…a bit too far out of the centre Renaissance Arc D’Triomphe – great location, stylish – pricey! L’Meridien Etolie – opposite the Concorde Lafayette Marriot Courtyard Neuilly-sur-Seine – not bad Holiday Inn Republique – good location but bit shabby Radisson SAS Hotel Boulogne Paris – a bit out of the way Hilton Arc D’Triomphe – fab art deco style hotel…
…f her time. A fact even the crew acknowledge. · It was much more “Butlin’s Holiday Camp” than we had expected. We had expected based on the advertising and the image that one has of Cunard and the QE2 a different kind of passenger to other cruise ships. The program of events and related entertainment was much more bingo, karaoke, pub quiz kind of stuff than we had expected. We had fun doing them (of course!) but had expected more variety based on…
…get a chance to get to Palm Springs, a sightly bizarre but very compelling holiday spot 100 miles from Los Angeles, then make sure you do go on the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway. We did not on our fist visit, but made a point on the next one. And it was clearly something that we should have done first time round. At the end of this blog post is a video I made of the stunning ride up, a bit of what the park at the top looks like, and the ride down. D…
…nd 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 can regulate your exposure to the heat by venturing out more at night anyway or taking advantage of all that air-conditioning. This one is that, unless you…
…s a curious mix, as it still attracts people with money who have second or holiday homes, and are attracted by the scenery, beaches and sailing. You can get there from Portsmouth (closest) or Southampton. There are fast catamaran crossings for passengers and then the ferry that takes about 200 cars / trucks and takes about an hour. The company is called Red Funnel and they are very organized. The crossing leaves on the hour from Southampton and on…
The first time I went to Monaco was when I was 20. I was on a camping holiday and we had stopped in Nice at a site there, and the bus had taken us to Monaco for the evening. I know I was 20 as we could not get into the casino as you had to be 21, and I was near to my birthday. I remember us taking photos on the steps and looking at the grand and expensive Hotel De Paris opposite saying one day I would be back, and well off enough to stay there. I…
…they’ll go without you. We can’t wait to welcome you on board.” The BA site is at http://www.ba.com I best get my summer holiday booked!…
…e found so many great places, like the Tongsai Bay Resort for our Thailand holiday, but also managed to avoid horrors! Addison Lee I have been using lots of different car services across the year here in London. Then someone suggested trying Addison Lee. They are fantastic. They are very cost effective, marginally more expensive than a black cab and you can book the car online and then 20 minutes before the car arrives they send you a text message…
…the first few days of flights arriving as we will be coming back from our holiday in Thailand 2 days before the new T5 opens. Not sure if that is a good thing or bad things as history shows most new terminal opens around the world have massive hic-ups! I was not sure if the email I received from a PR compaby working for either BA or BAA means that my travel blog has “arrived” itself as I got an email from them promoting the launch. This is what i…
…ork conference that I as attending. It seemed almost criminal not to be on holiday here. The hotel is big with a large open and dramatic lobby area that soars up high, with large glass staircase and glass sided lifts. It is bright and airy and despite the scale of the lobby it is still welcoming as it has small seating areas dotted around it. Watch the video of the hotel room below: To see all the photos, click on the photo above or click here The…
…1:45pm So it is now our 4th day at sea and we are into the 2nd half of our holiday. Last night we crossed the half point on our trip to Madeira. We are right out in the middle of the Atlantic and so the only thing to look at is the sea of course! We did see a large oil tanker type ship passing us in the other direction yesterday during the day. As I write this I am sitting on the deck sunning myself (again). It is warm (and 24 degrees) but there h…
