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Eurostar Upstairs Business Lounge St Pancras London

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Eurostar Upstairs Business Lounge St Pancras London

…lly uploaded by garybembridge. This Sunday when I travelled on Eurostar to Paris, I found that the new upstairs lounge is now open. It is not really obvious that there is an upstairs lounge and I think that they need to flag that better. But saying that, once you head up the very long and fairly narrow stairs (although I did discover once up there that there is also a lift) you find a large, well designed and very comfortable lounge. It is less ma…

Novotel Hotel St Pancras London (review, video & photos)

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Novotel Hotel St Pancras London (review, video & photos)

…as (the new Eurostar terminal) the night before catching an early train to Paris. I got the room by using Airmiles and so do not pay anything for it. I would have been less than happy if I had. Perhaps as the room was bought using an Airmiles redemption, we got a less than ideal room. The room was on the 4th floor and so the noise from the main road was fairly relentless and pretty annoying. Although it is not very loud it is of the type that, eve…

Heathrow Terminal 2: destroying the airline business queue by queue…

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Heathrow Terminal 2: destroying the airline business queue by queue…

…to this point! In a recent posting I spoke about why getting the train to Paris is far preferable to flying. One added piece of advice is that you should never fly out of Heathrow on a carrier that uses Terminal 2!! Today I was reminded at what a disaster Ferrovial (the Spanish company that bought BAA) are at managing Heathrow. From the passenger experience in Terminal 2 you would think they are trying to destroy the airline business, starting wi…

City Hall Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam

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Tips for Travellers 150: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

…especially for history lovers Easy to see why it has been called “Pearl or Paris of the East” with broad avenues and remarkable buildings from their French ruled. People know of it for wrong reasons linked to Vietnam War. History French occupied and colonised in 1859 for about 100 years. Vietnamese struggle for independence started after WWII and led to battles with French ending in country being spilt into 2 at 17th Parralell in Geneva Accord in…

Las Vegas: Observations

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Las Vegas: Observations

…ort” began starting with the massive Mirage and soon followed by Bellagio, Paris, New York, Venetian and even the demolishing of Cesar’s Palace to replace it with a mega-version. This boom is still fuelling the growth, as it seems that every time another 2000 plus hotel gets added more people come. It is till hard to get a room in Las Vegas at busy times! The up-coming boom seems to be the growth of the massive condo market as these are being buil…

About Me

…n my job, when I was spending at least half the month in New York and then Paris, I kept London as my home base. London is exciting, historic, diverse, and generally fabulous. Of the hundreds of hotels I have stayed in around the world, it is still home to the most luxurious hotel I have ever stayed in: The Berkeley. I stayed here on the night of my wedding to Mark in 2009. They upgraded us and put us in the stunning Chelsea suite. Nothing has bea…

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5 Things You Didn’t Know About Gary Bembridge And My Travels & Blog

…in my job when I was spending at least half the month in New York and then Paris, I kept London as my home base. London is exciting, historic, diverse and generally fabulous. ⁃ Of the hundreds of hotels I have stayed in around the world, it is still the home of the most luxurious and posh hotel and room I have ever stayed in: The Berkeley in London. I stayed here on the night of my Civil Partnership in 2009, where they upgraded us and put us in th…

Las Vegas Bellagio Fountains At Night (with Paris Hotel & Eiffel Tower In Background)

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Tips for Travellers Travel Podcast 110 : Las Vegas (22 must do things to do)

Las Vegas Bellagio Fountains At Night (with Paris Hotel & Eiffel Tower In Background) In this episode of the tips for travellers podcast I give more tips and advice for visitors to the capital of fun – Las Vegas. I share 22 must do things to do in the city on The Strip, Downtown and around the city – and also share my recommendations on the best places to go to for shopping. You can also read more about Las Vegas, including the history of this fa…

Cruise Ship

Mediterranean Cruise Tips

…ght and container ports with unappealing views. Rome, Florence, Bruges and Paris are all over an hour away from where the ship docks and you will need to plan an excursion or private tour if you want to go sightseeing. Look carefully at how the ports are described and the excursion options, if you find all day excursions dominate you will see that up to three hours will be transfers to and from the city. Where ports are close to the city center th…

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Tips for Travellers Podcast 146: Shanghai China Tips

…French and American concessions. Rich and decadent especially in 1930s – “Paris of the East” – Japanese occupied for time in WWII – after war hand back to Chinese and after Communist entered city in 1949 and became more closed. Now one of the four cities in china that are directly managed by Central Government Getting there Need a visa before go – plan well in advance – can be costly to process – consider using a visa agency. Watch what packing a…