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Africa / Botswana / Zambia / Zimbabwe

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

…mains a wilder, and more unspoilt part of the world, than some of the more popular safari areas like Kenya and Kruger in South Africa. The Golden Triangle and The Flame of Africa At the World Travel Market held in London, I caught up with and interviewed Brett McDonald who runs a company called Flame of Africa that focuses on tourism in what he calls “The Golden Triangle”. This is the amazing Victoria Falls and the massive 230 kilometre long Lake…

Florida

Beaches of Fort Myers and Sanibel. A Quiet Florida Beach Escape

…e long and languid Florida Keys (with their quirky long bridges and always popular Key West). Then the formal invite came promising “The Beaches of Fort Myers and Sanibel”. “The what?” was my second reaction. The first was more about disappointment that the Florida I knew and recognized was no where to be seen on the invite. Though having committed to go I went along (tentatively). However, I came away with a very different attitude! Once again, a…

Cruise Ship / Cruising / Cunard / transportation

Tips For Finding Cheaper and Greater Choice of Cruise Shore Excursions

…fore your cruise departs. It is a good idea to access it early on, as many popular tours will sell out. If you leave it too late you may end up being wait listed – and may miss out on a tour you really want to do. Decide if any of the cruise line excursions appeal, and note the price and timing. Step 3: Check out the independent cruise shore excursion sites and options to compare. There are a number of sites, although there are three that I use an…

Cruising / Journeys / transportation

Cruise Tips And Advice: Why And When Cruising Is Better Than Land Based Vacations

…about cruise tips and advice for first time cruisers and cruising for her popular podcast series. I have been following Heather’s blog for a while, although only got to meet her in person at the Travel Blogger Exchange Conference in Girona Spain earlier in the year for the first time. I will share the link to the podcast once it is posted, but thought the questions she asked were pertinent and helpful for people looking at cruising. So here are s…

travel podcast

Get Travel Blogging Tips On My New Travel Bloggers Podcast

…ng groups that all the main travel blogger conferences run) as well as the popular Travel Bloggers Group. I use podcasts to help me learn all about things I am interested in every week. For example, I use them to learn how to podcast, use WordPress, do self-publishing and so on. There is one good podcast series by Heather Cowper based on her site MyBloggingJourney.com, in which she shares things a few times a year things that she has learnt about…

Caribbean / Caribbean / Cruise Tips And Advice / Cruising / transportation

Cruising the Caribbean. The Battle of Cheap Diamonds, Gems & Watches Versus History and Heritage.

…y clearly another massive one. Some days there can be up to 7 ships in the popular ports, bringing 15,000 passengers and then crew on top. The creation of a tax free and duty free zone was designed to encourage trade for the region. It seems to have created a chain store mentality of ways to sell diamonds, gem stones, designer watches and other items. It is not creating new industry, it is not even creating new local enterprise as these chains see…

Caribbean / Caribbean Cruise / Destinations / Journeys

Diamonds, Gemstones And Trinkets. My Ultimate Guide To Duty Free – Tax Free Shopping in the Caribbean.

…uding if buying via online stores which are often inexpensive already. One popular trick is to quote savings off the Manufacturer Recommended Retail Price. This is not the price you will actually be paying at home in most cases. You need to make sure that watch you buy is not actually cheaper, or the same price, to buy at home. If in doubt, consider checking prices online while you are in port before laying out hundreds, or thousands, of dollars….

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!

…ut touching and spreading it there will be an outbreak. I know it is not a popular line to take that it is the passengers that are the issue, but if people had complied with the requirements to ensure there is no break-out (as they did on the Crossing), then we would not have had things like cocktail parties and behind the scenes tours cancelled. It also would have created much less work for the crew – and not meant their own Christmas and New Yea…

Caribbean / Caribbean Cruise / Destinations / Journeys

Caribbean Islands. 3 More Amazing Things About This Incredible Part Of the World.

…Amazing Things About This Amazing Part Of the World. Including the 3 most popular islands for cruising, how the islands were named and the how the trading ships made the islands heavier by what they brought from Europe and left on the islands! St Thomas in the Caribbean It is no secret that I think the Caribbean is one of the most glorious places in the world to visit. It is so lush and green – and that is just the sea, with its sizzlingly vibran…

Holland America Caribbean Cruise Pros and Cons

St Thomas

St Thomas. From Pirates and Slave Markets to the 2nd Busiest Caribbean Port And World Famous Beaches

…ptions, my strong tip is to take to the sea for the day! The best and most popular is to go on one of the all, or part, day catamaran tours that leave from the port area. These tours usually head off to Buck Island, where there is the Turtle Cove Bay. Here shoals of tourists snorkel about hoping to spot and swim with the endangered Green Sea Turtles. They usually make an appearance. You need to stay out snorkelling in the sea while there, as it is…

St Maarten

St Maarten. French and Dutch Style Packed Onto One Caribbean Island Paradise.

…gh Philipsburg, the capital of the Dutch side of the island. St Maarten is popular for its incredible beaches and extensive duty and tax free shopping, and is very geared for tourists as this is what it survives on. Most of the tours of the island are beach based, and you can tour through Philipsburg on Segway and Cycling tours if you don’t just want to lie about on one of the sandy beaches and shop. Along the Philipsburg beachfront is a road call…