…countries such as Egypt, America, Jordan and Russia, staying in anonymous hotel rooms where he does not get to enjoy the local hospitality. During the scenes he is depicted on the phone to his loved ones and friends who are oblivious to his lonely existence and envious of his frequent travel to such exciting places. The end of the advert sees him relaxing, enjoying the comfort and familiar surroundings of our business cabin in the knowledge that…
…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 rooms” every time I have had these lines the room has not been one of the best (as I have stayed at many of the hotels before I know the…
…dos: how to make the most of your time here Photo Video montage of Barbados on YouTube The best Restaurants to eat in Barbados Video of beach at Fairmont Royal Pavillion Hotel and Room Video All my photos of Barbados on Flickr Gallery 1 and Flickr Gallery 2 Cruising in the Caribbean…
…Singapore, originally uploaded by garybembridge. I love Singapore. It is modern, exciting but also has a real mixture of cultures and energy. I have posted a gallery of pictures of the city and the hotel (Ritz Carlton) I stayed at that you can view on Flickr by clicking the links above or visting my photo gallery by clicking here…
Read about the hotel I stayed in Toronto: click here The CN Tower is HUGE. It is one of the tallest structures in the world and boast the world’s highest observation platform. When built it was named as one of the “Modern Wonders of the World”. It is quite a feat of engineering, and is actually an attractive looking building considering it is a concrete tower. It can be slow to get up it as it seems to have become even more popular than they expe…
…of the European Winter and heading back to the UK to begin its summer schedules based out of Southampton. If you like sea days these are great cruises as they are always much cheaper then normal cruises as less people like the sea days than visiting lots of ports so you can often get great deals. This 2-week cruise is costing us about 60% of a 2-week cruise we did in the summer on the ship last year! The cruise is a mix of roughly a week doing so…
…authorities relented and agreed it could be legal with the taxes funding education – and today still some 45% of tax from gambling is allocated to education. The next major wave of growth came with the building of the Hoover Dam in the 1930s when the thousands of men living in nearby Boulder City took advantage of the pleasures of Las Vegas with gusto. In fact, so much so that the area barely noticed that the rest of the USA (and world) was suffe…
…and more. http://www.bembridge.co.uk/0504_Cape_Town.htm Also check out the hotel room video clips on the tipsfortravellers.com website CAPE TOWN TOURIST SITES http://www.cape-town.org http://www.cape-town.net http://www.longstreet.co.za/ MY CAPE TOWN “THINGS TO DO” RECOMMENDATIONS Tripadvisor.com view on attractions: http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attractions-g312659-Activities-Cape_Town_Western_Cape.html Table Mountain: http://www.tablemountain.net V…
…c crossing. Your journey ends in Southampton but Arcadia does make one welcome pause along the way: at the stylish Garden Island of Madeira. Here you can take tea at the gloriously colonial Reids’ Hotel or try a thrilling wicker sled ride down steep cobbled tracks to the delightful capital, Funchal – another unforgettable experience, just like the whole cruise.”…
…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 PODCAST Travel Bits * Sheraton Hong Kong (Kowloon): http://www.sh…
…us pictures and filming small video clips using my digital camera of every hotel room I stay in and places I visit. I also read zillions of books on travel, and an currently researching and writing a book about “Icons and Legends of Travel”. As I travel about I always take with me my camera, my computer and my iPod. All 3 of these are essential tools for my travels – and so the discovery of podcasting and blogging gave me the inspiration and desir…
