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Tips for Travellers Travel Video Podcast 110 : Portsmouth Historoc Dockyard

…llers Video podcast is a video tour of the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard in England and takes you around the amazing battleships like HMS Victory and a detailed tour of the Mary Rose Museum that opened in May 2013 showing Henry VIII’s flagship battleship. This video takes you on a full tour and gives you a history and commentary. You can subscribe to the Tips for Travellers Video Podcast on iTunes or using the Video Podcast RSS feed. Watch the vide…

My Ultimate Guide to a Successful Day Trip To France Using P&O Dover to Calais Ferry

Cross Channel / Ferries

My Ultimate Guide to a Successful Day Trip To France Using P&O Dover to Calais Ferry

…ings to do in Calais The area around Calais was centuries actually part of England for a time during the on-going war and battles between the 2 countries. It was important in generating revenues for the Crown through trading, eventually returning to be part of France. It’s strategic position meant that it had also been fought over many times. The Spanish even ruling it for a short time in the 16th Century. Calais was flattened during the Second Wo…

Kensington Palace and the Orangery London. Revamped and open for visitors

Attraction review / england / Europe / Kensington Palace / London / stately house / UK

Kensington Palace and the Orangery London. Revamped and open for visitors

…Mary II lived and where she died. It covers the end of the Stuart reign of England and when new rules of accession came in that included accession to the eldest male heir, no Catholic could be monarch or marry a monarch. The King’s State Apartments. In here you can explore the areas used by George I and II and see where they would do their public business. You get to see some of the original ceremonial clothes (including one with a massive train t…

Isle of Wight UK: Popular for weekend and short breaks, but also a great day out

Destinations / Isle of Wight / United Kingdom

Isle of Wight UK: Popular for weekend and short breaks, but also a great day out

…ght is about an hour car ferry ride from Southampton on the South Coast of England. You can also get there from Portsmouth, which is slightly closer. Southampton is famous for being the cruise ship capital of the UK. The Titanic set sail from here on her fateful maiden voyage, and ships like Cunard’s Queen Mary 2 and P&O’s Aurora are based out of the port. The Isle of Wight seems to mostly be known for being a hub and focus for sailing and sailors…

British Pullman / Trains / transportation

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

…ient Express owned British Pullman Luxury Train. They run day trips around England, bringing back golden age of travel train trips. Most Friday mornings, the Orient Express owned British Pullman leaves from from London Victoria station in Central London on a full day trip called “The Golden Age of Travel”, and you should find a way to be on it one day. While you don’t need to be a train and history fan to enjoy this trip, if you are then on altern…

Caribbean Cruise Part 6: Antigua

Antigua / Arcadia / caribbean / cruise / P and O

Caribbean Cruise Part 6: Antigua

…kyard from where he eventually chased the French Fleet all the way back to England and defeated them at the Battle of Trafalgar. In addition, therefore, as well as the capital of St Johns, tourists very frequently visit the Nelson’s Dockyard area. Saint John Antigua (Dock Gates), originally uploaded on flickr by garybembridge. The island again has a familiar and violent history with Columbus originally “discovering it” but the French and the Engli…

Caribbean Cruise Part 2: Setting off, and the dreaded charter flight

Arcadia / caribbean / cruise / Hilton / London / P and O

Caribbean Cruise Part 2: Setting off, and the dreaded charter flight

…ng ready for the ban on smoking in public places that comes into effect in England & Wales in the summer. So unlike last time we were here, the lobby area (a large atrium space) did not smell of smoke and felt less like a smoke packed pub! We were staying in rooms in the newer wing of the hotel, which is so much nicer than the old part. As we only got to the room at about 8.30pm (as we had been working and not taking the day off as vacation), we o…

French Riviera

Travel to French Riviera In Winter: Nice, Cannes, Monte Carlo, Antibes

…s Anglais is linked to the very strong link that Nice had to the UK and to England. In fact, Nice was popularized by the English aristocracy taking a lead from Queen Victoria, who would go and summer in Nice, escaping out into the beautiful sunshine. The English aristocracy took on Nice and so you’ll find quite a lot of English touches to it. Within Nice, to be honest, there’s not a lot to do. There is the standard hop-on hop-off bus tour to go on…

Attraction / England / Museum

Mary Rose Museum, Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. Incredible!

…Year Old battleship of Henry VIII that sunk 500 years ago off the coast of England. It was discovered in 1971 and raised in the 1980s. After 30 years of work it was finally ready to be viewed by the public from 31 May 2013. Mary Rose Museum – Portsmouth Historic Dockyard Watch the video I made of Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, the key ships on display and the Mary Rose Museum – where I take you on a tour of the museum (before it was even open to th…

England

RAF Royal Air Force Museum London

…Stocked with RAF themed gifts, souvenirs and momentos. The RAF Museum London is huge. Over 100 planes, a real must for any fan of history and aviation Further reading: Official RAF Museum Website All photos I took of the RAF Royal Air Force Museum Duxford Air Museum Cambridge Helicopter Museum, England Lancaster Bomber RAF Royal Air Force Museum London Milestones of Flight RAF Royal Air Force Museum London Eurofighter RAF Royal Air Force Museum L…

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Tips for Travellers July Newsletter: Win a Magazine Subscription

…thering of the Travel Bloggers (TBEX), expored the Lake Windermere area in England and toured Swan Hellenic Cruise LIne’s Minerva Cruise Ship. News: My Cruising Books Cruising Handbook I have been commissioned to write a book about cruising that will be on sale before the end of the year in paperback and eBook forms. I am busy working on it and will share more about that next month. Would you like to be one of the readers of a draft and give feedb…