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Tips to stay safe in hotels (especally for women travellers)

Hotel Review / Tips for Travellers / Top Tips

Tips to stay safe in hotels (especally for women travellers)

…e desk clerk actually says your room number aloud, asked immediately for a new room and ask them that they don’t broadcast what room you are in. Don’t go to a room, which has been broadcast as everyone or anyone standing nearby knows what room you are in. Don’t be shy about doing this!Sort of linked to that is also make sure that you don’t have the room number on your key. Tip #4: Elevator habits The fourth tip is, when you are getting in an eleva…

Caribbean Cruise Part 5: St Kitts

caribbean / cruise / P and O

Caribbean Cruise Part 5: St Kitts

…ed so now they rely more or less on tourism. We cycled past the relatively new looking and very busy airport that seemed to mostly have small island hopping planes landing though our guide told us that a number of long haul charters from as far as the UK fly in, and in fact the runway can handle 767 size planes. Later in the afternoon while sitting at the pool on the ship I saw a large charter plane from the UK landing there. We then cycled past a…

PODCAST 8: DUSSELDORF, GERMANY

Dusseldorf / Germany / Tips for Travellers / Top Tips / travel / travel podcast

PODCAST 8: DUSSELDORF, GERMANY

…during the Second World War by the Allies bombing. So much of the city is new or has been reconstructed. Read more: · History & location: http://en.wikipedia.org/ (Exact link TBC) · Official city site: http://www.duesseldorf.de/eng/index.shtml · Dusseldorf 360 degree views: http://www.dusseldorf360.de/ · City Panoramas (views of highlights): http://www.panorama-cities.net/dusseldorf/dusseldorf.html What is there to do in Dusseldorf? At the risk o…

My Travel Reviews: Forthcoming trips / reviews and PODCAST topics

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My Travel Reviews: Forthcoming trips / reviews and PODCAST topics

…an later! Click here to email me FORTHCOMING TRIPS Paris, France (October) New York, New York (November) Seattle, Washington (December) Harare and Victoria Falls (December) Los Angeles (January) Bangkok (February) Bahamas (March) If you have any thoughts, suggestions on any of the above please email me: click here FUTURE PODCAST TOPICS: My Travel Reviews of: Dubai Cape Town, South Africa Ulusaba Game Reserve Washington DC QE2 Trans-Atlantic Crossi…

Podcast #2: From Hong Kong (Disneyland, hotels, tours, shopping and Cathy Pacific..)

Hong Kong / Tips for Travellers / Top Tips / travel / travel podcast

Podcast #2: From Hong Kong (Disneyland, hotels, tours, shopping and Cathy Pacific..)

…the (very nice) airport is. In the podcast, I look at the reaction to the new Disneyland (the 3rd outside of the USA and also the smallest) and then explore what else there is to do in Hong Kong. As it is mostly shopping, I talk about a few great places to go to do that. I do recommend some short half day tours that are worth looking at doing. Finally I look at the recent history of Hong Kong and Cathy Pacific. Cathy is the Hong Kong based airlin…

Cruise Ship / Cunard / transportation

Cunard Line History: 10 Key Events That Define This Iconic Cruise Line

…ansatlantic business that flourished and prospered between Europe and the “New World”, with most of the major countries of Europe building ships to compete with the business of transporting mail, goods and, more importantly, people. There have been many ups and downs for Cunard during their history. 10 of these key milestones and events are: Sinking of Cunard’s Lusitania on 7 May 1915 by German Submarines during the First World War. The ship sank…

French Riviera

Travel to French Riviera In Winter: Nice, Cannes, Monte Carlo, Antibes

…absolutely nothing on offer! It seems that visiting the French Riviera in New Year in the middle of winter is one of the glamorous things the rich, the famous, or, certainly, the aspirational do. Four things really, really stood out for me about the type of people visiting the French Riviera at this time of year: 1. We saw huge amounts of fur coats, which you don’t really see in London. It is not very politically correct to do that in London. 2….

Cruise Ship / Cunard / Journeys / Queen Mary 2 / Transatlantic Crossing / transportation

TransAtlantic Crossing Observations on Cunard Queen Mary 2. The Power And Fury of the Atlantic Ocean

…s barely even schedule to take on the might of the North Atlantic route to New York in summer other than because they have to reposition the ship for the Summer/ Winter seasons. On this crossing, a bit like the one I also did on the QE2 in December 2004, we have had many days of bouncing on the strong 30 − 40 foot swells caused by ferocious Force 8 and even Force 11 gales. On the first few days many naive people found themselves feeling queasy and…

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

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

…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 seem to be US and other nationality owned corporations. It is sad to see the commoditisation of the islands. The region is glorious. The islands are beautiful. They are places of great scenery and natural wonder. I would like to see the cruise industry try and work more to help (and encourage) the is…

Caribbean / Caribbean Cruise / Destinations / Journeys

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

…And of course, the struggle and battle underway in the Caribbean to find a new purpose with the death of the sugar industry really engages me. The place is fascinating, beautiful, vibrant and changing. Tourism and cruising are the focus of the region for now. And so I, like millions of others, are finding it easier to travel and explore the region. I have visited the Caribbean many times now, and every time that I do I find out more and have great…

Cruise Ship / Cunard / Journeys / Transatlantic Crossing / transportation

Inside Cunard Queen Mary 2 : Exclusive Audio Interviews With The Senior Crew

…hip, first on a transatlantic crossing of the Atlantic from Southampton to New York, and then down to the Caribbean and back to New York. While on-board, Cunard gave me exclusive and unique access to interview some of the key people that work on board to ensure the passengers have a memorable crossing and cruise. Over a series of 3 audio episodes, that you can listen to online or subscribe to my Tips for Travellers Podcast and download them, I wil…