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My Travel Reviews: Forthcoming trips / reviews and PODCAST topics

…are 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 Britannia) Disneyland…

Australia / Destinations

Tips for Travellers Big Travel Adventure on Pinterest #pinitforwarduk

…e (for example I have some around my passions like Cruising, Las Vegas and Cape Town). It is great for collecting together ideas and to share memories. Pinterest is expanding and launching a more UK site, alongside their main but more USA focused site. This is because they see and think people in different markets are more likely to want to find and share different things. To coincide with the launch, I have created a new board where I am collecti…

Greece / Kefalonia

Kefalonia Greek Island. History, Holidays, Hotels And Things To Do.

…n. The best time to visit is on a Friday evening. The area around the main town square (a few blocks back from the port side road) is closed to traffic and locals and tourists gather to meet, chat, people watch, drink and eat. It is very busy and buzzing. All round the square are trendy bars to sit and enjoy the mood. A block from the square is a pedestrianised shopping road. The best restaurant on the island that we visited is just off the square…

My Ultimate Guide to a Successful Day Trip To France Using P&O Dover to Calais Ferry

Cross Channel / Ferries

My Ultimate Guide to a Successful Day Trip To France Using P&O Dover to Calais Ferry

…rea. Many also fill up with petrol as it is cheaper than in the UK. Calais Town Centre. Head for the Town Hall (again search on Google Maps and use that as what you sue for your sat-nav if you have one). This is a grand looking building, and has free parking around it. In front of it is the Six Burghers Monument (a Rodin sculpture from 1895 showing 6 men that offered themselves up to the English King Edward III in 1347 to be hanged in return for t…

San Francisco California. Why is this city so loved by so many?

California / san francisco / Tips for Travellers / travel / usa

San Francisco California. Why is this city so loved by so many?

…at the ferry building – visit the huge and impressive Golden Gate park with Japanese Gardens – go to the Castro – get a tram – do an open air bus tour Golden Gate Bridge San Francisco Read more about San Francisco on Tips for Travellers: San Francisco Observations Alcatraz. Somewhere you must escape to Why you should visit the Ferry Building versus the famous Pier 39 Castro Street: vibrant and very gay Sausalito (charming town across the bay) Hote…

Shanghai China. Tips on visiting this chameleon city!

China / Shanghai / travel

Shanghai China. Tips on visiting this chameleon city!

…he Bund area. Not only is it central, but it is also a very pretty part of town. It’s within walking distance, of the river and other great areas to explore, that I will cover in more detail below. Sightseeing: Private tours: On any first visit to Shanghai, I recommend you arrange to go a private tour, rather than, finding your way around. Because although there is transport, and an underground, it can be a very confusing and fraught with challeng…

Australia / Destinations / Sydney

Sydney Australia. Top 10 Travel Tips And Things To See And Do

…y is the huge Sydney Tower, the Skywalk. A huge big tower in the centre of town above the Centrepoint shopping centre, at the corner of Pitt and Market street, is the very tall tower, with amazing views including 360 degree views of the harbour. It’s 250 metres above the city streets, and there is also the Oztrek, which is a simulated ride where you sit in a moving chair using IMAX movie, you are whisked around the Harbour Bridge, Opera House, Bon…

Destinations / Las Vegas / USA

Las Vegas Travel Tips. Including Hotels. Shows. Weather. Attractions.

…good an idea it sounds, you will be ripped off as they are way outside of town and the cab and drinks will cost you more than you can possibly imagine. Ceasars Palace Las Vegas GET OUT OF TOWN So many people stay in the city and do not get out. There are at least 3 really fantastic days out that should be on your agenda. The first is a trip to the Grand Canyon. You can get there by small plane and then helicopter that takes you down into it – or…

Caribbean Cruise Part 5: St Kitts

caribbean / cruise / P and O

Caribbean Cruise Part 5: St Kitts

…nd even though the island is about 50 miles away. We had a wander into the town after our bike ride. Once past the “Disneyland” like cruise terminal area, which is just being rebuilt after another hurricane, you get to the old town which was much more interesting. The shops in the cruise terminal area of all the islands are all very generic, and I think if I had not taken loads of photos of each of the terminal area and surrounds I would struggle…

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

Destinations / Taiwan

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

…ew of Cathy Pacific by clicking hereThe airport is quite a long way out of town, although there is an airport in town but this is only for domestic flights. The international airport is called Chiang Kai-shek International airport and it is very modern. The traffic getting to and from the airport is slow, although the roads are very good but you need to allow well over an hour or more. I was very amazed with how lush and green and tightly packed t…

canada / Toronto

Tips for Travellers on Toronto Must See Attractions And Things To Do

…ues, little artisan bakeries and the such like. It’s a very trendy spot on town where they sometimes hold festivals. It’s a very chic part of town. St. Lawrence Market. This is just fantastic. It used to be the city hall offices. Now it is a market on two levels where they sell produce, food, meat, confectionery and fish. I loved this market. Really worth a visit. St Lawrence Market Toronto The Castle: Casa Loma. It was originally built as a vanit…