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New York Subway and Roads…getting worse or better?

New York Subway and Roads…getting worse or better?

…torway into town. I guess also the very bouncy suspension that these large USA cabs and cars seem to have probably accentuates them. But it made me look more at the roads, and they do seem to be in pretty poor shape with lots of pot holes and gaps. I am very naughty and tend when in NYC to only use cabs as find the subway a bit confusing and aggressive. But being more aware about using public transport instead of private transport to reduce enviro…

Travel Infographics: the future to deliver travel and destination information to travellers?

Travel Infographics: the future to deliver travel and destination information to travellers?

…he most visited tourist attractions globally (with all the #1 being in the USA!) grouped into: Public Places (#1: Times Square); Heritage (#1: Union Station Washington); Amusement Parks (#1: Disney World Magic Kingdom Florida); Markets (#1: Faneuil Hall Market Place Boston); Seaside Attractions (#1: Pier 39 San Francisco); Natural (#1: Niagara Falls); Museums (#1: National Air and Space Museum Washington). To read it better, click on the image and…

Shanghai China. Tips on visiting this chameleon city!

Shanghai China. Tips on visiting this chameleon city!

…ely part of Britain who had a concession over part of the city. As did the USA who also had a concession for part of the city. While the French also controlled another part of the city. This created a divided city with different administrations by the French, by the Americans, by the British. They had their own courts, their own systems and their own armed forces – and different styles and influences. In the late 1920s, the army captured Shanghai…

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

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

…s) on board only 2 were South African, the rest were mostly from the UK or USA.The service competes with the more famous and longer established “Blue Train” run by South African Railways. That train takes much less time and goes faster. Rovos is a slower and more leisurely trip in a more old fashioned experience. The train was long with 18 coaches in all and some 400 metres in length. For most of the trip it is pulled by electric engines, but for…

Travel Tips and Things To Do In Sao Paulo Brazil

…toned and the beautiful set all around you in Sao Paulo. Designer fashion labels are, though, is surprisingly expensive and I found that clothes were incredibly costly – I guess due to import duties and exchange rates as well possibly. This is defiantly not a city to stock up on hot new fashions as a traveller! This is also a city of extremes. Sao Paulo is so affluent that it contains so many heliports and use of helicopters that is ranked among…

16 Top Tips for First Time Cruisers

…re cruise lines move their ships to and from the Caribbean area in Europe/ USA winter to the summer in the Med. They usually involve 5 or 6 nights at sea and 4 or so nights at some ports. They tend to be great prices as more people seem to like routes with lots of ports, and also many people like to start and end at the same port. These though give you the best of many worlds! (6) DON’T WORRY ABOUT GETTING SEASICK I was really worried about this….

Las Vegas Travel Tips. Including Hotels. Shows. Weather. Attractions.

…f growth came with the building of the Hoover Dam in the 1930s when the thousands of men living in nearby Boulder City took advantage of the pleasures of Las Vegas with gusto. In fact, so much so that the area barely noticed that the rest of the USA (and world) was suffering from the “Great Depression”. New York New York Hotel Las Vegas The Mob Made Las Vegas The New York “Mob” is generally then attributed with providing the next surge of growth f…

CUNARD QUEEN MARY 2: SOME QUESTIONS I GOT AND MY THOUGHTS

CUNARD QUEEN MARY 2: SOME QUESTIONS I GOT AND MY THOUGHTS

…uisers and we’re taking the transatlantic cruise as our trip “home” to the USA after living 6 years in Europe. I found your podcast “First timer cruise tips” extremely helpful and it provided several answers that I could not find from Cruisecritic.co.uk. I also enjoyed your podcast covering your QM2 Eastbound transatlantic cruise and along with your videos, they constitute the Ultimate Guide to the QM2. I do have a few questions that I’m hoping yo…

CHERBOURG AND REDOUBTABLE SUBMARINE: A REAL TREAT FOR TRAVEL BUFFS

CHERBOURG AND REDOUBTABLE SUBMARINE: A REAL TREAT FOR TRAVEL BUFFS

…to be a critical and major port for people travelling out of France to the USA. Used to be a major port for Transatlantic Services It used to very much a part of the massive transatlantic crossing service, before jet airlines destroyed the regular scheduled transatlantic service as a means of mass travel, turning it into a luxury leisure activity that is dominated pretty much by Cunard. Now days, only around 10 or so cruise ships visit the port ea…

Advice and Tips For First-Time Visitors to Cape Town

Advice and Tips For First-Time Visitors to Cape Town

…putation for crime, and at one stage had a murder rate of the scale per thousand close to places like Mexico. A lot of the crime was in the various townships and suburbs which had been racially divided in the apartheid days. I have to say that it has felt safer each time I have been. I am not sure if this is through being more familiar with the city, but talking to locals they too feel the same, and feel a lot has been done to bring down crime. Yo…

CUNARD SHIPS, CHRIS FRAME AND PHOTOGRAPHIC JOURNEY. Find out more!

CUNARD SHIPS, CHRIS FRAME AND PHOTOGRAPHIC JOURNEY. Find out more!

…riscunard.com/cunard_books.php You can get a taste of his photographs at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/chriscunard/collections You can follow him on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/chriscunard/ If you want to order the books via Amazon USA: To order the books via Amazon UK: Don’t miss any new postings. Subscribe Find and follow Tips for Travellers on: – Facebook – YouTube – Twitter – Audio Podcast on iTunes – Video Podcast on iTunes – iPhone App o…