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Exploring the Arctic (Part Three) – Tips For Travellers Podcast 211

…Arctic Tips For Travellers series, I interview Marcelo Affonso who was the Hotel Director on board Silversea’s Silver Explorer. In the show he will talk about: What the role of a Hotel Director is. What passengers can expect from a Silversea Expedition versus Classic ship. Advice and tips on how passengers can get the most from an Arctic or Expedition trip with Silversea. How can you get more from the show: Listen. You can subscribe for free on iT…

Cunard World Cruise Week Five Highlights (San Francisco to Hawaii)

…ering across it was about a 20-minute transfer by bus to the Sheraton Maui Hotel, which was one of a series of hotels along the beach. While the beach is public included in the package was a chair, free drink and discount on lunch at two of the hotel’s poolside restaurants. They offered upgrades to a lounger and umbrellas or a two-person cabana, which consisted of two loungers with plush cushions and cover. We chose the latter at a cost of $47. Th…

Cunard World Cruise Week Seven Highlights (New Zealand to Sydney)

…ound at a table next to the floor-to-ceiling Windows. At regular intervals during each sector the casino held such raffles. During the trip they handed everything out tickets based on different criteria (e.g. Getting a Blackjack, three 7s on a slot machine or based on the number of player points accrued while using the machines). The prizes were bingo tickets, Lido Alternative Dining and Verandah Alternative Dining vouchers. It was “Bamboo” on thi…

Cunard Around-The-World Week Nine Highlights: Joining the Queen Elizabeth in Hong Kong

…up the river to Shanghai. We docked at 3am. The reason for these times was due to the tides and traffic in the river to enable the ship to enter at the optimal time. Immigration had been handled on board as Chinese officials had travelled with the ship. We were given a photocopy of our passport, which had been stamped and had a bar code on it. This was scanned as we left and returned to the ship. It was great not having each passenger go through a…

Cunard Around-the-World Cruise Highlights Week 10: South Korea to Nagasaki and Kagoshima

…ld’s five busiest container ports. They ship out the vast quantities of products like electronics and cars produced in South Korea – while importing pretty much everything South Korea needs. Low on natural resources the country relies on bringing in most of what it needs. During the Korean War, Busan area was at one point the only part of the Korean Peninsula not occupied by the North Korean forces. It acted as a temporary capital before the Unite…

What Are The Seven Best Things About Florida?

…Some are now museums, like the Lightner Museum that used to be the Alcazar Hotel, and a college, like the Hotel Ponce de Leon that is now Flagler College. The highlight for me was Castillo de San Marcos fortress built in the 17th Century by the Spanish that settled and controlled the town. Watch my St Augustine highlights video: Visitor websites: http://augustine.com and http://visitstaug.com #2 Kennedy Space Center During the tour of the “Rocket…

St Augustine Tips For Travellers Highlights Video

…magnate Henry M Flagler, co-founder of Standard Oil, like the old Alcazar Hotel that is now the city hall and Ligtner museum and the Ponce de Leon Hotel across the road that has become the Flagler College campus. Another highpoint were discovering churches like the magnificent Cathedral Basilica of St Augustine built in the 1790s and designated a US National Historic Landmark. Finally for me the fourth big draw was strolling through the charming…

7 Must-see Sights in Florida – My Tips For Travellers Video

…(like the Ligtner Museum that used to be the Alcazar Hotel) and a college (Hotel Ponce de Leon is now Flagler College). Kennedy Space Center The Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral is a fascinating place. During the tour of the “Rocket Garden” full of the early American space rockets, the guide pointed out that the early trips into space were really ballistic missiles with tiny cramped capsules for astronauts perched on top. You can get up clos…

Visit Finland: 9 Must-Do Summer Activities in Europe’s Last Great Wilderness Video

….fi/en/79-suomi/102-riding-stables Iso Syote Hotel and Safaris: http://www.hotelli-isosyote.fi/en/main/ Rukan Kuksa Wild Food Restaurant : http://www.rukankuksa.fi/en/ Isokenkäisten klubi Hotel: http://www.ikk.fi/en/ If you enjoyed this article, please follow Tips For Travellers on: YouTube Channel: Helping you to make the most of your precious vacation time and money. Instagram Facebook Twitter Pinterest Monthly Newsletter : get a free eBook of d…

10 Reasons to do a European River Cruise

…ver gratuities and include excursions in the fare. #9: Intimate and often adult-only experience European river cruise ships vary in size from 50 guests to at most 200 due to limits on size to navigate rivers. This smaller guest number means the crew get to know you and can spend more time catering for your needs and serving guests more personally. While some ships may cater to families at peak school vacation time, river cruising is generally adul…

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Emerald Waterways River Cruise Highlights Eastern Europe Danube

…number of solo travellers. It is a premium line, akin to a four-plus star hotel on land, and only started sailing in 2014. Service and attention to detail by the crew was excellent and, with the high crew-to-passenger ratio, they quickly came to know my preferences and quirks and usually preempted me having to ask for my regular drinks. The Emerald Dawn ship entered service in May 2015 and has a contemporary boutique-hotel style decor. I liked th…