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The 11 Best Cruises I Think Everyone Should Do Before They Die

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The 11 Best Bucket List Cruises In The World? Here’s What I Think!

…re I saw carving of glaciers; in Skagway going on the White Pass and Yukon train; in Juneau going walking on glaciers, dog sleighing and the tramway up to the top of the mountain to see beautiful scenery; in Ketchikan going to the Great Alaskan Lumberjack Show. If you do consider Alaska there is a huge choice because almost all cruise lines go there, but note the season is quite short running from April to October. #10 Norwegian Fjords I’m asked:…

My Week Cruising in A Controversial Ship-Within-A-Ship - MSC Yacht Club

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My Week Cruising in A Controversial Ship-Within-A-Ship – MSC Yacht Club

…we were led right to the front of the many hundreds queuing for the scenic train, and so got to board first and choose the best seats. In Olden I was led by a butler right to the shuttle bus to the Loen Skylift and boarded that first. Seeing shows in the theatre also meant skipping crowds and lines. As the MSC Virtuosa theatre holds fewer than 1,000 people, they ran three shows a night and regular travellers had to book, and some were sold out. An…

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10 Bucket List Cruises You Absolutely MUST Do Before You Die!

…of dramatic glaciers, in Skagway going on the unique White Pass and Yukon train, in Juneau flying up onto glaciers going dog-sleighing, and in Ketchikan watching the Great Alaska Lumberjack Show and visiting historic Creek Street. In terms of watch outs, while there’s a huge choice of cruise lines as it is popular with families, even usual adult lines like Holland American and Princess are often packed with families. So, if looking for an adult e…

Audley End House and Gardens in Essex England. Why do I think You Should You Visit?

England / Stately House

Audley End House and Gardens in Essex England. Why do I think You Should You Visit?

…as put to military use. It was used by the Special Operations Executive to train Polish soldiers. A memorial to the 180 Polish soldiers that died in the war are in the grounds. In 1948 the house and grounds were sold to the Ministry of Works as the family could not afford the death duties required to enable them to retain the property. The advantage of this sale was that most of the furniture and artworks that had been in the house were also part…

My Ultimate Guide to a Successful Day Trip To France Using P&O Dover to Calais Ferry

Cross Channel / Ferries

My Ultimate Guide to a Successful Day Trip To France Using P&O Dover to Calais Ferry

…De Nord Station), and the EuroTunnel Le Shuttle car, bus and truck shuttle train service have taken a large share of the consumer and trade business crossing the channel. However, there is still a large Ferry Crossing business that runs between Dover in the UK and Calais in France. These 2 cities are on either sides of the narrow crossing point better known as the Dover Straits. Some of the Ferry Operators and the faster Catamaran Services did not…

Cruising the Norwegian Fjords: Bergen. Norway’s Second Largest City, and Gateway to the Fjords

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

Cruising the Norwegian Fjords: Bergen. Norway’s Second Largest City, and Gateway to the Fjords

…a, bus tour to either the Ulrike Mountain Car or Floyen Mountain Venicular Train. The Alternative: I would recommend though that for cost reasons and for more flexibility, you consider an alternative approach. Your ship will have docked right in the city at the bay. This is what I would focus your day in Bergen on: Hop-on Hop-Off Bus These will usually be right ear the ship and are an inexpensive way to get round to all the key places in the city….

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

…ad or in the case of Bergen up the Cable Car on Mount Ulriken or Funicular Train up Mount Floyen; or (2) Get on the water and see it from there. Everywhere has this option too, from kayaking, RIB speedboats to leisurely boat cruises in Geiranger to a 2 hour round trip boat ride down the Lysefjord to see the massive Pulpit Rock in Stavanger. Then with ay spare time stroll round the old town area of the big tones (which is where you will be docked)…

Travel Agents Focusing on 5 Specific Types of Travellers

gay / seniors / solo / Tips for Travellers / travel / travel agents

Travel Agents Focusing on 5 Specific Types of Travellers

…avelling by themselves. Cost being one of the biggest. While you can buy a train or plane ticket for one person, once you get to book something like a hotel room or a cruise cabin you face a big cost. Hotels usually charge by the room, and cruise lines look for s surcharge for single occupancy of up to 50%. Not surprisingly, people travelling by themselves is a popular niche for travel agents to look at. The winner of the “best singles holiday tou…

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 state and one which is private, which are very inexpensive. There’s no train system, so people are pretty reliant on cars and busses. So traffic in Barbados can be pretty bad. It feels like the roads don’t really have many signs. Maybe that is because it’s not a particularly big place, and so people just kind of know their way around! Although, we have hired cars when we have been there and found it pretty easy to find your way around, because…

Thanet in Kent (Margate, Broadstairs and Ramsgate) revival – time for leisurely exploration?

broadstairs / england / kent / margate / ramsgate / Tips for Travellers / travel / UK

Thanet in Kent (Margate, Broadstairs and Ramsgate) revival – time for leisurely exploration?

…ct get-away without custom hold-ups or long distant travel. The high-speed train from London is set to reduce the journey to just short of one hour. As Margate’s Turner Contemporary is well publicised, even featured in International airlines’ in-flight magazines, we’d like to briefly draw your attention to other merits in each of the historic Thanet towns that could make a visit more insightful and venturesome. Margate The one time pioneer of Brit…

Alcatraz Prison Island San Francisco: worth escaping TO if you get the chance to

Alcatraz / Attraction review / California / san francisco / Tips for Travellers / travel / usa

Alcatraz Prison Island San Francisco: worth escaping TO if you get the chance to

…amous gangster Al Capone ( who was actually sent to the island on a prison train from miles away that was then put on a barge and sailed to the island!) and the dangerous criminal known as “bird man of Alcatraz” (although in reality his studies of and keeping of birds was at his previous prison). The prison is also infamous for the stories of escapes/ escape attempts. Only 3 people escaped from the prison and have never been found, though it is ex…