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Cruise Ship / Holland America

Considerations when booking your port excursions. My Holland America cruise dilemma!

…I have always wanted to see. Civitavecchia (for Rome). Self exploring the town. I have decided not to spend the time traveling into Rome and am going to explore the small town itself. I once went there on a cruise and am going to explore and find tips for travellers visiting this port who want to stay local and not go on any excursion. It is a very common stop on Mediterranean cruises and I think there is an opportunity to give a good way to spen…

travel podcast

Tips for Travellers Podcast 118 : Pompeii and Mount Vesuvius

…a terrifying volcano that wiped out Pompeii when it erupted and buried the town with ash and rock despite it being 10 km away. In the podcast I give more background to the volcano and the things to do around the area, including the town of Pompeii. This is an absolute must see destination! You can listen to the podcast the following ways: iTunes: subscribe for free to the Tips for Travellers Podcast on iTunes RSS feed: subscribe for free using the…

Cruise Ship / transportation / Uniworld River Cruises

Uniworld River Cruise Pictures and Review : Melk and Durnstein

…arming towns along the Danube. Both were fascinating. First we visited the town of Melk. This town is best known for a large and sprawling Benedictine Monk Monastery that dates back to the 11th Century. The current buildings are more recent as most were replaced in the baroque style after the 17th Century when a fire destroyed parts of the original complex. I was stunned by the drama and beauty of the place. Inside Melk Monastery Abbey – very rich…

Cruise Ship / MSC

MSC Cruises Tips: My Observations, Review and Top Cruising Advice

…ree shuttle busses from the ship into town but will offer an option if the town centre is not within easy walking distance. You need to buy tickets before leaving the ship. In Palma the 20-minute shuttle into town was 12,5 euros and the shuttle from Trapani to Erice was 19,90 Euros for adults and 9,90 for under 12s. You have to buy tickets before getting off ship. There was an exception was in La Spezia, which is a container and freight port, wher…

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Visit Flanders Exploring World War One Sites: Why You Should Do It?

…e Markt which is surrounded by charming tradtional-looking buildings. This town was behind the lines and so was not as damaged in the First World War as other parts of the region. I had lunch in the Restaurant Passage which is on Veurnestraat just off the square. It serves a lunch-time menu offer of three courses and I can highly recommended it. Talbot House Poperinge Flanders Belgium One of the most important places to visit in the town is Talbot…

Germany / Uncategorized

#JoinGermanTradition ! Stories To Explore By!

…oslar Old Town and the Upper Harz Water Management System, Quedlinburg Old Town and Lutherstadt Eisleben. Last night I attended an event celebrating some of German’s traditions in London at the (very trendy) Herman Ze German restaurant on Charlotte Street. While enjoying traditional food like bratwurst and schnitzel, each of the Tourist Board team shared some of their personal favourite traditions including stories about the renowned Oktober fest,…

Cunard

Cunard Around-the-World Cruise Highlights Week 10: South Korea to Nagasaki and Kagoshima

…and having lunch, we ventured out into the city. The Cruise Terminal is in town and so there was no shuttle bus. It was possible to walk up to the Glover Gardens. This is the site of the home of a Glasgow entrepreneur who is credited with having a major influence on modernising Japan bringing railway locomotives, ship building (that developed into Mitshibish Corporation) and other innoavtions. In the beautiful gardens was his house and then other…

European Versus Mekong River Cruises. Just How Different Are They

River Cruise Tips

The Differences Between Mekong and European River Cruises

…one of the towns in the evenings, giving you the opportunity to walk into town and maybe spend the evening exploring or having dinner. On the Mekong, I found that most evenings we would stop sailing at some point in time, and we’d be moored in the river rather than actually in a local village or town. The only places where we actually moored were in the big cities like Phnom Penh, for example. But overall the format and structure are very similar…

small cruise ships

Cruise Tips

The Worst Mediterranean Cruise Ports Are Also The Best

…th quaint shops and popular beaches. Greece Katakolon in Greece is a small town with one road of tourist trap shops that takes about half an hour to explore, but an hour away is the vast Olympia, home of the Olympics with extensive ruins, and remarkable museum. Piraeus is a busy industrial and cruise port, with a city to match where you could catch a Hop-on Hop-Off bus to a beach. But again, an hour away is the rich history of Athens with the beau…

Cruise Tips

A Lot That Can Go Wrong On An Alaska Cruise. Here’s How To Avoid That Happening

…there’s pretty much nothing going on. Ketchikan is a bit of a tourist trap town, filled with souvenir shops. Juneau is more exciting. But for all, the action is out of town and often involve floatplanes, helicopters, boats and even trains and they cost. I recommend you try and budget to do a series of key things in Alaska. Alaska key things to see and do – Juneau First, get up and close to glaciers. Walk on them, fly over them, go dog sledding on…

Cruise Tips

9 Amazing Activities That Will Make Any Alaska Cruise Epic

…to your ship. Either before or after the train do spend time exploring the town itself, and it still mostly has the original buildings with many stories. In my budget exploring blog, I have tips on how to get the most when exploring the town. In the next port, Ketchikan, there is one of the most fun things to do in Alaska. Epic Alaska Cruise – Ketchikan Ketchikan started as an indigenous peoples’ fishing camp, and rapidly grew after a salmon canne…