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Tips for Travellers Travel Podcast 102 : Rotterdam Holland

…d largest port in the world, and was the largest until it was overtaken by Shanghai in 2004. This episode of the podcast is sponsored by DK Eyewitness Travel Guides. To listen to the episode, you can listen online now using the audio player below or one of the following options: iTunes: subscribe for free to the Tips for Travellers Podcast on iTunes RSS feed: subscribe for free using the RSS feed Stitcher Radio Tips for Travellers mobile app (whic…

Rotterdam

Rotterdam Maritiem Museum Video Tour. Half a Million Maritime Treasures!

…Rotterdam is the 2nd largest port in the world, only recently surpassed by Shanghai. Not surprisingly, it has a major maritime museum. Inside it exhibits and stores over half a million maritime objects! My video tour explores the highlights, which for me were 5 main focus areas. Mainport Live This unusual exhibit consists of a huge stylised model of Rotterdam Port, surrounded by massive video screens telling the history and story of the port. It i…

Las Vegas: Observations

Las Vegas / Tips for Travellers / Top Tips / travel

Las Vegas: Observations

…change each and every time I go back. Las Vegas is one and the others are Shanghai and Dubai. This makes them exciting places to visit as you always face a mix of the familiar and the new. Another thing though that did strike me this time was not just how the city had changed physically even in the short 2 years since I was last here, but also how much the type of visitor seems to have changed too. The city seemed to be attracting a younger crowd…

Cunard Queen Victoria: 4 nights cruise May 2008: My Journal

cruise / cruising / Cunard / Europe / Queen Victoria / travel

Cunard Queen Victoria: 4 nights cruise May 2008: My Journal

…o be the world’s busiest port until a few years ago, and now it seems that Shanghai is the busiest, Singapore the 2nd and Rotterdam the 3rd. We docked at about 11.15am after moving (fairly quickly at that) up the river that leads into Rotterdam. There seemed to be ferry and other river and transportation associated things along the banks. Although as we got closer to Rotterdam, I realized this was just the whole port as it has spread down the rive…

Destinations / Las Vegas / USA

Las Vegas Travel Tips. Including Hotels. Shows. Weather. Attractions.

…change each and every time I go back. Las Vegas is one and the others are Shanghai and Dubai. This makes them exciting places to visit as you always face a mix of the familiar and the new. The city seems to be attracting a younger crowd, and the place was buzzing with 20 and 30 “something’s”, young professionals who seemed to be attracted by and staying at the newer and flashier resorts. I know Las Vegas has become a popular place for stag and he…