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Telegraph Cruise Show: Ideal for both first time cruisers and experienced ones

cruise / Cruise Ship / cruise show / cruising / telegraph / travel

March 24, 2012

Telegraph Cruise Show: Ideal for both first time cruisers and experienced ones

…t or considered. For example, this year I discovered an amazing new Africa Queen small ship that goes down the river in Botswana, and another small line travelling around Scotland that I did not know about The talks throughout the day. There are 4 areas with theatres that have talks all throughout the day. They each have a different focus, with great and knowledgeable speakers. The 4 different theatres focus on: (1) Ask the experts; (2) Meet the C…

Australia / Destinations / Sydney

October 13, 2012

Sydney Australia. Top 10 Travel Tips And Things To See And Do

…which is Sydney’s answer to Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue, (2) Close by is the Queen Victoria Building, a very pretty building over one hundred years old. It is full of more boutiquey kind of stuff, with Cafes and restaurants and then (3) One Martin Place, which again has a long history, having been opened in 1874. It used to be the Post Office, and has more bars, restaurants, fashion. MY PHOTOS OF SYDNEY: click here Sydney Monorail from Darling Har…

British Pullman / Trains / transportation

October 15, 2012

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

…companies with exotic names like the Brighton Belle, Bournemouth Belle and Queen of Scots. Each of the carriages is, therefore, different and has its own character and story both from it’s time in service and what happened to it when it was sold when taken out of service. The carriages all have exotic names like Ione, Lucille, Minerva, Perseus, Phoenix, Vera, Zena and Cygnus. The carriages had been sold off in the 1960s and 1970s to railway enthus…

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eBook / paywithatweet / travel / Travel Book

February 1, 2011

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…this first volume, which is 70 pages long, you get tips and advice about 11 of the most popular destinations covered in the podcast and blog. The destinations covered include: Cape Town, Las Vegas, Prague, Koh Samui, San Francisco, Singapore, Monaco, Brussels, Carribean and Cunard Queen Victoria. Use the link below, and chose to post a tweet or Facebook “like” and get the download. Enjoy! ———————————————————– Don’t miss any new postings. Subscribe…

Celebrity / Cruise Ship / transportation

November 4, 2010

Celebrity Eclipse Review. Ship tour, staterooms, suites and more

…have much more detail than Cunard cabins, and I think many first time cruisers would like the ship as feel more hotel like and more of a transition as one experiments with cruising. I would like to do a short few days and try it out, but I think for me Cunard is still Queen! Whatever you chose, if you decide to book a cruise, I cannot recommend Jane Chadwick enough, and if you want to find out more about her: http://www.gocruisewithjane.co.uk/ Wa…

Advice and Tips For First-Time Visitors to Cape Town

Cape Town / Destinations / South Africa

September 15, 2010

Advice and Tips For First-Time Visitors to Cape Town

…now become a must-do. Everybody who’s ever been there, famous people, from Queen Elizabeth II or Oprah Winfrey or Arnold Schwarzenegger, anybody who’s been, basically, to Cape Town has gone up this cable car. Today, there is a very efficient cable car than runs from 8am until as late as 10pm in the peak summer season. It carries about 40 or more and 900 people can go up or down in an hour. Saying that, it is still best to get there early or you ca…

MAURITIUS: The magical, beautiful Indian Ocean Island

airports / Attraction review / Mauritius / travel

May 15, 2010

MAURITIUS: The magical, beautiful Indian Ocean Island

…autiful! Then they also have a lot of palms. The Royal Palm, the Brazilian Queen Palm, Raffia Palms, Chinese Lady Palm. I’m not big into looking at plants, but this was a great day out and these huge, big trees. There’s also a very beautiful house in the botanical garden, which used to be an official residence. Just outside the house, there are all these trees have been planted by famous visitors and you can actually check out the history of the i…

Cruise Ship / Cunard / QE2 / Travel Book / Travel Book Review

September 16, 2008

QE2 A PICTORIAL JOURNEY: Book review

…tion to the many books written about Cunard’s iconic and symbolic ship the Queen Elizabeth 2 is from 2 passionate fans of the ship. The book has over 200 pictures that seem to largely be from their own collections that were taken on the many trips that they have taken on the ship, and there is very limited text and some short but interesting sections by William Miller and QE2 Captain Ian McNaught. The thing that I liked about this book is that is…

Arcadia / caribbean / cruise / P and O

May 9, 2007

Caribbean Cruise Part 3: Grenada

…at how volatile the recent history of the island since the 1970s had been. Queen Elizabeth II is still the monarch of the island, although it has been independent from the UK since 1974. The government after independence had been very authoritative and there was a coup in 1979. The Prime Minister (Maurice Bishop) after the coup was initially very popular, but he refused to call elections and had Marxist leanings and close ties to Cuba that made Gr…

PODCAST 14: MAURITIUS – the magical island in the Indian Ocean

Mauritius / Tips for Travellers / Top Tips / travel / travel podcast

January 15, 2006

PODCAST 14: MAURITIUS – the magical island in the Indian Ocean

…s and an extensive collection of palms including the Royal Palm, Brazilian Queen Palm, Raffia Palms and the Chinese Lady Palm). Check out the history of the island based on who planted trees when. (http://www.encyclopedia.mu/Nature/Geography/Places/Pamplemousse.htm) 9. 40 minute Blue Safari Submarine tour out of Grand Baie (http://www.maurinet.com/bsafari.html). 10. Port Louis – capital and the Cauden Waterfront Complex (includes a casino) 11. The…

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