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Grand Palace Hotel, Tokyo, Japan (review, video, pictures)

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Grand Palace Hotel, Tokyo, Japan (review, video, pictures)

…rge, very dated and beige hotel situated out of the main buzzing centre of town in a suburb full of uninspiring office blocks. It gets a busy and regular trade from people like me staying near the office and from busloads of tourists on economic packages. The hotel is very large and the 4 days I was staying there were hoards of tourist groups. I did feel a bit sorry for them staying so out of the way! The problem with the hotel is that everything…

Concorde Saint Lazare Hotel Paris France

France / Hotel Review / Hotel Room Video / Paris / Tips for Travellers / Top Tips / travel

Concorde Saint Lazare Hotel Paris France

…ght across the road with easy connections to all the main tourist parts of town. Like some of the other Concorde hotels in Paris, like the Lueticia, this building is a glorious art deco building and styling inside. The whole reception area is quite spectacular and a real “wow factor” with huge ceilings and pillars. The main hotel restaurant, Terminus, is also very art deco. The food though is terrible, as is most of the food on offer in the hotel….

Caribbean Cruise Part 6: Antigua

Antigua / Arcadia / caribbean / cruise / P and O

Caribbean Cruise Part 6: Antigua

…steps without being stopped. We actually gave up trying to walk around the town as it was so annoying and got a map of the island and went to the official taxi dispatch near the dock gate and asked for a taxi to Dickinson Beach which I had read reviews online before this trip. It cost US$12 for about the 2-mile trip. The beach is amazing and very lovely. A nice natural bay that also has a huge Sandals Resort on that looks very tatty but seems to b…

Caribbean Cruise Part 3: Grenada

Arcadia / caribbean / cruise / P and O

Caribbean Cruise Part 3: Grenada

…s. You have to also pass through this shopping complex to get out into the town. The water taxis cost US$3 per person and holds around 20 people. The trip to Grand Anse beach takes about 20 minutes. VIDEO OF ARCADIA FROM THE WATER TAXI TO GRAND ANSE BEACH The Grand Anse beach is rated by many people as one of the nicest beaches in the Caribbean. It is about 2 miles long and all along the beach are sections where you can hire beach chairs and umbre…

Las Vegas: Observations

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Las Vegas: Observations

…gaming licenses. In the 1970s the famous recluse Howard Hughes jetted into town and barracked himself in the top floor of the Desert sands and with all his influence and money seemed to take over from where the mob left off and created another wave of growth until he left some years later. He was so powerful in the city that you would find when watching a movie on TV it may suddenly stop, rewind a way and start playing again. That meant that Howar…

PODCAST 15: MONTREUX SWITZERLAND

Montreux / Switzerland / Tips for Travellers / Top Tips / travel / travel podcast

PODCAST 15: MONTREUX SWITZERLAND

…http://www.chillon.ch/en/index.html Clinic La Prairie: http://www.laprairie.ch/eng/ Casino Montreux Swiss Chocolate Train: http://www.raileurope.com/us/rail/passes/chocolate_train.htm Lakeside Promenade Fleuri Montreux Old town Where I stayed: Royal Plaza Hotel website: http://www.royalplaza.ch/intro.html Tripadvisor views and reviews: http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g188108-d236149-r4316394-Royal_Plaza_Hotel-Montreux_Vaud.html…

PODCAST 14: MAURITIUS – the magical island in the Indian Ocean

Mauritius / Tips for Travellers / Top Tips / travel / travel podcast

PODCAST 14: MAURITIUS – the magical island in the Indian Ocean

…story Museum, Port Louis 6. Cauden Waterfront Complex, Port Louis 7. China Town, Port Louis 8. Ile aux Cerfs 9. Black River Gorges National Park 10. Domain du Chasseur Game Park and Reserve WHERE TO STAY The 2 hotels I have stayed in before and highly recommend: Beau Rivage http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g298342-d316743-Reviews-Beau_Rivage_Hotel-Belle_Mare.html http://www.naiade.com/Site-1024/Collection/Beau-Rivage/home.html Maritim http:…

PODCAST 13: WINTER IN THE FRENCH RIVIERA (FRANCE)

France / Tips for Travellers / Top Tips / travel / travel podcast

PODCAST 13: WINTER IN THE FRENCH RIVIERA (FRANCE)

…urs Saleya Musee National Message Biblique Marc Chagall Vieille Ville (Old Town) Palais Lascaris Place Massena Cathedrale Orthodoxe Russe St-Nicolas a Nice MONACO History The “offical view” from Monte-carlo.mc http://www.monte-carlo.mc/us/presentation/history/ All about Monaco http://www.monaco-montecarlo.com/index.php Tripadvisor.com view on best things to do http://www.tripadvisor.com/Tourism-g190409-Monte_Carlo-Vacations.html Top Monte-Carlo At…

PODCAST #6: Paris France

France / Paris / Tips for Travellers / Top Tips / travel podcast

PODCAST #6: Paris France

…an see the various famous landmarks in most cases lined up through careful town planning over the centuries. And as it was occupied by the German Nazi’s during the second world war, it’s buildings and historical architecture escaped the hammering and destruction that so other major European cities on either side of the war went through. As I travelled to Paris on this trip on the Eurostar – my most favourite and recommended way to get from London…

PODCAST #3: FROM SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA

Australia / Sydney / Tips for Travellers / Top Tips / travel / travel podcast

PODCAST #3: FROM SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA

…as booked at (in my view) a not very nice hotel in a not very nice part of town … so I took the opportunity to try out 2 other hotels in the harbour area. The first on the weekend I was there before the conference and then the second after the conference. On the podcast I talk about 4 main topics: 1) General information about Sydney and Australia (visas, screening on entering the country and cabs included!) 2) The 10 Best Things to do in Sydney (s…