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Eurostar Business Premier Lounge St Pancras International Railway Station London

Eurostar / Trains / transportation

Eurostar Business Premier Lounge St Pancras International Railway Station London

…ho only get into the lounge with the Carte Blanche card) get a meal on the train. Upstairs: This can be reached by a lift by reception, or up some sweeping stairs at the entrance – or smaller stairs at the rear of the ground floor. It is not really obvious that there is an upstairs lounge and I think that they need to flag that better. But saying that, once you head up you find a large, well designed and very comfortable lounge. It is less manic t…

Kensington Palace and the Orangery London. Revamped and open for visitors

Attraction review / england / Europe / Kensington Palace / London / stately house / UK

Kensington Palace and the Orangery London. Revamped and open for visitors

…see some of the original ceremonial clothes (including one with a massive train that took 6 people to help carry) Victoria Revealed. This tells the story of Queen Victoria and includes where she first meet the Privy Council at ahge 18 when she became Queen, the nursery and rooms where she did much of her royal business when there and then rooms covering the death of Albert (her husband), the Great Exhibition and her Diamond Jubilee Then there is…

THE 10 MOST WATCHED VIDEOS I HAVE POSTED ON YOUTUBE

crowne plaza / Las Vegas / New York / Rovos / South Africa / victoria falls / youtube

THE 10 MOST WATCHED VIDEOS I HAVE POSTED ON YOUTUBE

…popular to date in order: Las Vegas Stratosphere X-Scream Las Vegas Stratosphere Insanity Las Vegas Stratosphere Big Shot Las Vegas Bellagio Fountains Las Vegas Bellagio Hotel Room Victoria Falls Bridge Bungee Jump Universal Studios: Backdraft Rovos Rail Train: South Africa Universal Studios: Jaws Crowne Plaza New York: Hotel Room Don’t miss any new postings. Subscribe Find and follow Tips for Travellers on: – Facebook – YouTube – Twitter – Audio…

5 STATELY HOUSES IN ENGLAND WORTH VISITING: Harewood House; Osbourne House; Killerton House; Hatfield House; Kensington Palace

england / hatfield house' / isle of wight / kensington palace; Harewood House / stately house / Tips for Travellers / travel / UK

5 STATELY HOUSES IN ENGLAND WORTH VISITING: Harewood House; Osbourne House; Killerton House; Hatfield House; Kensington Palace

…n. The house is about an hour drive from London and also can be reached by train. The station is opposite the entrance to the grounds. A great day out, it is also worth checking out on their site as they have many events (mostly from April – September, at around Christmas). The house is open from April to September. See all my photos on Flickr of Hatfield House: click here Watch my video tour of the house and grounds: ———————— KENSINGTON PALACE (L…

HATFIELD HOUSE: stunning stately house in Hertfordshire England

Attraction review / Attraction Video / england / Europe / hatfield house' / stately house / Tips for Travellers / travel

HATFIELD HOUSE: stunning stately house in Hertfordshire England

…n. The house is about an hour drive from London and also can be reached by train. The station is opposite the entrance to the grounds. A great day out, it is also worth checking out on their site as they have many events (mostly from April – September, at around Christmas). The house is open from April to September. See all my photos on Flickr of Hatfield House: click here Watch my video tour of the house and grounds: Don’t miss any new Tips for T…

Park Hotel, Zug, Switzerland: Lacks charm. Efficient but dull.

Hotel Review / Hotel Room Video / Switzerland / travel / zug / zurich

Park Hotel, Zug, Switzerland: Lacks charm. Efficient but dull.

…unit that was so loud it would be like sleeping on a factory floor if you tried to use it at night. So not very helpful. The hotel overall is just strange. The location is good as about maximum 10 minutes walking from the Zug train station. But overall a very average hotel, but the main one in the area. It lacks charm. Watch a video of room 304 on blog post or on YouTube: Watch a video of the room 227 on YouTube (click here), or on the blog posti…

Brussels Belgium: tips for travellers and my video tours

Brussels

Brussels Belgium: tips for travellers and my video tours

…ry central once you get to Brussels. We had gone in early December and the train was busy, as the city is famous for its annual Christmas market and many people travel to go there and also to stock up on equally famous Belgian choclates for the festive season. The traffic in the city seemed pretty bad, and we seemed to shuffle along from the station to the hotel. The city itself is not very large and the main streets seemed packed. On first sight…

Eurostar Customer service: good or bad?

Eurostar / Paris / Tips for Travellers / travel / Virgin Atlantic

Eurostar Customer service: good or bad?

…t found it was due to a fire on the line that meant no electricity for the trains. The lounge was packed. Overall in the end we arrived just under 2 and a half hours late in London (at 9.30pm instead of 7pm). Overall I think Eurostar handled it all well because: – in the lounge they kept telling people there was a delay, why and apologised. Even though they had no new news. So you felt informed, even though there was no new news. – when the statio…

Eurostar comments on my review of the new lounge

Eurostar / London / Top Tips / travel

Eurostar comments on my review of the new lounge

Eurostar Train at London St Pancras (2), originally uploaded by garybembridge. In their usual efficient way, within hours of posting a review of the new upstairs lounge at Eurostar St Pancras I got a note from Gareth Headon in the Corporate Communications Office commenting on the review. He says: “Dear Gary, I hope you’re well. I was interested to read your latest post on your experiences of the Eurostar business lounge. I’m glad you like the new…

Novotel Hotel St Pancras London (review, video & photos)

Eurostar / Hotel Review / Hotel Room Video / London / Novotel / Tips for Travellers / Top Tips / travel

Novotel Hotel St Pancras London (review, video & photos)

…St Pancras (the new Eurostar terminal) the night before catching an early train to Paris. I got the room by using Airmiles and so do not pay anything for it. I would have been less than happy if I had. Perhaps as the room was bought using an Airmiles redemption, we got a less than ideal room. The room was on the 4th floor and so the noise from the main road was fairly relentless and pretty annoying. Although it is not very loud it is of the type…

Heathrow Terminal 2: destroying the airline business queue by queue…

heathrow / London / Lufthansa / Tips for Travellers / Top Tips / travel

Heathrow Terminal 2: destroying the airline business queue by queue…

…e you get to this point! In a recent posting I spoke about why getting the train to Paris is far preferable to flying. One added piece of advice is that you should never fly out of Heathrow on a carrier that uses Terminal 2!! Today I was reminded at what a disaster Ferrovial (the Spanish company that bought BAA) are at managing Heathrow. From the passenger experience in Terminal 2 you would think they are trying to destroy the airline business, st…