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British Columbia

What does Explore Canada Spring Watch in British Columbia involve?

…ashing out of the sea around the ship. Bear Watching Great Bear Rainforest British Columbia Canada. Picture: CTC Image Library Great Bear Rainforest. A few nights at Knight Inlet Lodge, a floating eco-hotel half an hour flight from Campbell River and about 60 kilometres inland at Glendale Cove, is going to get me up close to view members of the largest concentration of grizzly (brown) bears in British Columbia.The tourism board says that it is not…

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Cruise Tips / Cunard / Queen Mary 2

8 Things You’d Didn’t Know You Needed To Know About Cunard!

…ts and heritage in Britain. Names it ships after British queens. Serves up British fare. British entertainment, and even has traditional British pubs on board. You’re about to find out why and discover 7 other things you didn’t know you needed to know about Cunard.   #1 Not as British as you think Although Cunard originated in Britain, it’s lost a lot in many ways. It has been owned by the US Carnival Corporation since the late 1990s, so that mean…

Barbados. How to make the most of your time there.

BA / Barbados / British Airways / caribbean / cruise / Tips for Travellers / travel / Virgin Atlantic

Barbados. How to make the most of your time there.

…ts there are from the UK. There’s a very large tourist industry, with both British Airways and Virgin flying in very regularly, and daily in the season and pretty regularly out‑of‑season. A lot of UK charter airlines also fly into Barbados. So the tourists who really go there are much more from the UK and not even that many Continental Europeans go as there are not that many direct flights from Europe. All beaches are public. Although there’s a be…

British Museum London. I had forgotten how breathtaking and interesting a day out this was.

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

British Museum London. I had forgotten how breathtaking and interesting a day out this was.

…ow wrong I was. We decided to have a “cultural” day out one Sunday and the British Museum came up as an option. And what a great outing it ended up being. The British Museum was founded right back in 1753 and is located in the centre of London, not far from the bustling Oxford Street and easy walking distance from Tottenham Court Tube. Like all museums in the UK, entry is free although they encourage a donation of £5 via donation boxes dotted arou…

British Columbia / canada

A Novice’s Guide to Bear Watching in British Columbia. 10 Things You Need To Know.

…re and head off, as a novice, to experience this memorable trip has been helpful. If you have any suggestions please add them to help others. And me for my return trip that I hope will be soon! Inspired? Find out more about bear viewing at Knight Inlet Lodge in British Columbia. I travelled as a guest of Destination Canada in partnership with Travelator Media Further reading about bear viewing: Grizzly Bears of Great Bear Rainforest Land of the Gr…

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Victoria, British Columbia, Canada – Tips For Travellers Podcast 201

…TuneIn Radio. For more visit: https://www.tipsfortravellers.com This show covers among other topics: Observations History General tips for visitors Best time to go Getting there and getting around Must-do things to see and do including: Whale Watching British Columbia Legislative Building Royal British Columbia Museum Beacon Hill Park Fisherman’s Wharf Tours: walking, cycling hop-on hop-off bus Dining Cruise passenger tips For more on the region…

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What Does Happiness Mean To British Holiday-Makers?

…el company. There were three things that stood out for me when to comes to British attitudes to happiness and travelling based on that Travelbag study: Happiest holiday destinations: The Caribbean tops the list, with over a third naming it. Next is Australia and New Zealand (30%) and the USA (26.6%). Relaxation: A huge 81% of travellers in the study say that relaxation is the main goal of their holiday breaks. It seems British travellers like the…

Cruise Ship / Cunard / transportation

Cunard and Twinings Afternoon Tea On-Board. A Ritual And Institution.

…t to Cunard. They see it as one of the things that reinforces its uniquely British heritage, along with things like having classic British stores represented on-board such as Harrods on the QE2 and QM2, and Fortnum and Mason on the Queen Elizabeth. They have over the last decade always linked it to other classic and traditional British institutions associated with the afternoon tea experience. Companies such as Wedgwood and Twinings. Wedgwood: Cun…

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Greece

Titan Travel Italian Lakes and Azamara Greek Islands Cruise Review

…um. After free time for lunch we were taken to the airport and boarded our British Airways flight back to London. After collecting our luggage at Heathrow, we emerged to find the Titan Rep waiting with the various drivers who then took us home. We live about 25 minutes from Heathrow, so our journey was short. Some of the group had a few hours ride ahead of them as Titan will take you home wherever that may be. Azamara Pursuit in Katakolon Greece T…

About Me

…sia at the time) to British Parents – English Dad and Scottish Mum. I am a British Citizen, which is important as it meant I was able to move and live easily in the UK, and travel so much easier than if I was not! Had I not had that British Passport, there would have been countless visas involved, as well as other hassles, so it was a blessing. I grew up in Bulawayo and then Harare (Salisbury as it was called), both big cities with a bustling and…

British Columbia / canada

Why Did Grizzly Bear Viewing Convert A City Boy To A Wilderness Lover? The British Columbia Knight Inlet Lodge Experience

…p across cloudy green water from Glendale Cove to Glacier Bay, deep within British Columbia. Already Intoxicated by the sight of thunderous great mountains packed tightly with pine trees and fluffy white waterfalls cascading down dark black rocks, the excitement of being a thirty-minute floatplane flight away from the nearest town left me with a feeling of contentment. I realised this city-loving (and firmly countryside-averse) boy had been conver…