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5 STATELY HOUSES IN ENGLAND WORTH VISITING: Harewood House; Osbourne House; Killerton House; Hatfield House; Kensington Palace

england / hatfield house' / isle of wight / kensington palace; Harewood House / stately house / Tips for Travellers / travel / UK

5 STATELY HOUSES IN ENGLAND WORTH VISITING: Harewood House; Osbourne House; Killerton House; Hatfield House; Kensington Palace

…ions. Over 400 years ago the family that own it today started to build the new house. Over the years it has evolved and grown, and is a huge complex with impressive front face and gorgeous gardens. The house has a long history associated with Royalty and Politics due to the family connections. Some of the rooms were designed to be used by King James who succeeded Queen Elisabeth on her death. You can pay to just visit the gardens or the house and…

P&O ARCADIA CRUISE SHIP: REVIEW AND VIDEOS

cruise / cruising / P and O

P&O ARCADIA CRUISE SHIP: REVIEW AND VIDEOS

…2 were suites and one a mini-suite The short summary is that we LOVED this new ship to the P&O fold and we loved the cruise around the Mediterranean, finding nothing major to highlight as areas P&O could focus on to make it better! The areas we wrote on the feedback form I will cover later in the review. We did find – however – that very regular P&O cruisers seemed almost eager to want to find things about the ship that they did not like. We found…

HATFIELD HOUSE: stunning stately house in Hertfordshire England

Attraction review / Attraction Video / england / Europe / hatfield house' / stately house / Tips for Travellers / travel

HATFIELD HOUSE: stunning stately house in Hertfordshire England

…ions. Over 400 years ago the family that own it today started to build the new house. Over the years it has evolved and grown, and is a huge complex with impressive front face and gorgeous gardens. The house has a long history associated with Royalty and Politics due to the family connections. Some of the rooms were designed to be used by King James who succeeded Queen Elisabeth on her death. You can pay to just visit the gardens or the house and…

SHERATON BARRA HOTEL RIO DE JANEIRO: Poor overall with a fab beach opposite

Brazil / rio de janeiro / Sheraton / Tips for Travellers / travel

SHERATON BARRA HOTEL RIO DE JANEIRO: Poor overall with a fab beach opposite

…t in the main part of Rio, and is away from the action so not the best for new tourist visitors to Rio. It took almost 2 hours on a Friday evening to get there by car from the airport, although this was a holiday weekend and roadworks so probably an exception. It took about an hour going back. I was there for work, but if there as a tourist, I would be disappointed on the location as it is so far from the hot spots like Impanema/ Copacabana and th…

Renaissance Capital Hotel, Chaoyang, Beijing, China

beijing / China / Hotel Review / Hotel Room Video / renaissance / travel

Renaissance Capital Hotel, Chaoyang, Beijing, China

…ge. The Renaissance Capital hotel in the Chaoyang District in Beijing is a new hotel in the city, built I assume for the Olympics. It is so new that few drivers and locals know where it is! Even people who live locally. That is partly due to the fact that it is not on the road and is set off behind some other buildings. So if you are going and plan to get a cab, make sure you have some directions! One of my collegues found a taxi driver passed rou…

Cape Town: Kloof Street (Trendy and upcoming!)

Cape Town / restaurant review / restaurants / South Africa

Cape Town: Kloof Street (Trendy and upcoming!)

…l. As parts of the city get taken over by the tourist trade, it seems that new areas and places open up for the locals to enjoy. Kloof Street in the Tamboerskloof part of town at the base of Table Mountain is one of these. This steep street has many beautiful old style buildings, which in their day will have been huge houses over 2 levels with stunning views. Today they have become a series of restuarants and bars with great diversity. They range…

Virgin Atlantic: 10 minutes from check-in to lounge put to the test

Airlines / heathrow / London / Tips for Travellers / travel / Virgin Atlantic

Virgin Atlantic: 10 minutes from check-in to lounge put to the test

…ta airport. I had not flown with them since they started advertising their new “10 minutes from limo to lounge” based on the new check-in and security set up they have put in place. If you fly Upper Class you can get collected by a limo and taken to the airport. You get met at a special drive-in area in Terminal 3 and then there is a special passage that leads to a dedicated Virgin Atlantic security station and so usually no queue. You then come o…

Eurostar Customer service: good or bad?

Eurostar / Paris / Tips for Travellers / travel / Virgin Atlantic

Eurostar Customer service: good or bad?

…hough they had no new news. So you felt informed, even though there was no new news. – when the station lounge got too busy they boarded the trains, even though it was still electricity free. But it was a bright sunny day and they came round with drinks. – even though there was no loudspeaker they came round regularly and shouted out the status and updates – finally just after coming out the tunnel, they apologised again and advised as a gesture t…

Eurostar Upstairs Business Lounge St Pancras London

Eurostar / London / St Pancras / Tips for Travellers / travel

Eurostar Upstairs Business Lounge St Pancras London

…t Pancras London (2), originally uploaded by garybembridge. Just after the new Eurostar St Pancras terminal in London opened, I posted a review and comment about the Business Lounge at the station. The review commented on how small it seemed for the volume of travellers, especially in the morning. To read that review and see the photos: click here. Eurostar had posted a comment about how that was just Phase 1 of the lounge, and that a large upstai…

British Airways Customer Service

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British Airways Customer Service

…ze for an issue I had on the flight I did from London Heathrow to New York Newark. The new video on demand system, which I believe is causing some problems generally, was not working at my seat. This problem also affected the person next to me and the 2 seats behind me. This meant there was no entertainment for the 7.5 hour flight. The crew were friendly and gave me a form to fill in. Instead of handing it in I posted it when I got back. I got a l…

Barbados Restaurants: Which are the best ones?

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Barbados Restaurants: Which are the best ones?

…ering villas rather than a hotel. You will find yourself paying London and New York type prices when you go out, even for some of the fairly straight-forward options. In St. Lawrence Gap there are some more reasonably priced places to eat, but generally things are expensive. The choice and number of restaurants show though, that the tourists that visit the island have the desire and funds to support them. Using a pun, they have the appetite for it…