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Caribbean Cruise Part 2: Setting off, and the dreaded charter flight

Arcadia / caribbean / cruise / Hilton / London / P and O

Caribbean Cruise Part 2: Setting off, and the dreaded charter flight

…night as check in for the flight was 07:15am. Gatwick is 50 miles from the house and involves traveling around the hideously busy M25 motorway that runs around London and so it is much less stressful to stay at the airport the night before. It not we would have had to ensure we leave plenty of time and would have set off from home by 6am, or earlier. The day is going to be long enough as it is as the flight is 8,5 hours and with the 4 hour time di…

Hotel Review: Sheraton Belgravia, London UK

Hotel Review / Hotel Room Video / London / Sheraton

Hotel Review: Sheraton Belgravia, London UK

…fixtures in the room were traditional but stylish, with a sort of country house look. The bathroom had Molton Brown toiletries and complimentary wireless access for the duration of your stay. They give you cards with a code for each day when you check in. As I mentioned, there is no fitness centre in the hotel, which is an issue I think considering the cost and premium of the hotel. You can go up the road to a sister hotel but when on business yo…

ATHENS, GREECE: Observations and top tips for visitors

Athens / Greece / Top Tips

ATHENS, GREECE: Observations and top tips for visitors

…lk through the plush gardens with ponds can take you past the Presidential House (which used to be the palace when Greece had a royal family) but more importantly to the Parliament building at the top of the Garden. This is called a neo-classical building in all the guidebooks, whatever that means, and was built between 1834 and 1838 as the palace of the first kings. It is a huge building with big columns and a large statue and fountain outside an…

PODCAST 21: BARBADOS

Barbados / Tips for Travellers / Top Tips / travel / travel podcast

PODCAST 21: BARBADOS

…omeda Botanic Gardens, Bathsheba Island Safari Barbados Sunbury Plantation House Francia Plantation Flower Forest According to : http://www.barbados.org/cruise.htm Now that your cruise has brought you to the shores of Barbados, how should you spend your day(s) on this beautiful island? There are a number of exciting ways to pass the time in Barbados, whatever your age and whatever your interests. Here is a small sample of the many ways of enjoying…

BANGKOK, THAILAND (Podcast and show notes)

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BANGKOK, THAILAND (Podcast and show notes)

…specially the bedrooms, the Audience Chamber and the bathrooms. Some rooms house exhibitions of art works, for example, there is a silverware display room, a ceramic display room, a glassware display room and an ivory display room. 5. Bangkok National Museum http://www.thailandmuseum.com/thaimuseum_eng/bangkok/history.htm This museum, considered the largest in Southeast Asia, houses a vast collection of antiquities including prehistoric art, mural…

About Me

…p3 ). My first YouTube video came on 24 June 2006 (a video tour of a guest house we were staying in, in Cape Town https://youtu.be/Wc4qTwI8rUg ). The second video I posted was about a Cunard Queen Mary 2 Queens Grill cabin (https://youtu.be/58IuFxpSbqU), and it was this that started my journey. A journey that would eventually turn a hobby into a career. My Johnson & Johnson days I stumbled across cruising by accident. But it changed everything. I…

Cruise Ship / Cunard / transportation

Cunard Line History: 10 Key Events That Define This Iconic Cruise Line

…in 1969, Cunard was struggling and was taken over in 1971 by the Trafalgar House Group who owned hotels and cargo and passenger ships. The fortunes of Cunard did not flourish despite having popular cruise ships added like the Cunard Countess. In 1998 the massive Carnival Cruise Company bought Cunard to include it into a portfolio of cruise brands. Carnival also owns cruise brands like Carnival, Holland America, P&O, Princess and many others. Carni…

Africa / Destinations

Margot Raggett Photography: Big Cats in Kenya’s Masai Mara

…also the owner of the stunning villa in Kefalonia Greece, called Korianna House, that I covered on the blog when we went to stay there in the Summer. Two Cubs – Kenya’s Masai Mara. Copyright: Margot Raggett Margot writes about her photographs: Kenya’s Masai Mara is one of my favourite places on earth and I’ve been lucky enough to visit four times now in the last two years and yet it still manages to take my breath away. The vast open plains are l…

Cruise Ship / Cunard / Journeys / Queen Mary 2 / Transatlantic Crossing / transportation

Transatlantic Crossings on Queen Mary 2 : All At Sea In The World Of Enlightenment (Lectures and learning on-board).

…Crossing are the following backgrounds of speakers and names: Chief White House Correspondent (Ken Walsh) True Crime Expert (Ian Brown) – spoke about the crime families like The Krays. Historian and Travel Writer (Ted Scull) – spoke about Cunard history and Cunard Queens. Art Historian (Seth Gopin) – spoke about skyscrapers in New York. The talks happen every day, with 2 or 3 each day, usually around 10/ 10.30 am, 11.15 am and 3.30 pm. What I lov…

Attraction / Cruise Ship / Stately House / transportation

Royal Yacht Britannia: My video tour. Insight into Royal Life and History

…u see some of the kitchens next. Some were staffed by Chefs from the Royal Household. Today some of the kitchens are still operating to make items for the tea room and functions held on-board. The Glass & China Pantry displays the crockery from when the ship was in service, and the Silver Pantry the impressive silverware. The State Dining Room is one of the most impressive rooms on the ship. A busy venue during State Visits around the world, it no…

travel podcast

What You Travellers Want from A Travel Blog? Right or wrong?

…ent they find on blogs is money saving tips (54%); hotel, hostel and guest house reviews (52%) and general travel tips, advice and “how-tos” (48%). This is then followed by destination reviews and tips (46%) and anecdotes and stories of places in versus regular tips and advice (40%). Intrusive pop-ups and poorly written articles are the main dislikes about travel blogs. 72% of blog readers say they dislike pop-ups (such as newsletter sign-ups) and…