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San Francisco: Ferry Building versus Pier 39. There is only one winner!

Destinations / San Francisco

San Francisco: Ferry Building versus Pier 39. There is only one winner!

…share marketers; etc.; etc. — this is the place to get talked out of your money. Be wary at the Wharf and hold onto your wallet. What do you think? 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) Hotels I stayed in San Francisco and sur…

Destinations / Seoul / South Korea

Things To Do In Seoul (South Korea). Hotels, Tours, Museums & More

…times as you like. Courses take you past Korea’s royal palaces, though downtown Seoul’s major tourist destinations and to the city’s nighttime attractions”. This is fine and convenient, running every 30 minutes, but you need to then have read up and have a guidebook so you know what you are seeing and what to stop and do. But it is an efficient and cheap way of getting to the sights, and you can buy tickets at hotels or even the airport when you a…

Cruise Tips And Advice / Cruising / transportation

16 Top Tips for First Time Cruisers

…close to town centre. You may find that just doing that and exploring the town with some preparation before going, although also most of the towns will also have booths with maps and suggestions. We tend to avoid going on booked excursions to explore ourselves. They can be fairly costly and may not be worth it. There are also some companies online that run similar tours for when ships dock with smaller groups and at lower costs. (14) BRING ENOUGH…

Pullman Paris Rive Gauche (ex Sofitel Porte de Sevres) Hotel Paris: the hotel I dread and hate staying at..

France / Hotel Review / Hotel Room Video / Paris / Pullman / Sofitel

Pullman Paris Rive Gauche (ex Sofitel Porte de Sevres) Hotel Paris: the hotel I dread and hate staying at..

…gh it is fairly near a Metro station that in twenty minutes takes you into town but then you will still need to work your way around to get to the tourist spots. It is also a good hour by cab to the hotel from the airport which will cost you anything up to 80 euros or a few changes on the metro as is on the opposite side of Paris to the CDG airport. As a business traveller it is fine if you are doing business locally in one of the major businesses…

PODCAST 18 : PRINCETON NEW JERSEY

podcast / Princeton / Tips for Travellers / Top Tips / travel / travel podcast

PODCAST 18 : PRINCETON NEW JERSEY

…oon St and Wiggins St, Princeton, NJ 08542 · 609-924-1369 Description: DOWNTOWN. Since 1757, this cemetery has been the burial site for local families and for prominent Americans – for which reason it’s been called the “Westminster Abbey of the United States.” Affiliated with the Nassau Presbyterian Church, the cemetery shelters the graves of parishioners and other town residents; a special part is also designated as the Presidents’ Plot for leade…

PODCAST 17: SANTA MONICA, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA

California / Santa Monica / Tips for Travellers / travel podcast / usa

PODCAST 17: SANTA MONICA, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA

…en created to create a look of a gentrified, but trendy and funky emerging town populated by young, slim and the up-and-coming. The city has developed a pedestrian area of a series of roads a few back from the sea roads that are chock full of designer stores ranging from Sephora through Abercrombie and Fitch to a dazzling Apple store. There are a large amount of trendy restaurants, all full of trendy, young things that seem to have the money to bl…

Caribbean / Caribbean Cruise / Destinations / Journeys

Diamonds, Gemstones And Trinkets. My Ultimate Guide To Duty Free – Tax Free Shopping in the Caribbean.

…ith a “Saint” in their name! Shopping more focused around more traditional town based shopping. These include Barbados, Antigua and St. Lucia. These are more developed islands with a large, established land based tourism business and an industry base that existed beyond sugar and fruit. While there is often a small mall with the usual chain stores, they tend to have a more developed town centre with broader shopping options. Traditional and indepe…

Accomodation / New York / USA

Intercontinental Hotel in Time Square New York. Views So Good We Slept With The Curtains Open.

…are on 44th Street. So it is within a short walk to that throbbing part of town, but you are not assaulted by the thick crowds, bustle and noise as you step out of the hotel. It also has, because of its location, the most amazing views which do not mean looking into the side of another skyscraper. We had booked a corner room. Our room was on the 28th floor (room 2826) and it gave us staggeringly beautiful views on the one side across to the Hudson…

Holland America Caribbean Cruise Pros and Cons

St Thomas

St Thomas. From Pirates and Slave Markets to the 2nd Busiest Caribbean Port And World Famous Beaches

…times. There can be as many as 7 ships with 15,000 to 23,000 passengers in town on any one day. Queen Mary 2 docked in St. Thomas Caribbean So although there are many excursion options, my strong tip is to take to the sea for the day! The best and most popular is to go on one of the all, or part, day catamaran tours that leave from the port area. These tours usually head off to Buck Island, where there is the Turtle Cove Bay. Here shoals of touris…

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St. Kitts. A Lush Green And Beach Island. By Train, Bike or Taxi You Must Visit a Beach

…cken and burgers. After a trip to the beach, spend some time exploring the town of Basseterre. You should pass through the duty free tax free shopping malls and into the old town. While at times is can be a bit messy, it is always vibrant and busy. Visit the famous “Circus” with its large green clock in the centre, and where streets linked to it colonial past like Liverpool Row, Fort and Bank Street lead off it. All around are old colonial buildin…

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Do Real Travellers Use A Hop-on Hop-Off Bus Tour?

…with distaste the huddles of tourists trolling around cities, like my home town of London, on hop-on hop-off tours trying to keep the cheap earphones in their ears to hear the commentary. While the problem of keeping the earphones in your ears is still a problem, I learnt that hop-on hop-off tours are ideal for discovering a city. Hop-on Hop-Off buses are not just for unadventurous, lazy visitors who cannot be bothered to figure out public transpo…