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…they’ll go without you. We can’t wait to welcome you on board.” The BA site is at http://www.ba.com I best get my summer holiday booked!…
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Travel Plusses and Minuses 2008
…e found so many great places, like the Tongsai Bay Resort for our Thailand holiday, but also managed to avoid horrors! Addison Lee I have been using lots of different car services across the year here in London. Then someone suggested trying Addison Lee. They are fantastic. They are very cost effective, marginally more expensive than a black cab and you can book the car online and then 20 minutes before the car arrives they send you a text message…
The New Terminal 5 at London Heathrow
…the first few days of flights arriving as we will be coming back from our holiday in Thailand 2 days before the new T5 opens. Not sure if that is a good thing or bad things as history shows most new terminal opens around the world have massive hic-ups! I was not sure if the email I received from a PR compaby working for either BA or BAA means that my travel blog has “arrived” itself as I got an email from them promoting the launch. This is what i…
Gran Melia Don Pepe Hotel, Marbella, Spain (review, videos, pictures)
…asswords. The location of the hotel is also average. It is within walking distance of some tourist style restaurants with pretty good food, especially Italian. It would not be high on my list to go for a holiday, but for a conference it was perfectly good. Gran Melia Don Pepe Marbella Spain Room 428, originally uploaded by garybembridge. Look at the video of my room (428): click here…
Hotel Cascais Miragem Lisbon (Review, Video & Photos)
…ork conference that I as attending. It seemed almost criminal not to be on holiday here. The hotel is big with a large open and dramatic lobby area that soars up high, with large glass staircase and glass sided lifts. It is bright and airy and despite the scale of the lobby it is still welcoming as it has small seating areas dotted around it. Watch the video of the hotel room below: To see all the photos, click on the photo above or click here The…
Caribbean Cruise Part 7: Crossing the Atlantic to the UK
…1:45pm So it is now our 4th day at sea and we are into the 2nd half of our holiday. Last night we crossed the half point on our trip to Madeira. We are right out in the middle of the Atlantic and so the only thing to look at is the sea of course! We did see a large oil tanker type ship passing us in the other direction yesterday during the day. As I write this I am sitting on the deck sunning myself (again). It is warm (and 24 degrees) but there h…
ATHENS, GREECE: Observations and top tips for visitors
…f summer. In August around 60% of Athens residents leave the city to go on holiday to get out of the heat of the city. • Winter can be fairly pleasant in Athens, especially in January, though it is a bit less predictable. February is a good month as this is the Carnival season arranged by the Municipality. It ends on what they call “Clean Monday” which is the beginning of Lent so check your calendars to work out when that is for each year. • You w…
QM2: She’s getting better with age
…reservations and is the only one with a surcharge ($20 for lunch, $30 for dinner). I loved bangers and mash for lunch at the Golden Lion Pub, a British-style eatery. Kings Court, with four distinct themed dining areas, is the main casual dining venue. Breakfast and lunch are buffets; at night, there is waiter service and reservations are required. However, with four dining areas in a linear layout, the Kings Court design is cramped. Bus boys, wait…
Taipei, Taiwan. Observations and tips for visiting this city unused to heavy tourist trade
…people are unwelcoming at all – it is just that not many people come for a holiday there. And certainly not Western Tourists, although there seems to be a more steady Japanese tourist trade which links back to a time that run from the 1870s to just after the Second World War when Japan controlled Taiwan. As an aside, having been educated in a more European based history and the First and Second Wars related to the European battlefields, I have onl…
PODCAST 21: BARBADOS
…s, to experience them all … you will have to return to Barbados for a full holiday! Take a short stroll from the Cruise Terminal into our capital city, Bridgetown, to complete your shopping. Along the way you will pass Pelican Craft Village … stop in to pick up souvenirs and local craft. Johnson’s Tours offers a range of tours and activities which provide the short-stay visitor to Barbados a memorable day. Their Island Tours offer Historical, Envi…
PODCAST 14: MAURITIUS – the magical island in the Indian Ocean
…ains. Plus chance of cyclones! (Check out the weather on the excellent BBC Holiday destination reports at http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/world/country_guides/results.shtml?tt=TT004830 and http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/world/city_guides/results.shtml?tt=TT004830) 2. Only go if you are the type that likes to do very little and like to unwind 3. Book a hotel that offers an all inclusive package. As there are not a lot of places to go out to eat as the r…
