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canada / Rocky Mountaineer

Rocky Mountaineer First Passage to the West – Live!

…iver, and pass by monumental landmarks from the early days of the National Railway. This legendary route along the Canadian Pacific track is famous for uniting the country and connecting British Columbia to Canada over 125 years ago.Travel through the legendary Spiral Tunnels and pass by the spot where the last spike on the Canadian Pacific Railway was driven. This is the only passenger rail service on this historic route, and its construction is…

Victoria Falls, Livingstone, Zambia

Attraction review / victoria falls / zambia

Victoria Falls, Livingstone, Zambia

…alls Hotel that was built not long after the turn of the century after the railway bridge connected the 2 countries was completed around 1909. This hotel is a massive and glorious Colonial piece of architecture, and became almost as iconic as the Falls themselves. It was a fabulous place to stay, with sweeping views down to the bridge and still walkable to the Falls. The hotel kept a colonial feel and had white glove service, staff dressed in old…

Radisson Zurich Airport Hotel (review, video and photos)

Hotel Review / Hotel Room Video / Marriott / Radisson / Switzerland / Tips for Travellers / travel / zurich

Radisson Zurich Airport Hotel (review, video and photos)

…adisson Zurich Airport is located between a Renault car dealership and the railway line in a drab and sprawling industrial park. This uninspiring hotel is unattractive to look at and has dated early 1980s style decor with lots of glass panelled walls, beige marble type floors and heavy rich colours. On the positive side it is a 4 Swiss francs ride on a tram that takes about 10 minutes. Though annoying you have to have cash to buy a ticket and so y…

Cruise Tips

A Lot That Can Go Wrong On An Alaska Cruise. Here’s How To Avoid That Happening

…do – Skagway The third thing I recommend to do is the White Pass and Yukon Railway, in Skagway. This historic railway line was built to transport goods and ore when the Gold Rush started. Now, it is purely for recreation and takes you high up into the mountains. It costs about $135 per person. The fourth thing you may want to do is go eating and drinking. There are often salmon bakes, which can be a bit of a tourist trap but fun, or going to local…

Rovos Rail South Africa (Cape Town to Pretoria): a most remarkable & special experience (review)

Destinations / Rovos Rail / South Africa / transportation

Rovos Rail South Africa (Cape Town to Pretoria): a most remarkable & special experience (review)

…old steam engines, that pull the train on some of the journey. Most of the railway carriages were in very poor condition when he found them and has a team of craftsmen restoring and building rich wooden panel interiors.The carriages are luxurious and really old world. There are 3 classes. There are the Royal Suites, which take up half a carriage. The Deluxe suites which are 3 to a carriage, and then the. Pullman suites which are seats in the day a…

Caribbean Cruise Part 5: St Kitts

caribbean / cruise / P and O

Caribbean Cruise Part 5: St Kitts

…r tours that a lot of people take in St Kitts. The first is a narrow gauge railway trip around the island. This railway used to ferry the sugar cane from the fields to the refining factory in Basseterre, but now ferries piles of tourists off cruise ships around the islands. Some of our party went on this and where under whelmed – not helped by all the trips running late as the train had broken down on the 1st tour of the day stranding people for a…

CHERBOURG AND REDOUBTABLE SUBMARINE: A REAL TREAT FOR TRAVEL BUFFS

cherbourg / Cherbourg

CHERBOURG AND REDOUBTABLE SUBMARINE: A REAL TREAT FOR TRAVEL BUFFS

…os. Then you exit and cross to the museum. This is within what was the old railway terminal building. A very well restored and grand building. The huge open space is full of various submarines and exhibits, and after shuffling through the very slow ticket selling process you can explore the main museum which has an aquarium which is fairly impressive and then the main attraction which is the Redoubtable submarine. A section had been cut out to rem…

VICTORIA FALLS REVIEW, BUNGEE JUMPING AND MORE. A guide to possibly the most stunning place in the world

Attraction review / Attraction Video / victoria falls / zambia / Zimbabwe

VICTORIA FALLS REVIEW, BUNGEE JUMPING AND MORE. A guide to possibly the most stunning place in the world

…alls Hotel that was built not long after the turn of the century after the railway bridge connected the 2 countries was completed around 1909. This hotel is a massive and glorious Colonial piece of architecture, and became almost as iconic as the Falls themselves. It was a fabulous place to stay, with sweeping views down to the bridge and still walkable to the Falls. The hotel kept a colonial feel and had white glove service, staff dressed in old…

travel podcast

Hiroshima Japan – Tips For Travellers Podcast #232

…isit Miyajima Site: http://visit-miyajima-japan.com/en/ Hiroshima Electric Railway: http://www.hiroden.co.jp/en/index.html My photographs of Hiroshima This episode is supported by DK Eyewitness Travel Guides (USA listeners) (UK listeners) After listening to the podcast and have any thoughts please leave a comment on Tipsfortravellers.com/podcast, email me or leave a review on iTunes. Please subscribe (and leave a review) to the podcast on iTunes,…

Cruise Tips

Smart Cruisers ALWAYS Get Off The Ship in THESE Ports. Here’s Why

…near Juneau to go dog sledding, riding on the historic White Pass & Yukon Railway in Skagway, eating genuine Italian pizza in the heart of Florence, cycling through pineapple groves and up a massive hill in eBikes in Moorea, or soaring up the cable car in Olden to look down the Fjords. But I think there are some important side effects of spending in ports to consider. If we get off in a port and spend, we’re helping local businesses and communiti…