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Small Ship Luxury Cruise Line Comparison: Who’s Best?

…eir guests, which on my trips has included a local operatic performance in Italy and a special food and drink market in France. The White Nights is a deck buffet with stations hosted and served by the ship’s Senior Crew. They are also well known for having a consistent, but ageing fleet, of four identical R-class ships carrying around 700 guests. This which lets them dock right in city centres and narrow waterways so while big ships are moored in…

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La Cinque Terre Video Tour

…Cinque Terre is one of the most beautiful regions in Italy. A series of five hard-to-reach towns nestle on the hills along the Mediterranean. In this video you see highlights of Porto Venere, Manarola, Vernazza, Monterosso and the ferry passing all along Cinqque Terre. This was during a shore excursion with Crystal Cruises.   Declaration: I travelled as a guest of Crystal Cruises on Crystal Serenity on the 12-night European Cachet trip….

Brazil / Destinations / Sao Paulo

Travel Tips and Things To Do In Sao Paulo Brazil

…to the late 19th Century when piles upon piles of immigrants arrived from Italy and Japan largely to work on the huge coffee plantations. Once the coffee industry more or less plummeted in the early 20th century people switched to commerce. Today as a result, Sao Paulo is one of the most important financial centres in Latin America and the world. Another fact showing the diversity is that it is the home for more German companies outside of German…

ATHENS, GREECE: Observations and top tips for visitors

Athens / Greece / Top Tips

ATHENS, GREECE: Observations and top tips for visitors

…rt of a trip to visit other ancient world cities like Rome and Florence in Italy or Istanbul in Turkey. • While the historical sights are very interesting and worth seeing, there is not a lot to keep you occupied and engaged for many days. Days that you could better use on the islands or sight seeing elsewhere. • It is though worth planning a trip to Athens on your way to the islands as so many people will take direct or charter flights to one of…

Tips for Travellers / travel blog

Luxury Travel Blog and Podcast: Tips For Travellers

…eo above, which I made for the Travel Blogger Elevator Conference in Genoa Italy, I talk about why I started Tips For Travellers and what the blog and podcasts are about. It also talks why travel providers should consider partnering with Tips for Travellers to get their message out to travellers. I provide content about luxury travel that travellers can read, listen to and watch. Both at home and on the go. Tips for Travellers. Luxurious travel ex…

blogging / TBE / TBEX / TBUnite

Travel Blogs, Travel Bloggers & Travel Blogging Conferences Are Doomed

Travel Blogger Elevator Genoa Italy Are Travel Blogs, Travel Bloggers & Travel Blogging Conferences Doomed? Having attended two large travel blogger conferences within the last 6 weeks, I have been reflecting on what I had observed about travel bloggers and travel blogging overall. I have been blogging, and making podcasts and videos, about travel since 2005. Until now I have never been to, nor got involved, in travel blogging events and conferen…

Cruise Ship / Cunard / Journeys / Transatlantic Crossing / transportation

Cunard Transatlantic Crossings By Ship : The History and The Heritage

…as from the effects of national pride driving the United States, Germany, Italy and France to develop and build transatlantic liner technology and ships. Cunard emerged to leadership again in the 1930s after the UK government forced a merger with the struggling White Star Line, and helped fund building the Queen Mary, which along with Queen Elizabeth came to represent the flagship of transatlantic crossing. #2: National Pride and The Need For Spe…

MSC / MSC Preziosa / transportation

Photo Highlights of the MSC Preziosa Christening Ceremony in Genoa

Photo highlights from the naming ceremony of the MSC Preziosa in Genoa, Italy on Saturday 23 March 2013. I will write a full review of the whole event, but meantime here are some photo highlights that capture the event. Also watch the video of highlights I made of Sophia Loren christening the ship: click here Russian Ballet School Genoa, Roberto Bollo and the star of show the MSC Preziosa herself. MSC Cruises CEO Pierfranco Vago, the amazing Enni…

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Tips for Travellers Video Podcast 108 : Taormina Sicily

…is a video tour of the ancient city of Taormina on the island of Sicily in Italy. This beautiful old town is full of amazing buildings with the most impressive being the Greek / Roman ampitheatre which has the smouldering volcano Mount Etna as a backdrop. You can subscribe to the Tips for Travellers Video Podcast on iTunes or using the Video Podcast RSS feed. Watch the video podcast using the online player: Please subscribe to the Tips for Travell…

MSC / MSC Divina / transportation

The Memorable Faces of the MSC Divina Inaugural out of Miami

…t growing Eataly chain of premium Italian slow food cooking was created in Italy in 2007. It now has a few select stores in major cities of the world. It now also has two outlets on MSC Cruises. The first was placed on the MSC Preziosa for its maiden voyage in March 2013 and the second was opened on the MSC Divina on her inaugural sailing out of her new year round home in Miami in November 2013. Mr Enrico Borniotto who runs Italcatering, the compa…

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Tips for Travellers on MSC Lirica Mediterranean Cruise

…the MSC Lirica, around the Mediterranean visiting France, Spain, Malta and Italy. I will be departing on 29 June and have created a special MSC Lirica resources page where I will post the articles, videos, audio podcasts and photographs from the trip packed full with observations, tips and advice one cruising the Mediterranean and with MSC Cruises. I will also be posting on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube – so follow me there too! What wo…