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Cruise Tips

Which Cruise Line Is The VERY BEST By Region And Why?

…Zealand, for me, one of the strongest lines to look at is Celebrity out of Sydney. They base an Edge-class ship there which runs during the season. If you want to go more local, P&O Australia is being absorbed into local Carnival and has good value family-focused options. Central & South America The eighth-biggest region, and one of my favourites is the Panama Canal and South America. You can get many Panama Canal options, as lines move ships to a…

Destinations / Dubai

Burj Kalifa Dubai. My Video of the Tallest Building in the World.

…video of Burj Kalifa Dubai – the tallest building in the world. This video shows the building and the views from the observation platform on 124th floor that is open to the public. I visited Dubai at the end of a five week cruise form Sydney on Queen Mary 2 as part of a Big Trip around Australia and Asia. I was desperate to see and go up this stunning building. Watch the view and enjoy the amazing spectacle! Viewing platform on Burj Kalifa Dubai….

We are looking for one of our nicer rooms…

Hotel Review / Tips for Travellers / Top Tips / travel

We are looking for one of our nicer rooms…

Citigate Siebel, Sydney Australia, originally uploaded by garybembridge. I have noticed a trend when checking into hotels recently. It has become so obvious having spent in the last 12 months 75 nights in a hotel for work alone, about 100 once holidays are included. That is close to one third of the year. The receptionist taps away on the computer saying “I am looking for a really nice room for you” or / and “I have given you one of our nicer roo…

ATHENS, GREECE: Observations and top tips for visitors

Athens / Greece / Top Tips

ATHENS, GREECE: Observations and top tips for visitors

…people of Greece felt cheated and were very unhappy when they lost out to Sydney the right to stage the Millennium Olympics Games in 2000. There was a belief among some in the Olympic Movement that Athens was not able to stage the games due to its infrastructure. But I suspect that this was actually a good move for Athens as the people were so enraged that they were determined to prove that not only could they stage amazing games in 2004, but the…

Cathay Pacific Review: 1st Class London – Hong Kong

Cathy Pacific

Cathay Pacific Review: 1st Class London – Hong Kong

…lass Last year, I travelled on Cathay Pacific from London via Hong Kong to Sydney (Australia). This year I flew with them again from London Heathrow via Hong Kong but this time on to Taipei in Taiwan. On both these trips I was lucky enough to be flying in their First Class cabin. However, this year I was much more impressed – not that I was not last year! I think one of the reasons that I was more impressed this year was the aircraft this time was…

Taiwan Part 1: on my way

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Taiwan Part 1: on my way

…on to Hong Kong, where I was for a week on buisnes, and then from there to Sydney Australia for a week and then all the way back to London (24 hours) also via Hong Kong. I enjoyed Cathy as although the service, food and drink options and entertainment choices are not as good as airlines like British Airways and Virgin Atlantic – they are pretty helpful and caring on board. They also seem to have a very good time keeping record (so maybe I will get…

SOME FEEDBACK…

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SOME FEEDBACK…

…very obvious that Gary travels a great deal. I found his information about Sydney and Dubai quite interesting. Gary gets into some of the local culture, architecture and restaurants in his podcast. He also reviews hotels and gives you a good heads up on where to stay and where not to stay. There is a link to Gary’s website and podcast in my blogroll here on this page but to get there from here go to www.bembridge.co.uk“ I actually talk about his p…

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..)

…ery nice First Class. Next week’s podcast will be recorded in and be about Sydney Australia. VIDEO CLIPS AND PHOTOS * Short video clip of my hotel room: (To follow – problems with downloading) * My Pictures of Hong Kong: (To follow – problems with downloading) PODCAST # 2: click here to listen to or “right click” and save to desktop Hope you enjoy or enjoyed the podcast, drop me an email with any comment or thoughts! WEBSITE LINKS MENTIONED IN THE…

Caribbean Cruise / Cruise Ship / Cruise Tips And Advice / Journeys / Norwegian Fjords / transportation

Cruise Tips And Advice: Main Cruise Types and Destinations To Consider

…Cruise legs also worth looking at. For example, we are booked to sail from Sydney to Dubai over 46 nights and will be exploring Asia and places we would just never go to or will go back to again. But will take us to a wide range of destinations that we really want to see at least once – but not enough to do a full on land based trip to. World Cruise legs allow you to explore a region of the world, like Asia, South America or Australia / New Zealan…

Cruise Ship / Cruise Tips And Advice / Cruising / Cunard / Queen Mary 2 / transportation

Highs and Lows of Cruising on The Cunard Queen Mary 2. Rough Seas & Norovirus Included!

…e agent to cancel the 45 day world voyage segment on the Queen Mary 2 from Sydney to Dubai we have booked? Surprisingly for some reading this, but absolutely not! In fact, we were madly flicking through the Cunard brochure while on-board trying to figure out if we can squeeze in another cruise, or even repeat this Christmas Caribbean trip again before we set off on that 6 week world voyage journey! Of course, not everything – and everyone – has be…

Australia / Destinations

Tips for Travellers Big Travel Adventure on Pinterest #pinitforwarduk

…n getting on Cunard’s Queen Mary 2 and sailing for just under 6 weeks from Sydney through Asia to Dubai. In the “Big Travel Adventure” board I am collecting images of things I have booked, want to see and plan to go. Once the trip starts I will also pin images of what we saw. If you are on Pinterest, please visit this board ( Pinterest: Big Travel Adventure 2014 ) and my other boards (Pinterest: Gary Bembridge Tips for Travellers ) and start follo…