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Silver Explorer / Silversea

Silversea Arctic Tips – 9 Questions you should ask before exploring the Arctic on Silver Explorer

…quare kilometres (20% of mainland Norway) and 65% of the land is protected National Parks, Nature Reserves, and plant and bird reserves. There are over 3,000 polar bears on the island, meaning there are more of them than people. The two largest settlements are Longyearbyen, which is the administrative capital of around 2,000 people, and the 500-resident Russian mining town of Barentsburg. The only other key settled spot is Ny Alesund, which is a m…

Britannia

P&O Cruises Tips For Travellers: Answers to 8 Key Questions You Should Be Asking

…iness suit and tie can be worn as an alternative. You can also wear formal national dress and army uniform. For a typical two-week cruise there are normally four Black Tie evenings on board. When packing I also recommend: If flying to your cruise stick to the weight restrictions of the airline. While P&O Cruises let you bring as much luggage as you want, you should avoid excess charges from the airlines. Pack valuables like watches, computers and…

Panama Canal

Cunard

Cunard World Cruise Week 3 Highlights (Aruba to Guatemala via Panama Canal)

…297 Americans, 84 Germans, 66 Australians and 65 Canadians. There were 25 nationalities in total. Cunard Entertainment and Hotel Managers that I have interviewed in the past had told me that Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth tend to be British traveller dominated, while the Queen Mary 2 due to the Transatlantic Crossings is more multi-cultural. This seemed true on this voyage. Although English speakers were in the vast majority, there were hosts…

Cunard

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

…ity” Ross Kerr who works for the New Zealand Fjordland spoke on “Fjordland National Park World Heritage Area” and then provided commentary cruising through Dusky Sound and Milford Sound. Stuart Usher, spoke on “A Most Reluctant Hero – The Story of Captain Charles Upham VC and Bar”. Guest Entertainers: “The Brit Tones”, a four-piece male harmony group. I did not go and see their first show as suspected they were a clone of “Troubadour” we had seen…

Cunard

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

…to People’s Square, on the site of the old racecourse. Here we visited the National Planning Museum dedicated to the past, present and future of the city. It is part museum and part propaganda showcase spread over five floors giving great insight into the planning to make the city the vast powerhouse it has become – with over 23 million people living in it. From here we took the Metro across to the modern Pudong side, which looks and feels quite a…

Florida

St Augustine Tips For Travellers Highlights Video

…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 pedestrianised St George Street filled with the quirky, artistic and historic shops, restaurants and bars. St Augustine. The oldest town in the United States and a real must-see for visitors even as a day trip from Orlando as it’s just a few hours drive away. I visited it on a…

Florida

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

…supporters succeeded in getting almost a square mile of South Beach on the National Register of Historic Places. It developed from there to what it is today. A mecca for hip bars and restaurants and a magnet for the beautiful people to congregate and preen. I loved the area. Key West Both Ernest Hemingway and ex-USA President Harry Truman fell in love with Key West and had homes there that you can now tour. Both provide fascinating insights to the…

Nagasaki Peace Statue Japan

travel podcast

Nagasaki Tips For Travellers Podcast #233

…Must-see and Must-Do covered in the podcast: Atomic Bomb Museum. Nagasaki National Peace Memorial Hall. Atomic Bomb Hypocentre. Nagasaki Peace Park. One-legged Torii Gate. Mount Inasa Lookout. Glover Garden. Oura Catholic Church. Deijima. Kofukuji Temple. 25 Matyrs Memorial. Peace Fountain Nagasaki Japan Resources: DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Japan (USA Listeners) (UK Listeners) Official Nagasaki Tourist site: http://travel.at-nagasaki.jp Discoun…

travel podcast

Tokyo Tips For Travellers Podcast #234

…sakusa. Tokyo SkyTree and Tokyo Tower. Shibuya. Ueno Park, including Tokyo National Museum. Ginza, including Sony Showroom, key department stores (Wako, Matsuya and Mitsukoshi and Yodobashi Akiba which is the largest electronics store. Imperial Palace Grounds. Kabuki-za. Resources: SkyBus Tokyo Hop Bus. Official Tokyo Visitor Site: http://www.gotokyo.org/en/. Tokyo Metro: http://www.tokyometro.jp/en/ DK Eyewitness Tokyo Top 10 Guide (USA Listeners…

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Alaska / USA

Alaska Cruise Tips : 5 Tips to help you prepare for your Alaskan Cruise

…nali and Anchorage. Did you know? As well as vast open spaces and stunning national parks, Alaska is also home to some of the largest cities in the US. In fact, the four largest cities in the United States can be found in the Last Frontier, with its capital, sitting in second. Why not test your own travel knowledge and see how much ‘Juneau’ about what you can see and do in Alaska’s Capital? Interested in an Alaska Cruise? Take a look at all the Al…

Easter Bunnies on Cunard Queen Elizabeth

Cunard

Cunard Around-the-World Cruise Highlights Week 12: Taiwan – Hong Kong – Home

…n “Japan and World Heritage”, “Queen Victoria’s Life and Loves”, “Taiwan’s National Palace Museum” and “The World of Agatha Christie”. Celebrity Insight Lecturer: Terry Waite on “Hostage Taking Today”, “Survival in Solitude” (about his five years in solitary confinement as a hostage) and “Survival Continued and After Release” Balls and Parties: Black and White Ball. Roaring Twenties Ball. St Patrick’s Day Party. Madame Butterfly Ball. Starlight Ba…