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New York Newark Airport: Marriot Hotel (Video and review)

Hotel Review / Hotel Room Video / New Jersey / New York / Newark / travel

New York Newark Airport: Marriot Hotel (Video and review)

…to stay before an early morning flight out of New York’s Newark Airport in New Jersey. It is literally slap bang in the middle of the airport. I noticed when taking off from Newark that the terminals are in a semi-circle and that the Marriot is in the centre of that.The hotel shuttle bus runs 24 hours and it took me about 7 minutes to get the Terminal where my Virgin Atlantic flight was leaving from. It was, though, quite hard to get to the hotel…

New York

10 Must-See New York Sights and Attractions for First-Time Visitors

…to visit at http://www.911memorial.org. If you want to see another take on New York from up high you should also visit the new One World Observatory located on top of the One World Trade Center that was built to replace the destroyed towers https://oneworldobservatory.com Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. These are two significant New York icons. Ellis Island is where all immigrants were processed before entering New York from Europe between 189…

San Francisco California. Why is this city so loved by so many?

California / san francisco / Tips for Travellers / travel / usa

San Francisco California. Why is this city so loved by so many?

…it is because most of my trips to the USA are to the East Coast (New York/ New Jersey), but it always strikes me that San Francisco is American but does not feel as American. This is party the architecture and style of the city, but probably the more laid back and less frantic approach (5) Weather and micro system San Francisco is its own city. With an almost bizarre weather system that bears little to what is going on even 10 minutes drive down t…

Update on Virgin Atlantic poor service after VS18 fiasco

Virgin Atlantic

Update on Virgin Atlantic poor service after VS18 fiasco

…there were only a handful of spaces available. We arranged hotel rooms in New Jersey as there weren’t enough in the New York area, and five coaches to take everyone there. A combination of bad weather and confusion over the correct route meant that this was a verylong journey too. We accept that this wasn’t handled very well and we took this up with the bus company before they returned on Saturday 17 February to collect everyone again.Although Vi…

Hyatt Regency Princeton: So very biege in every way

Hotel Review / hyatt / New Jersey / Princeton / Tips for Travellers / Top Tips / travel

Hyatt Regency Princeton: So very biege in every way

…cularly, but (sadly) it is one of the best of a bad bunch generally in the New Jersey/ Princeton area. But this is not saying very much at all… The hotel was “tarted up” some years ago, and other than looking cleaner it does really feel like a missed opportunity as the whole place still looks like it was designed by an uninspired 70s architect and interior designer. It reeks of blandness, and the rooms while a decent size are just so “beige” and d…

Virgin Atlantic versus British Airways. Why I prefer BA!!

Airlines / British Airways / Virgin Atlantic

Virgin Atlantic versus British Airways. Why I prefer BA!!

…ed (along with a full plane load of other passengers) flying out of Newark New Jersey. I have a number of blog postings on the event (click here) and passengers were so outraged that they started a blog called “Virgin Nightmare”. It showed up that, unlike an airline like BA with all their history, resources and discipline, that Virgin was fine when things went to schedule and everyone knew their role in the “show” – but when there was a problem th…

Cruise Ship / Silversea / transportation

Silversea Silver Whisper Reviews : Letting the Artists of Silversea Entertain

…so many repeat guests, as much as 60% on a cruise, it also means a flow of new things to watch. Very clever. Artists of Silversea on Silver Whisper Read more about my Silversea Silver Whisper cruise and observations: https://www.tipsfortravellers.com/silversea and sign up for the monthly newsletter so you do not miss any updates, and to get offers and freebies using the link on the right of the page. Declaration I travelled as a guest of Silversea…

Cruise Ship / Crystal

Crystal Serenity Kitchen Tour: The stars behind the amazing food

…ing our tour that came as a pre-made item was cookie dough from Jimmy’s in New Jersey. The most popular dish is the lobster, closely followed by beef tenderloin. The evening of my tour both were due to be on the menu and he guaranteed us that the lobster would have more orders. I felt obliged to have it for my meal that evening – and it was remarkable. They cater for kosher groups, when pre-arranged, for up to a maximum of 36 passengers. During th…

Airlines / British Airways / transportation

British Airways BA First Class: The old and the new versions

…te that some of the windows in the First are blocked out, then this is the new First as the new window approach means some get covered to create the blinds and window effect. The new seats and cabin is much better than the old. By a long way. Although, as the images I took show, the layout is the same as before. There are 14 seats, and in the centre there are 2 rows which are best if you travelling together as you site side-by-side and can chat. I…