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La Antigua Guatemala – Tips For Travellers Podcast #230

…luding: Town Square which includes old key governmental buildings like the Palace of the Captain’s General (Palacios de Los Capitanes) and City Hall with the Antique Books and Weapons Museum. San Jose Cathedral dating back to 1680. Colonial Art Museum. The temple and convent of Santo Domingo which hosts the Pre-Columbian Art Museum, Archeology Museum, Silverware Museum, Modern Glass Museum, as well as Arts and Popular Crafts of Sacatepequez Museum…

Cunard

Cunard World Cruise Week Five Highlights (San Francisco to Hawaii)

…ispheres at night. Day 33 (11 February) At sea to Honolulu Day four Iolani Palace Honolulu While the weather nudged its way towards to expected warmth in Honolulu, and sat around 24 degrees, the swells that wafted across the Pacific meant the ship bobbed a great deal. The stabilisers meant there was not noticeable rolling but the stern would rise surprisingly high before falling again. You could see the swells rolling across the surface. It was a…

Dubrovnik Croatia

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Dubrovnik Tips For Travellers Podcast #251

…following must-see sights and attractions: Stradun. Old Own Walls. Sponza Palace. Onofrio’s Fountain. Franciscan Monastery. Church of St Blaise. Cathedral. Rector’s Palace. Cable Car. Fort Lovrijenac Resources and links: Dubrovnik Tourist Board Site Listen to the episode using this online player: Offer: Get a free audio book and trial at tipsfortravellers.com/audible After listening to the podcast: Please leave a comment on Tipsfortravellers.com/…

Estonia

Tallinn Estonia. Tips for Travellers Must See Attractions

…do: Upper Town which is called Toompea Lower Town or the Old Town Kadriorg Palace Pirita, which is where the Olympics where held and you can go to the beach. Maritime Museum Tallinn Tower Soviet related tour Upper Town / Toompea. Here you can visit the Russian St. Alexander and Nevesky Orthodox Cathedral, which display lots of incredible icons. Then walk down cobbled alleys to a 13th century gothic cathedral called The St. Mary’s Cathedral, which…

Mekong River Cruise Tips

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Mekong River Cruise Tips. Key Things You Need To Know

…. The most magnificent sight of all when we were in Cambodia was the Royal Palace. I was just blown away when I walked around the corner and saw this place- it was incredible! You visit the museum there, and you also get to learn about the pretty dark times in Cambodia (the Khmer Rouge period in the 1970s, when almost two million Cambodians either were executed, or died of starvation). The third critical centre is Siem Reap. Siem Reap centre used…

French Riviera

Travel to French Riviera In Winter: Nice, Cannes, Monte Carlo, Antibes

…ory and incredible displays. Just a little bit further on from that is the palace which you can tour, depending on the time of the year. In all the bars and restaurants, you see pictures in the windows of all the various celebrities that have been there. Celebrities frequent these bars when they come in on the yachts, and so the whole harbor area is a great place to soak up and spot celebrities. You also need to go into the casino. You have to pay…

Queen Elizabeth II’s Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant Flotilla

Diamond Jubilee / London / queen elizabeth / UK

Queen Elizabeth II’s Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant Flotilla

…own the Thames; on the Monday was a massive concert in front of Buckingham Palace and then on the Tuesday a service at St Paul’s Cathedral with an open coach ride through London and appearance on Buckingham Palace balcony. At each of the major event, over 1 million people attended and watched. A staggering sight and celebration. On June 3 2012, one of the main showcase events to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee took place. This was a…

HATFIELD HOUSE: stunning stately house in Hertfordshire England

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HATFIELD HOUSE: stunning stately house in Hertfordshire England

…field House and Gardens Hatfield House and Gardens Hatfield House: The Old Palace (the original property on the site) Hatfield House often has a familiar air about it for visitors. The reason being that it has been used extensively in films and TV, including Batman, Laura Croft and Sherlock Holmes. The house and grounds are quite stunning. Huge, sprawling and very impressive. The same family has lived here for over 400 year (Earl of Salisbury) and…

Misunderstood: What I Found Regent Seven Seas Get Right (And Wrong)

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Misunderstood: What I Found Regent Seven Seas Get Right (And Wrong)

…ll entry fees covered. For example, access was covered into the Kyoto Nijo Palace grounds but not to tour the actual palace. I saw a lot of no-shows after a long day like after Kyoto or people in the morning handing back tickets. But by then Regent have committed to the guides, busses etc., so all this kind of cost is already included. So there appears to be a lot of wastage, which I wonder if affects what they can offer. The excursion process cou…

Japan / Tokyo

Tokyo: My tips for travellers visiting!

View of Tokyo from Grand Palace Hotel Tokyo Room 1716 This is my review of Tokyo travel tips, and things to do and how to make the most of Tokyo, Japan. I had, until my recent trip, only ever been a transit passenger through Tokyo Narita airport. And had been wishing for a long time that I would get to Tokyo one day soon, as it all sounded so exciting. So I guess that it was almost inevitable that I was going to be disappointed when I finally got…

ATHENS, GREECE: Observations and top tips for visitors

Athens / Greece / Top Tips

ATHENS, GREECE: Observations and top tips for visitors

…with ponds can take you past the Presidential House (which used to be the palace when Greece had a royal family) but more importantly to the Parliament building at the top of the Garden. This is called a neo-classical building in all the guidebooks, whatever that means, and was built between 1834 and 1838 as the palace of the first kings. It is a huge building with big columns and a large statue and fountain outside and is worth talking a look at…