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Royal Yacht Britannia: Recommended for a visit this Diamond Jubilee Year

Attraction review / Cruise Ship / Edinburgh / Royal / Scotland / travel / UK / Yacht

Royal Yacht Britannia: Recommended for a visit this Diamond Jubilee Year

…t announced that Edinburgh was successful in its bid to become Britannia’s new home. She is now owned by The Royal Yacht Britannia Trust, a charitable organisation whose sole remit is the maintenance of Britannia in keeping with her former role. Britannia is now permanently moored in Edinburgh’s historic port of Leith and visitors can step on board the ship that was once home to the world’s most famous family.” To see all my photos of the Royal Ya…

Brazil / Destinations / Sao Paulo

Travel Tips and Things To Do In Sao Paulo Brazil

…toned and the beautiful set all around you in Sao Paulo. Designer fashion labels are, though, is surprisingly expensive and I found that clothes were incredibly costly – I guess due to import duties and exchange rates as well possibly. This is defiantly not a city to stock up on hot new fashions as a traveller! This is also a city of extremes. Sao Paulo is so affluent that it contains so many heliports and use of helicopters that is ranked among…

Queen Elizabeth 2: Revisiting my review on the 3rd anniversary of her retirememt

cruise / Cruise Ship / Cruise Ship Review / Cunard / QE2 / Transatlantic

Queen Elizabeth 2: Revisiting my review on the 3rd anniversary of her retirememt

…such a massive job to make it relevant both in features and design for the new generation of cruise and crossing passengers. Something Cunard with the QM2 and the Victoria coming in 2007 are unlikely to do. But in spite of the comments, I want to stress that we had a glorious and fabulous time. The QE2 is fantastic. Going on the QE2 on a winter transatlantic was amazing. You feel you are taking part in a real travel experience. It was such an amaz…

Pullman Paris Rive Gauche (ex Sofitel Porte de Sevres) Hotel Paris: the hotel I dread and hate staying at..

France / Hotel Review / Hotel Room Video / Paris / Pullman / Sofitel

Pullman Paris Rive Gauche (ex Sofitel Porte de Sevres) Hotel Paris: the hotel I dread and hate staying at..

…ondon where I live and Paris, where I am now managing a team as part of my new role. The closest hotel to our office is this one. Although I am not sure that I will be able to stay there every week as this hotel is not the greatest place to stay, although it tries. Part of the problem is the location which is you are staying there a lot makes you feel very isolated – and there are so few options of places to eat (and I just can’t cope with the sam…

London

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London

…to the more depressing cheap and shabby areas like South Street Seaport in New York and Fisherman’s Wharf (Pier 39) in San Francisco. Gone is the Dali permanent exhibition and Saatchi art exhibitions and now there is Movie themed and horror house type attractions. Along with low price fast food, and a very busy McDonald. In here too is the Aquarium. It has been open some years and recently been more active in promoting itself. I had heard mixed th…

Hilton Sandton Sun Johannesburg South Africa

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Hilton Sandton Sun Johannesburg South Africa

…is non-smoking) and as soon as new rooms came available we could move to a new one, then there were no towels in our new room and within less than 10 minutes after calling housekeeping brought them. The rooms are very typical Hilton size and colours with the very comfortable beds and pillows. There was coffee and tea making facilities, there are some satellite TV channels and paid for internet access. It was very slow and did not really work for m…

Athens, Greece: Part 1 Hotel Pentelikon Review & Video

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Athens, Greece: Part 1 Hotel Pentelikon Review & Video

…and a toilet behind the other.Even the meeting rooms, which are in another new building, were good. The provision of free internet access in the bedrooms was also a nice touch. The fitness center was a real disappointment. 3 cardio machines and very light weights with no bench. It is a real missed opportunity. There is a large pool in the gardens which looks great. If you stay ask for building “2” and “3” as the rooms in the new buildings are supp…

QM2: She’s getting better with age

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QM2: She’s getting better with age

…steamer chairs on that deck.) Want to sample a QM2 cruise? Take one of its new four-night holiday cruises from New York over Memorial Day, Independence Day or Labor Day this year, or over President’s Day and Easter next year. An added fillip: The QM2, like sister ship Queen Elizabeth 2, has kennels aboard. ”We can take five dogs and three cats, and the kennels are totally occupied on the transatlantics,” said Rolfe. Dog fare is $500; cats cost onl…

Taiwan: Grand Hyatt Taipei

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Taiwan: Grand Hyatt Taipei

…upboards and on shelves that the TV stands on. They really have got a great offer for the business traveler. The shopping is brilliant as you have all the top end shops in Taipei 101, with some good restaurants as well as other department stores like “New York New York“. It is also in very easy walking distance of the Sun Yat Memorial Hall and the Tunghwa Night Market. It takes about an hour to get to the hotel in good traffic from the internation…

BANGKOK, THAILAND (Podcast and show notes)

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BANGKOK, THAILAND (Podcast and show notes)

…Bangkok is a vertical city not far detached from the media projections of New York The northern part of the line goes to Mawchit (northern bus station) and a simple hop to Chatuchuk market opens a new and exotic world for western visitors. This sprawling bazaar is one of the most celebrated in Bangkok with offering that range from plastic kitchenware to snake oil. too tooks Taxis 10. Shopping: Avoid the home made tailors…..visit a night market… a…

Destinations / Genoa / Italy

Genoa Italy. Both a Beauty And a A Beast. Discover What To Do & See

…g in restoring and maintaining these old buildings. There is also really a new and 3rd aspect to Genoa which is all around the port area. Here there are wide walkways, a massive new Aquarium with 10,000 species, the huge Maritime Museum with a decommissioned submarine mored outside, Roman Polanski’s Pirate Ship from his film “Pirati”, the Bigo ride and hundreds of fishing boats and yachts. For the maritime and ship buff, Genoa has a strong link to…