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Cunard

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

…After that we caught the local bus to the Ala Moana mall (the largest open air shopping mall in the world), which was full of shops of every imaginable type and full of locals and tourists. The all-aboard time was 11:30pm and so we had a full day to explore and enjoy this city. Watch the time-lapse video I made of Honolulu Harbour turning from day into night: https://youtu.be/oLlO-Rku4no   Halau Hula Olana in the Hawaiian Hula and Music Show. Loca…

Tips for Travellers

Escorted Tours. The Pros, Cons and Who They are Best Suited For.

…ch. For example, Titan Travel includes transfers to and from your home and airport and so when looking at another tour provider you need to add that. Finally factor in gratuities for the Tour Manager, driver and local providers based on the custom in the destination (e.g. In the United States tipping is expected for almost every service, with waiters looking for between 15% and 18% minimum). How much time will be spent on a coach or travelling bet…

travel podcast

Palm Springs – Tips For Travellers Podcast #242

…ctions: Thursday Night market. Mid-Century Architecture Tour. Palm Springs Air Museum. Palm Springs Aerial Tramway. Palm Springs Art Museum. Celebrity Homes Tour. Wind Farm Tour. Pioneer Town and Joshua Tree National Park. Fantasy Springs Casino. Wet ‘n Wild Palm Springs. Resources: Visit Palm Springs Official Site Visit Palm Springs App LGBT Palm Springs Site Mid-Century Architecture Tour App Palm Springs Air Museum Celebrity Homes Tour My Tips F…

Tanzania

Tanzania Safari Tips For Travellers. 11 Things To Know And Prepare For!

…ou will not use it, so bring a change of underwear for every day. Bring a pair of good walking shoes / boots and one pair of more casual shoes, such as flip-flops or sandals for evenings in the lodge. Bring swimwear as most lodges will have a pool and a refreshing swim after a day out on safari can be very welcome in the hot season. Do not bring camouflage pattern clothes. Toiletries and First Aid Items: Sunscreen Anti-mosquito Hand Gel Personal F…

MSC Cruises MSC Preziosa in Hamburg for Hamburg Cruise Days. For more: https://www.tipsfortravellers.com/hamburg

Cruise Tips

9 Things That Drive Frequent Cruisers Crazy

…w, you can book a transfer with a cruise line that might take you from the airport to perhaps a cruise-nominated hotel and then to the ship the next day, or when you disembark, they will offer transfers to the airport or hotels. There’s a sense that they’re actually really poor value, and sometimes I’ve just done them because they’re easy to do, say if you have a flight at an early-ish time, and you want to get off the ship really quickly. If you…

Cruise Update

6 Biggest Changes USA Cruisers Will Face As Cruise Lines Reveal Cruise Protocols

…stallation of ventilation filters to screen out viruses, more use of fresh air in air conditioning, crew in single cabins where possible and social distancing plans for their facilities, increased medical staff and facilities and plans on how to isolate and quarantine passengers if there is a breakout. What is not clear? It so not clear from these proposals what happens if a passenger and their party are refused boarding as they fail testing or sc…

Daily Twists & Turns: My 18 Day Expedition Cruise Around Greenland

Cruise Tips

Daily Twists & Turns: My 18 Day Expedition Cruise Around Greenland

…important area here for the Inuit people. However, in the 1950s, a massive airbase was built during the Cold War by the Americans. This base was called the Thule Air Base, and apparently it had up to 20,000 Marines there at one time. It was designed as a sort of a midpoint between the US and Russia. As a way of identifying if there was going to be any ballistic missiles coming, and it’s now more focused on tracking activity in space and again, war…

Airlines / Thomson / transportation

Thomson Airlines. Charter Airline That Is As Good As Scheduled Ones

…on – Kefalonia route were either “low cost” airlines, like EasyJet and RyanAir, or charter airlines, like Thomson and Thomas Cook. Based on my charter airline flight experiences over the years I associate them with unsocial departure times, surly service, lousy food options and cramped and uncomfortable seats. As I am 6’ 2” tall (that is 185 cm for the metric minded) with long legs I had found the seat experience really challenging. My initial con…

Travel Icons and Legends: Free eBook and Audio Book Podcast

icons / legends / luxury / Tips for Travellers / transportation / travel / travelers / travellers

Travel Icons and Legends: Free eBook and Audio Book Podcast

…es of some of the best known travel icons like the Cunard Queen Elizabeth, Air Force One, Titanic, Orient Express through to travel enablers like the Channel Tunnel. Get your free copy of the Travel Icons and Legends audio book podcast now. You can hear some of the chapters as they are being developed via the free audio book podcast series “Travel Icons and Legends”. You can subscribe to the podcast to get new chapters as they are added via iTunes…

Cruising the Norwegian Fjords: Bergen. Norway’s Second Largest City, and Gateway to the Fjords

Bergen / Cruise Ship / Cruising / Cunard / Norwerian Fjords / Queen Elizabeth / transportation

Cruising the Norwegian Fjords: Bergen. Norway’s Second Largest City, and Gateway to the Fjords

…ip to the Fish Market area. This buzzes with restaurants, bars and an open air market. This is a centre of activity, and also where the tourist office is based in a funky new building (Fresco Hall). You can get a free guide from the office, though often it is being handed out when you get off your ship, of Bergen. As you stroll to the Fish Market close by is the Bryggen area. Here are old wooden houses and buildings. They are brightly painted, and…

Barbados. How to make the most of your time there.

BA / Barbados / British Airways / caribbean / cruise / Tips for Travellers / travel / Virgin Atlantic

Barbados. How to make the most of your time there.

…‑up to Christmas through to Easter time is large. And so, what some of the airlines do, like Virgin Atlantic and British Airways, is that you can check in away from the actual airport. So Virgin, for example, checks in as many of their passengers as possible at the hotels and take away their luggage. So when people arrive at the airport, they can just basically go through to a holding pen, if you’d like, to get onto the airport. Another growing wa…