…all stands seemed to be attracting a lot of interest, and suspect a lot of bookings get taken. There were a number of areas where talks were being given across the day. They included one that discussed new ships; one based on Loose Women TV show sponsored by Carnival with celebrities talking about cruising, and Sky Travel one of various aspects of days at sea and choosing a cruise. These would have been helpful for people who had not a lot of crui…
…It is not a very upmarket exhibition, unlike the smaller Conde Nast Luxury Travel show at Olympia a few months before. It is though very busy and has a lot of exhibitors, which are grouped it seems by regions of the world. It did not take that long to get around as I had specific things was interested in, which was train travel like the Rovos Rail and Blue Train. Here I found the exhibit to be good as things are grouped and so efficient to find wh…
…twice, once in the day and then at night. If you only do it once, do it at night! Links about Signal Hill Wikapedia South Africa Travel Net Travel Tips Cape Town…
…ng arrangement, and service even for the same amount of flying. The more I travel on these domestic flights, the more I can see why carriers like Jet Blue and Southwest did so well. They are very upfront about what they offer and are very efficient at doing it. The cause of my grumble about Domestic US carriers is driven by part by the experience that I had flying Continental from Los Angeles to New York Newark. This leg of my trip was part of a r…
…e planes will not be coming in on time. Ask yourself of you really need to travel until things calm down again and the new rules bed in and things get back to normal. Of course, get back to normal is a misnomer as things will never go back to the old system just to a more efficient new normal. We hope. These tips are based on what I experienced which was as follows: I had looked online yesterday, been a bit obsessed as I am, to see if the equivale…
…f ship with water sloshing about due to movement of the ship My Reviews of books about Cunard / QE2 http://www.bembridge.co.uk/QE2_2004_%20Book_Reviews.htm My Reviews of Videos/ DVDs about Cunard/ QE2 http://www.bembridge.co.uk/QE2_2004_%20Video_Reviews.htm My Cunard/ QE2 Brochure Collection (Got any I am missing? email me!) http://www.bembridge.co.uk/QE2_Brochures.htm Cunard Website http://www.cunard.co.uk Cunard Memorabilia The official site sel…
…he opportunity to listen to a couple of Gary’s podcasts from his show, “My Travel Reviews.” It is 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 h…
…sponsored by the Costa Brava Tourist Board, I would never have thought of traveling to and visiting Girona nor the Costa Brava region. I have been to the fabulous city of Barcelona, which is about 99km away, many times. The only place I had ventured to from there was to Sitges once. However, Girona is a real jewel of a destination and a perfect day trip from Barcelona, or a stop over before or after visiting that city. It shows how astute the Cos…
…sed on listeners votes. This is where I am asking you to help. My Tips for Travellers Global Travel Destinations Podcast has been nominated in the personality category. I would really appreciate it if you can you take some time to vote for me to help me win an award. I have won awards in 2010 and 2011 for my marketing podcast in the business category, but would dearly love that my travel podcast wins an award this year! The voting involves a few s…
…ilt without the resources of Carnival. As long as there is the demand from travelers for the “Britishness” and style of Cunard, I believe that it will flourish. For if it does start to water that down and let it drift towards other cruise lines, it will start to lose its place in the cruising world. I think Carnival should be astute enough to understand the principles and need for having a portfolio of brands that offer different things to differe…
…ning I did an interview with Heather Cowper of the heatheronhertravels.com travel blog and podcast about cruise tips and advice for first time cruisers and cruising for her popular podcast series. I have been following Heather’s blog for a while, although only got to meet her in person at the Travel Blogger Exchange Conference in Girona Spain earlier in the year for the first time. I will share the link to the podcast once it is posted, but though…
