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Cruise Tips

10 Reasons More Cruisers Than Ever Are Being Denied Boarding

…minder, if you’re sailing out of Vancouver on Alaska, and you’re not a USA national, you’re going to need a US ESTA or visa if you are going to Alaska. If you are a USA citizen the rules are slightly different, again showing how we all need to make sure we know the exact requirements. At the time of making this, the Canadian government does not require US citizens to have a visa. No matter where you are cruising to, you must check if you need a vi…

Celebrity / Cruise Ship / transportation

Do Low Crew Wages For Cruise Ship Jobs Fund Luxury Cruise Fares?

…oes undercover to investigate the reality of life below deck for the multi-national workforce who toil behind the scenes of glamorous ocean going holidays. The cruise industry generates billions of pounds in revenue each year and working on a ship provides many people from around the world a much needed source of income. However Dispatches reporter Tazeen Ahmad – travelling as a passenger on a European cruise – and an undercover reporter working a…

Cruising the Norwegian Fjords: Skjolden Sognefjord 130 miles Inland

Cruising / Norwegian Fjords / Norwerian Fjords / transportation

Cruising the Norwegian Fjords: Skjolden Sognefjord 130 miles Inland

…een Glacier (the largest one in Europe) which covers half of the Jotunheim National Park. This is probably the most popular trip for those looking to book a trip. There is a visitor centre and you can go on guided tours. Around 30000 people visit it every year. Stave Church Some people like to visit this small church, which is about 20 miles away. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1980. Stave Churches date from 10th Century, and thi…

The Ultimate Guide to Cruising the Stunning Norwegian Fjords

Cruise Ship / Cunard / Norwerian Fjords / Queen Elizabeth / transportation

The Ultimate Guide to Cruising the Stunning Norwegian Fjords

…een Glacier (the largest one in Europe) which covers half of the Jotunheim National Park. Official site: http://www.sognefjordcruise.com/ – Olden This is another tiny village. Just 480 residents (an increase apparently of 29 since 1999!). It is also a popular stop, but is so small that only 1 ship can be in dock at any one time. So ships usually have to tender passengers in. Olden is in the Nordfjord, a very long way down it (close to 100 miles)….

Visiting Las Vegas? Why Hoover Dam, Mike O’Callaghan – Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge & Lake Mead must be on your to do list

Destinations / Las Vegas / USA

Visiting Las Vegas? Why Hoover Dam, Mike O’Callaghan – Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge & Lake Mead must be on your to do list

…and jet skis. Since 1964 the whole area is now part of a bigger Lake Mead National Recreation Area, which means it is carefully maintained as an open and under developed place of natural beauty. The lake is a pleasant and cooling place to swim in the heat of the desert. The lake level had fallen very dramatically over the last decade, and it was quite frightening to see by just how much. You can see by the large 20 to 30 foot high white coloured…

Barbados. How to make the most of your time there.

BA / Barbados / British Airways / caribbean / cruise / Tips for Travellers / travel / Virgin Atlantic

Barbados. How to make the most of your time there.

…The airport itself is to the south of the island. The Grantley Adams International Airport is pretty big, busy and modern. But with the growing popularity of the island it is already too small. For despite the long runway and terminal buildings, the volume of traffic, particularly at the peak seasons in the run‑up to Christmas through to Easter time is large. And so, what some of the airlines do, like Virgin Atlantic and British Airways, is that…

SAN FRANCISCO CAVALLO POINT HOTEL: well meaning but lacks attention to detail..

California / Hotel Review / san francisco / Tips for Travellers / travel / usa

SAN FRANCISCO CAVALLO POINT HOTEL: well meaning but lacks attention to detail..

…and historic (an old army base at the base of the Golden gate bridge in a national park) and has stunning views of both the bridge and across the bay to the city of San Francisco. The place is slightly surreal and odd, as it is a concerted army base and the old buildings and barracks have been converted into rooms. They are set in a large horseshoe shape around some open ground, with newer (what they call contemporary) buildings built up on the h…

Travel Infographics: the future to deliver travel and destination information to travellers?

expedia / infographics / Tips for Travellers / travel / travelocity

Travel Infographics: the future to deliver travel and destination information to travellers?

…ons (#1: Pier 39 San Francisco); Natural (#1: Niagara Falls); Museums (#1: National Air and Space Museum Washington). To read it better, click on the image and download! Techie Traveller : The behaviour of today’s tech-based travel afficiando This one is by Lab42, and I like this one as gives a great snapshot of what tech connected travellers are doing these days: showing the most popular online sites for doing bookings (expedia, travelocity), wha…

Richard Branson’s Ulusaba Game Lodge, Sabi Sands, South Africa: An incredible safari experience

Hotel Review / Hotel Room Video / Richard Branson / safari / South Africa / travel / Virgin Atlantic

Richard Branson’s Ulusaba Game Lodge, Sabi Sands, South Africa: An incredible safari experience

…Richard Branson owned Ulusaba Lodge in the Sabi Sands Game Reserve, Kruger National Park in South Africa is quite something. It is not only a unique and stylish place to stay, quite unlike anything you would expect from a safari lodge – but also offers amazing opportunities to see all the “big 5” Game (Lions, buffalos, leopards, elephants and rhinoceroses) on the twice daily safari trips that are included in the price. Saying that, the price is no…

Wrest Park House and Gardens: Huge, impressive and stunning stately home to visit. A must see!

Attraction review / Attraction Video / england / English Heritage / stately house / UK

Wrest Park House and Gardens: Huge, impressive and stunning stately home to visit. A must see!

…n Insurance during the Second World War II, and after 1948 was home of the National Institute of Agricultural Engineering. The De Grey family originally owned the property and rounds, and had done for several hundreds of years. The house that is there today was built by Thomas De Grey the 1830s to replace one about 200 metres away that was demolished. He built it in a French style, so it looks like you have been transported to French Chateau. The…

Singapore

Singapore: My guide and top 10 tips on things to do

…otel, few understand who he was. Sir Thomas Stanford Raffles was a British national arrived in 1819 and signed a treaty for the British East India Company to establish Singapore as a trading port. When he signed the treaty there were few locals living on the islands that made up Singapore, and he soon attracted attracted Chinese, Indians and Malays to come and work here. Sir Thomas Raffles, in a typical British separatist mindset of the time, deci…