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PODCAST 12: Destination of the Year CAPE TOWN (SOUTH AFRICA)

Cape Town / South Africa / Tips for Travellers / Top Tips / travel / travel podcast

PODCAST 12: Destination of the Year CAPE TOWN (SOUTH AFRICA)

…and more. http://www.bembridge.co.uk/0504_Cape_Town.htm Also check out the hotel room video clips on the tipsfortravellers.com website CAPE TOWN TOURIST SITES http://www.cape-town.org http://www.cape-town.net http://www.longstreet.co.za/ MY CAPE TOWN “THINGS TO DO” RECOMMENDATIONS Tripadvisor.com view on attractions: http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attractions-g312659-Activities-Cape_Town_Western_Cape.html Table Mountain: http://www.tablemountain.net V…

Forthcoming Trips: March 2007 P&O Arcadia Barbados – Southampton UK

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Forthcoming Trips: March 2007 P&O Arcadia Barbados – Southampton UK

…c crossing. Your journey ends in Southampton but Arcadia does make one welcome pause along the way: at the stylish Garden Island of Madeira. Here you can take tea at the gloriously colonial Reids’ Hotel or try a thrilling wicker sled ride down steep cobbled tracks to the delightful capital, Funchal – another unforgettable experience, just like the whole cruise.”…

Podcast #2: From Hong Kong (Disneyland, hotels, tours, shopping and Cathy Pacific..)

Hong Kong / Tips for Travellers / Top Tips / travel / travel podcast

Podcast #2: From Hong Kong (Disneyland, hotels, tours, shopping and Cathy Pacific..)

…be about Sydney Australia. VIDEO CLIPS AND PHOTOS * Short video clip of my hotel room: (To follow – problems with downloading) * My Pictures of Hong Kong: (To follow – problems with downloading) PODCAST # 2: click here to listen to or “right click” and save to desktop Hope you enjoy or enjoyed the podcast, drop me an email with any comment or thoughts! WEBSITE LINKS MENTIONED IN THE PODCAST Travel Bits * Sheraton Hong Kong (Kowloon): http://www.sh…

WHAT’ S THIS ABOUT THEN?

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WHAT’ S THIS ABOUT THEN?

…us pictures and filming small video clips using my digital camera of every hotel room I stay in and places I visit. I also read zillions of books on travel, and an currently researching and writing a book about “Icons and Legends of Travel”. As I travel about I always take with me my camera, my computer and my iPod. All 3 of these are essential tools for my travels – and so the discovery of podcasting and blogging gave me the inspiration and desir…

blogging / TBE / TBEX / TBUnite

Travel Blogs, Travel Bloggers & Travel Blogging Conferences Are Doomed

…bloggers attend them paying fees, admittedly fairly small, and paying for hotel rooms and spending money in the destination. Sponsors are coughing up to cover costs. The whole area of training, educating and connecting travel bloggers is growing and becoming a big business. Travel blogging brands and companies are being formed, and competition is growing. #2: Travel blogging today seems to be more about blogging to travel bloggers, than to travel…

Destinations / London

The View from The Shard London. The Newest And Highest London Attraction

…oney, is the tallest in Western Europe. It will have offices, a Shangri-La Hotel on 34 − 52nd floors, restaurants on 31 − 33rd floors and multi-million dollar apartments. THE VIEW from The Shard. The advertising standards authority will agree it is a fair claim! Prince Andrew took advantage of the height and views in November 2012 to abseil down the building for Charity. Window cleaners and construction workers cling to the building every day taki…

Africa / Botswana / Zambia / Zimbabwe

Victoria Falls, Lake Kariba and Chobe: Flame of Africa Holidays to Africa In Luxury

…my article on The Victoria Falls as well as the stunning Royal Livingstone Hotel on the banks of the Zambesi to see why. You can also watch a video of bungee jumping off the bridge that runs between Zambia and Zimbabwe. Tips for Travellers Podcast about Flame of Africa’s Victoria Falls, Lake Kariba and Chobe Trips. I have made a podcast of my interview with Brett McDonald from Flame of Africa as part of my Tips for Travellers Podcast. You can list…

Journeys / Transatlantic Crossing

Cunard Queen Mary 2 Crew Answer Your Questions About A Transatlantic Crossing

…interviews are planned to include people like the Captain, Executive Chef, Hotel Manager, Entertainment Director, and even crew members like the Gentlemen Hosts and Social Hostess. So what I am asking the readers of the blog: Who would you like me to try and interview? What would you like to know, and have me ask them? Leave them in a comment on the blog, and ask anyone you know who is a cruise or Cunard or transatlantic crossing fan to let me kno…

Cruise Ship / Cunard / transportation

Cunard Line History: 10 Key Events That Define This Iconic Cruise Line

…s until sold to Dubai with a plan for it to eventually be converted into a hotel. In 1982 the Queen Elizabeth 2, along with other passenger ships, was requisition by the UK Government and converted into a troop carrier to take troops to the Falkland Islands for the war with Argentina over the islands. Despite the launch of the Queen Elizabeth 2 in 1969, Cunard was struggling and was taken over in 1971 by the Trafalgar House Group who owned hotels…

Caviar in Queens Grill on Cunard Queen Mary 2

Cruise Ship / Cunard / Queen Mary 2 / transportation

Transatlantic Crossing on the Queen Mary 2 Observations: Food Glorious Food, and Gluttony

…o your suite if you are in Queens Grill. On the crossing I interviewed the Hotel Manager and the Head Chef, which I will cover in a separate article and podcast with more on the facts, figures and logistics of serving food 24 hours a day to 2600 passengers and 1500 crew. But it will not surprise that around 15,000 meals are served on-board every day for all on the ship. And all food has to be carried on the ship to cover those meals for 7 days. Fo…

Cruise Ship / Cruise Tips And Advice / Cruising / Cunard / Queen Mary 2 / transportation

Highs and Lows of Cruising on The Cunard Queen Mary 2. Rough Seas & Norovirus Included!

…aring the interviews that I did on-board with the Entertainment Directors, Hotel Manager, Head Chef, Social Host and a Gentleman Host. But for now, here are the highs and the lows….. My 3 Cunard Queen Mary 2 Highlights. Overall experience, especially the Queens Grill. Food and Crew Attitude Is Stunning. While I think that Cunard need to do more to differentiate and build more into the Grills Experience to justify the premium, without a shadow of d…