkok and Singapore In this episode topics discussed includes: experiences and thoughts from people doing the entire World Voyage (based on my meeting with Sally Foster who was doing it), solo travel, differences in passenger mix and ambience by leg of the voyage, Cunard Insights talks program, excursion tips and advice, perks and benefits for people doing the full World…

World Cruise Tips – Advice for planning and getting the most from the trip

…, on my voyage we called at Port Kelang for Kuala Lumpur, Laem Chabang for Bangkok and Port Phu My for Ho Chi Minh City which were all over an hour from the dock. As you look at your options compare the ports of call and where large ships and small ships doing similar routes are docking. For example when I was in Vietnam, a smaller Silversea ship was docked right in Port Saigon near the centre of Ho Chi Minh City while the Queen Mary 2 had to dock…

Travel Tips Podcast 151: Pattaya, Thailand

…iland holiday resort especially popular on package holidays, day trip from Bangkok and cruise line passengers docking at Laem Chabang nearby. Also known for late nights of partying, drink and sex. Also renown for large lady boy population and shows History Was a small remote fishing village until the Vietnam war when in 1959 a boat load of US soldiers taken there for some R&R and had great time and more and more came . Getting around Simple layout…

10 most read Tips for Travellers postings

10 most read Tips for Travellers postings

…ing pictures) and then most recent features on places. Here are the curent 10 most visited articles/ postings from #1 to #10: Cathy Pacific 1st Class Review/ photos Seoul (South Korea) observations and tips New British Airways Club Seats Las Vegas Tips for Visitors Bangkok, Thailand Podcast National Geograhic Recommends the Thailand Podcast Virgin Atlantic’s Lounge at London Heathrow Virgin Atlantic versus British Airways Sao Paulo, Brazil Tips fo…

World Cruise Tips and Advice

…, on my voyage we called at Port Kelang for Kuala Lumpur, Laem Chabang for Bangkok and Port Phu My for Ho Chi Minh City that were all some significant distance and time from the dock. As you look at your options compare the ports of call and where large ships and small ships doing similar routes are docking. For example when I was in Vietnam, a smaller Silversea ship was docked right in Port Saigon near the centre of Ho Chi Minh City while the Que…