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Visiting Las Vegas? Why Hoover Dam, Mike O’Callaghan – Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge & Lake Mead must be on your to do list

Destinations / Las Vegas / USA

Visiting Las Vegas? Why Hoover Dam, Mike O’Callaghan – Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge & Lake Mead must be on your to do list

…crease again significantly as the last few winters have seen a lot of snow falls hundreds of miles and miles away in the mountains. This is what determines the level of the lake. This is the key to the level of the lake as it defrosts and works it way down the river into the lake. If you hire a boat or jet ski, you can sail fairly close to the wall and also get great views. We did just this, and then parked them and swam in the cool water.  This i…

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?

…e general decline and lack of inventive civic forward planning. Still what falls can with enough willpower rise and community led regeneration have been prevailing buzz words in more recent times. Riding on the high hopes for the Turner Contemporary and rock-bottom property prices a consistent trickling influx of newcomers, mostly ex-Londoners – affectionately referred to as DFLs – are giving the Thanet towns booster shots; injecting a creative an…

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

expedia / infographics / Tips for Travellers / travel / travelocity

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

…on); 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 download! Techie Traveller : The behaviour of today’s tech-based travel afficiando This one is by Lab42, and I like this one as gives a great snapshot of what tech connected travellers are doing these days: showing the most popular online sites for doing bookings (exped…

CHERBOURG AND REDOUBTABLE SUBMARINE: A REAL TREAT FOR TRAVEL BUFFS

cherbourg / Cherbourg

CHERBOURG AND REDOUBTABLE SUBMARINE: A REAL TREAT FOR TRAVEL BUFFS

…UK and Ireland. But even here it is only the 2nd largest. So once again it falls a bit short. It is also still a French naval port, and there is also some regular freight traffic. Cherbourg is home of the French Nuclear Submarine. The Redoutable Class. Cherbourg is home of the French Nuclear Submarine. The Redoubtable Class submarines were built here, and the very first one (Redoubtable) that went into is now in a dry dock next to the cruise liner…

Palm Springs

Tips for Travellers: Palm Springs – California: Strange and fabulous

…h is the summer months when temperatures hit up to 110 in the day and only falls about 30 or so degrees at night. That is from about 27 to 40 in Celsius. It is clear that there is a season that runs from about November and peaks from January to May. The drive from Los Angeles to Palm Springs is not very appealing although the road network is good and being improved. There is not a lot to see until you get close to the city and you encounter the fi…

Dominica

Dominica. The Nature Island of the Caribbean, Home of Pirates of the Caribbean And Bubbling Seas

…s on the island, if this does not appeal, are: • River tubing and Hibiscus Falls viewing. You float down a river on tubes and view one of the stunning waterfalls. There are various options and lengths. Very popular. You can combine this with kayaking too. • Whale and Dolphin Viewing. This also is very popular, boats depart from the dock and usually you will get to spot sperm whales fairly close to shore (3 to 8 miles off shore). Sperm whales use t…

Cruise Tips

10 Best Cruises Around The World

…you sail really far inland on ships with huge big walls of rock and water falls into these beautiful little picturesque towns. If you go in summer, which is when the season is, you also have pretty much midnight Sun, so it’s light all the time so as you cruise through the fjords you can go out on deck or relax on your balcony and just enjoy the scenery. I would strongly recommend the Norwegian fjords, that was another trip that it took me a while…

canada / Toronto

Tips for Travellers on Toronto Must See Attractions And Things To Do

…nto to many regions. Driving to Toronto is also easy. I drove from Niagara Falls on great motorways. Getting Around While getting there is easy, getting around is less so! Traffic in Toronto is terrible. Partly because it’s growing so fast and with a lot of development. Everyone comments on how bad it is traffic-wise. So, use the underground to get around. It’s actually much more efficient to be on it than using taxis because of the whole traffic…

Cruise Ship / Holland America / transportation

The remarkable behind-the-scenes activities of the culinary experience on Holland America’s Nieuw Amsterdam

…and checking alcohol once a ship in within 12 miles of land when the ship falls under the local regulations, and how when the ship sails from Europe to the United States they use the European produce on the first four days until the Azores and then make sure they only use American sourced produce after that as the ship cannot bring any European produce into the country. Sitting down that evening to enjoy my tuna, soup, steak and torte with 2,000…

Cruising the Norwegian Fjords: Geiranger GeirangerFjord, World Heritage Site

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

Cruising the Norwegian Fjords: Geiranger GeirangerFjord, World Heritage Site

…ts whisk you into the Fjord, and right up to the base of the splendid waterfalls. Unlike some RIB trips, this is not a thrill ride but a practical and fast way to get you to see the stunning scenes. It costs around 495NOK (£49/ $60) per person. You are all given a waterproof padded all-in-one suit to put on and glasses. There are around 12 – 14 people plus the guide/ driver. They go every hour from 9am until 5pm (http://www.fjordguiding.com). I wa…

Cruise ships Gibraltar

60-Second Cruise Tip

Cruise Tips 48: Importance of Travel Insurance

…you can find that you are out of pocket. If you or a member of your party falls ill while cruising the medical costs on board or in foreign ports could be hefty. If you have to be evacuated from the ship or repatriated home along with the people traveling with you the financial outlay could be significant. It is also advisable to have coverage for lost or theft of baggage and valuable items like cameras, laptops, smartphones and tablets. When tak…