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Worcestershire, United Kingdom
I have worked in the travel industry most of my working life, owning my own agency for 14 years as well as working for travel industry suppliers. I wanted to share my life, my stories, my likes and dislikes with you and hopefully get some feedback from all of you out there in blogger world. I currently live in the Midlands, I am 45 years old and have two grown up children 24yrs and 19 years.

Sunday 21 November 2010

How would you like to visit the Panda Breeding centre in Chengdu China


As you may have seen, we at cruise.co.uk have introduced a large number of tailor made tours, which include some fantastic tours to China.

One of my clients was asking whether or not it was possible to go and visit the Panda breeding centre in Chengdu, China.

After investigation I managed to find that it is easy to get there from Beijing and it is only an hour and half flight from Beijing to Chengdu.... so for anyone who fancies visiting this as a side trip before a cruise from Beijing then yes it is possible.

There are excursions from Chengdu that take you to the sanctuary so you can see first hand the Pandas in a natural environment and witness for yourself these magnificent creatures that are now in threat of extinction.

For anyone who fancies seeing these magnificent creatures and would like to take a cruise from Beijing then please give me a call.

Sunday 14 November 2010

How long does it take to fly to ......?

Many customers call us regarding their flights whether they are travelling from London to New York or Gatwick to Barbados and with the best will in the world none of us have ever been everywhere to be able to say off the cuff... it takes ? hours.

I have found this neat little website that checks the flying times for you and can be a great tool if you want to plan a journey and are worried about how many hours it will take you or even if you have already booked and just want to check.

Some examples are:
London to New York 6 hours 30 minutes approx.
London to Miami 10 hours 30 minutes approx
London to Hong Kong 12 hours approx.


Have a look at the link below and see what you think...
http://www.flight-durations.com/popular_searches.php

Sunday 7 November 2010

Titanic artefacts on display at the O2 Arena in special Titanic Exhibition



For those of you who have a fasincation with the great Titanic or just an interest in maritime history this exhibition could be one for you.
Titanic the artefact exhibition is presented by RMS Titanic the restoration company.
Ninety-eight years after the world’s largest ship sank objects salvaged from   the debris will take pride of place in rooms recreated from the Titanic.
Visitors to the exhibition at the O2 will be able to walk through the rooms to  gain a unique insight into the grandeur of the tragic ship.
On arrival visitors will receive a replica boarding pass for the Titanic   before being taken through a chronological history of the ship.
The exhibition will include recreations of third class cabins, the cargo hold   and boiler room, the iceberg, and 14 never seen before artefacts.
This historic exhibition is running until the 1st May so plenty of time for all to experience what cruising used to be and witness some of the fabulous artefacts that have been found first hand.