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The Highs And Lows Of Cruising French Polynesia

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The Highs And Lows Of Cruising French Polynesia

…ight options, so probably it’s got to be Air Tahiti Nui or Air France from Paris via Los Angeles (or also via Seattle for Air Tahiti Nui). United flies there from San Francisco. But airline choices are limited. And I found it is costly. For example, June next year an economy flight costs from $2,600 (£2,000) from Europe, and $6,000 (£4,700) in business. From the West Coast, it’s from $1,600 return in economy up to $3,600 business. The cruises are…

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Incredible Train Journeys Every Cruiser Should Consider. And Why!

…Eurostar to whisk cruisers to and from the UK under the English Channel to Paris. To join river cruises close to the Eiffel Tower sailing down the River Seine, which I have done with CroisiEurope. Others use the Eurostar to take cruisers to Amsterdam. To sail the Rhine or even all the way down the Danube to Budapest. Northern Belle In the UK, there are many day trips that cruise lines and cruise travel agencies book guests on and even charter carr…

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7 Reasons Smart Cruisers Stay On Board During Port Days

…Europe and Asia. For example, ports like Le Havre are up to two hours from Paris, Livorno 1.5 hours to Florence, Civitavecchia about that to Rome, La Spezia about the same to get to Cinque Terre, and so on. My top tip is if your itinerary has the name of a famous city like say Florence, but in brackets after it has another name like in this case Livorno or say Venice with either Ravenna or Trieste after it, then that means the ship is docked far a…

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Top 10 Most Popular Tips for Travellers Travel Podcasts Ever

…f 5000 per episode. The 10 most downloaded episodes on the 7th anniversary are: Top 10 Ever # Topic As at 26-Sep-12 1 39 Koh Samui 16894 2 29 Las Vegas 11689 3 38 Moscow 11314 4 31 Athens 10895 5 19 Bangkok 10884 6 37 Los Angeles 10541 7 6 Paris 9848 8 33 Caribbean Cruising 9787 9 24 Hotel Safety 9783 10 35 Singapore 9651 To subscribe and listen to the podcasts, subscribe to Tips for Travellers via iTunes or the Tips for Travellers Podcast RSS Fee…

ATHENS, GREECE: Observations and top tips for visitors

Athens / Greece / Top Tips

ATHENS, GREECE: Observations and top tips for visitors

…self looked like. But with its long history I imagined it to be a bit like Paris, full of grand buildings reflecting a glorious past. So my first trip was somewhat of a rude shock to my system! I landed quite literally with a bump. The airport at that time was very old and quite tatty. It also seemed to be a bit of a shamble and quite disorganized. The trip into town seemed to be on small roads through tightly compacted buildings versus the large…

My Ultimate Guide to a Successful Day Trip To France Using P&O Dover to Calais Ferry

Cross Channel / Ferries

My Ultimate Guide to a Successful Day Trip To France Using P&O Dover to Calais Ferry

…ing and arriving from and to London (St Pancras International Station) and Paris (Gard De Nord Station), and the EuroTunnel Le Shuttle car, bus and truck shuttle train service have taken a large share of the consumer and trade business crossing the channel. However, there is still a large Ferry Crossing business that runs between Dover in the UK and Calais in France. These 2 cities are on either sides of the narrow crossing point better known as t…

British Pullman / Trains / transportation

Orient Express British Pullman Train. The Golden Age Journey By Train.

…hannel to join the Orient Express on the other side on their journey on to Paris and Venice. At the station is a lounge run by the company where passengers check in and watch the arrival of the train as it pulls up into Platform 2 which runs down the side of the lounge. The train pulled into the station about 45 minutes before we departed and we boarded about 30 minutes before departure. The train was full, and staff told us that this is the norm….

MAURITIUS: The magical, beautiful Indian Ocean Island

airports / Attraction review / Mauritius / travel

MAURITIUS: The magical, beautiful Indian Ocean Island

…here. In 1810, the British took over Mauritius via a deal in the Treaty of Paris, where they agreed to maintain a degree of “Frenchness” about it. They kept the language, they kept a lot of the religion, they kept a lot of in fact even the Napoleonic Code, the legal system. The British then controlled Mauritius right up until 1968, when Mauritius became independent. After the end of slavery, and when the African slaves were freed, the wealthy suga…

Brussels Belgium: tips for travellers and my video tours

Brussels

Brussels Belgium: tips for travellers and my video tours

…and very imposing gate monument that is a bit like the Arc de Triomphe in Paris which is very stunning. Also in the area is Autoworld (car museum), Royal Military Museum and Art & History museum. Brussels Belgium Bus Tour, originally uploaded by garybembridge. European Parliament This is a must see, though probably no need to spend a lot of time here. Eating Brussels is best known for mussels and waffles and that is a must. Saying that there are…

Japan / Tokyo

Tokyo: My tips for travellers visiting!

…zing part of town for entertainment. In this area is Tokyo’s equivalent of Paris’s Eiffel Tower called the Tokyo Tower with great views from the top. Harajuku. This is the trendy part of town where things like the remarkable Prada Building is, the Rock and Roll Museum and the Jingu Stadium which is home to the Swallows Baseball team. Shibuya. This is the part of town that many will recognize from films and travel shows as this is where all the neo…