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Caribbean / Destinations / St Lucia

St. Lucia. My Guide to Luxurious Must See Excursions and Beaches When You Have Limited Time

…Lucia is a popular cruise destination, it has a very developed resort and hotel based tourism base. There are many direct flights from Europe and the United States and so while the cruise industry is important, it is probably less reliant on this trade than some of the other Caribbean islands. During the main cruising season, which is the winter in the region, it is fairly common to have a two or three ships filling the docks in pretty Castries p…

Berlin / Germany

ITB Berlin: The World’s Largest Travel Show, Walking Expedition & Travel Love Fest

…0 tips on attending ITB Berlin: Book well in advance. The city is full and hotels get busy and expensive. Stay in a partner hotel as they then have free shuttle buses, which can save a lot in taxis and working out the public transport options. Set a clear objective (or maybe 2) of what you want to achieve and focus on that. There are so many people and so much to do, you need to focus. Pace yourself. It is big, busy and hectic. Do not over commit…

Cruising

River Cruise Tips and Tricks: My European River Cruising Advice

…eal for travellers who don’t want to have to worry about finding the right hotel, places to eat, tours and having to navigate foreign transportation or managing unfamiliar currencies. A river cruise takes the hassle associated with travelling away. It provides a calming experience where travellers are assisted at every stage of their journey. This is why it appealed initially to people who embraced land-based escorted tours. On a river cruise you’…

travel podcast

Tips for Travellers Podcast 146: Shanghai China Tips

…including glass floor looking down 100 floors Jin Mao Tower – Grand Hyatt Hotel (tallest hotel lobby in world 56th floor) – observation floor on 88th – only 45 seconds to get to top Shanghai tower – 632 m high opposite opened in 2014 The Bund and huge Huangpu Park Grand old buildings known as the World Architectural Gallery. People’s Square Shangai Museum Museum of Contemporary Art Shanghai Art Museum Shanghai Grand Theatre New Town Hall Urban Pl…

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Visit Flanders Exploring World War One Sites: Why You Should Do It?

…aking up to let river traffic pass by. I stayed at the four-star De Keyser hotel near the main railway station which provided a perfect located base to explore the city. Antwerp Pontoon Bridge I can highly recommend touring Flanders and seeing some of the highlights and sites from the World War. In addition to exploring these there is a multitude of other things to do like exploring the museums in Antwerp and the canals and churches in nearby Ghen…

Las Vegas Bellagio Fountains At Night (with Paris Hotel & Eiffel Tower In Background)

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Las Vegas Tips For Travellers

…stay the best thing to look for great deals is in some of the older strip hotels (like Circus Circus, Stratosphere ) or resorts off the strip (like Rio and Palm). These often have amazing prices (down to even $30 a night) and you have all the benefits of being in a major report and handy for everything. Hotels like The Plaza (which was featured in “Back To The Future”) down in Fremont Street which is the old Las Vegas can be very inexpensive too…

Seabourn

Seabourn Cruises Insider Tips and Tricks: Experience and Who Best Suited For

…th Seabourn. In this first part you can read my interview with Karl Eckel, Hotel Director, and Colleen Ellis, Guest Services Manager, who talk about the Seabourn experience, type of people the line is suited for and their tips for first time Seabourn travellers. Tips for Travellers: How would you describe the Seabourn experience? There’s lots of choice in the cruise industry, so how do you see it as being different? Karl: I think that Seabourn exp…

British Columbia / canada

How to explore Vancouver British Columbia without having to walk much.

…nding about. They include stops at, or very close to, all the main tourist hotels and the Cruise Terminal at Canada Place. I felt this was important to cut walking, something I was thankful for. They run all year every 20 minutes, with first pick-up at 08:27 and the last at 17:03. There is very little waiting or standing at any stop for the next bus. Tickets cost a reasonable CAD$42 (about £20.50)**, and last 24 hours from the time you buy it on b…

Cunard

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

…e transfer by bus to the Sheraton Maui Hotel, which was one of a series of hotels along the beach. While the beach is public included in the package was a chair, free drink and discount on lunch at two of the hotel’s poolside restaurants. They offered upgrades to a lounger and umbrellas or a two-person cabana, which consisted of two loungers with plush cushions and cover. We chose the latter at a cost of $47. The beach was busy but not packed and…

Cunard

Cunard World Cruise Week Seven Highlights (New Zealand to Sydney)

…e killed, along with reports of homes wrecked, tourists having to cower in hotel meeting rooms and countries like New Zealand arranging support and help. Kids Clubs There were very few children on board the ship on the World Voyage legs, with this leg having the most – probably around six. I attributed this to the length of the trip, timing (not in school holiday time) and the cruise line not being an obvious choice for families accounting for thi…

Cunard

Cunard Around-The-World Week Nine Highlights: Joining the Queen Elizabeth in Hong Kong

…sfer from the airport on Lantau Island into the city and the Harbour Grand Hotel. As our entire day was taken up travelling it reminded me of a benefit of cruising over land-based travel: your commuting is leisure time done in comfort on the ship without the hassle of wrestling with traffic and airport rigmarole. We had woken up at 4.30am to navigate Monday morning traffic between the Sunshine Coast and Brisbane, hauled our four suitcases into the…