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Which of the 7 million items at the Natural History Museum London should you make sure you see?

Attraction / Destinations / London / London / Museum / United Kingdom

Which of the 7 million items at the Natural History Museum London should you make sure you see?

…ng museums situated close together in South Kensington in London. The V&A (Victoria & Albert), Science Museum and the Natural History Museum. You could easily spend a whole day at each. In this review I look at the Natural History Museum and tips on what to see if you have limited time, or want to see the absolute “must-see” things there. Very popular and loved by families and kids. The Natural History Museum is one of the most beautiful buildings…

V&A Museum London: Why it is the must see museum in London.

Attraction review / London / museum / UK

V&A Museum London: Why it is the must see museum in London.

…ourite and one of the best museums in London to visit is the stunning V&A (Victoria and Albert) in South Kensington. Museum “central”: The V&A is located close to two other major museums, the Natural History Museum and the Science Museum. This is ideal for tourists as all are grouped so close to each other, and within a short walking distance from South Kensington Tube. It is also fairly close to another major attraction: Harrods. Not surprisingly…

Queen Elizabeth II’s Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant Flotilla

Diamond Jubilee / London / queen elizabeth / UK

Queen Elizabeth II’s Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant Flotilla

…the 2nd time in British History that someone has reigned this long. Queen Victoria was the other Monarch reaching this milestone. The celebration had 4 days of key events, plus many more private and regional events as well. On the Saturday she attended the big Epsom Derby Horse Racing; on the Sunday was the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant down the Thames; on the Monday was a massive concert in front of Buckingham Palace and then on the Tuesday a s…

The Channel Tunnel between the UK and Europe: a brief history

Eurostar / Trains / transportation

The Channel Tunnel between the UK and Europe: a brief history

…o six or seven hours to cross in rough seas. It has been argued that Queen Victoria, after feeling a little bit queasy on such a trip, challenged engineers to try and find another way, and really increased the momentum to find a solution. Over the years there were many and varied ideas put forward on better ways to cross the channel. In fact, a tunnel had been suggested even as far back to Napoleonic times, but resisted as was seen as a way to sim…

Queen Elizabeth 2: Revisiting my review on the 3rd anniversary of her retirememt

cruise / Cruise Ship / Cruise Ship Review / Cunard / QE2 / Transatlantic

Queen Elizabeth 2: Revisiting my review on the 3rd anniversary of her retirememt

…n of cruise and crossing passengers. Something Cunard with the QM2 and the Victoria coming in 2007 are unlikely to do. But in spite of the comments, I want to stress that we had a glorious and fabulous time. The QE2 is fantastic. Going on the QE2 on a winter transatlantic was amazing. You feel you are taking part in a real travel experience. It was such an amazing and pampered 6 days. Would we go on the QE2 again? Yes! Although we are likely to go…

Orient Express: Blogger outreach and my observations

Orient Express / Tips for Travellers / travel

Orient Express: Blogger outreach and my observations

…event held by the Orient Express group at their check-in lounge at London Victoria Station. It was a great event. Fun and I learnt a great deal. I was already a fan of the company based on my experience on the amazing British Pullman Train “Golden Age of Travel” trip earlier in the year (see my review here) before attending the event. And, for years have been hankering to go on the actual Orient Express train, but not quite got to it yet. So I wa…

Australia / Destinations / Sydney

Sydney Australia. Top 10 Travel Tips And Things To See And Do

…is Sydney’s answer to Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue, (2) Close by is the Queen Victoria Building, a very pretty building over one hundred years old. It is full of more boutiquey kind of stuff, with Cafes and restaurants and then (3) One Martin Place, which again has a long history, having been opened in 1874. It used to be the Post Office, and has more bars, restaurants, fashion. MY PHOTOS OF SYDNEY: click here   Sydney Monorail from Darling Harbour A…

GET YOUR FREE TIPSFORTRAVELLERS.COM eBOOK RIGHT NOW!

eBook / paywithatweet / travel / Travel Book

GET YOUR FREE TIPSFORTRAVELLERS.COM eBOOK RIGHT NOW!

…t volume, which is 70 pages long, you get tips and advice about 11 of the most popular destinations covered in the podcast and blog. The destinations covered include: Cape Town, Las Vegas, Prague, Koh Samui, San Francisco, Singapore, Monaco, Brussels, Carribean and Cunard Queen Victoria. Use the link below, and chose to post a tweet or Facebook “like” and get the download. Enjoy! ———————————————————– Don’t miss any new postings. Subscribe Find and…

Advice and Tips For First-Time Visitors to Cape Town

Cape Town / Destinations / South Africa

Advice and Tips For First-Time Visitors to Cape Town

…amount to do no matter your interests. They range from Table Mountain, the Victoria & Alfred Center, Robben Island, Cape Point, Simon’s Town and the penguins (yes penguins), beaches, and so much more. I will come to these later. But let’s talk a little bit about some of the downsides of Cape Town, or less glamorous side of Cape Town first and then we’ll get back to the positives. I’ve already mentioned it’s a very beautiful place. It has beautiful…

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

Cunard / QE2 / QM2 / Queen Victoria / travel / Travel Book

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

…es and with this we’ve since written QM2: A Photographic Journey and Queen Victoria: A Photographic Journey. While these ships are still in service, the books follow a similar format in that they celebrate the Cunard Queens in pictorial form. Most of the photographs within the books are taken by us. We have just been signed to write Queen Elizabeth: A Photographic Journey which will be released in 2012. It’s been a lot of fun, and the positive fee…

MAURITIUS: The magical, beautiful Indian Ocean Island

airports / Attraction review / Mauritius / travel

MAURITIUS: The magical, beautiful Indian Ocean Island

…sses Botanical Garden. It’s a 60 acre garden. It has a pond of very famous Victoria Amazonica Lilies. These are monstrous, huge, big lilies. I think some of them are about eight feet or more in size, in diameter. They’re just incredible, and just absolutely beautiful! Then they also have a lot of palms. The Royal Palm, the Brazilian Queen Palm, Raffia Palms, Chinese Lady Palm. I’m not big into looking at plants, but this was a great day out and th…