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Tag Archives: Travel
Qatar Airways Welcomes World’s First A350 to Its Fleet (OneTravel)
The first of 80 A350s and the fourth of 13 A380s have been added recently to Qatar Airways’ fleet of 146 aircraft. The A350 XWB (Xtra Wide Body) is a world first, and Qatar Airways is the global launch customer … Continue reading
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Spotlight on Wat Pho: Bangkok’s Temple of the Reclining Buddha (OneTravel)
Wat Pho is one of the largest and oldest temples in Bangkok and home to the city’s beloved Reclining Buddha. The expansive grounds of the temple complex – with thousands of Buddhas on display, a working monastery and one of Thailand’s best massage schools – is well worth a visit. Of course, the main draw here is the massive and awe inspiring Reclining Buddha Continue reading
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It’s a G’Day, Mate! January 26th is Australia Day! (OneTravel)
January 26th is Australia Day the official national day of Australia. The day commemorates the anniversary of Britain’s First Fleet arriving at Port Jackson (which includes Sydney Harbour) in 1788. This year, the holiday falls on a Monday adding up … Continue reading
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Tagged australia, australia day, OneTravel, Travel
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4 Travel-Themed Films to See at Sundance 2015 (OneTravel)
Sundance Film Festival is on again, bringing Hollywood glamour to an otherwise quiet mountain town in Utah. Whether you’re an indie film insider attending this famous festival or a movie buff eager to find out what this year’s breakout must-see … Continue reading
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Addison Lee and the #MillionPoundGiveaway
Addison Lee, has announced a £1 million fare giveaway – its biggest ever price drop – offering London commuters £10 off up to 100,000 journeys from 20 January until 16 February 2015. To celebrate the new year, “Europe’s largest minicab … Continue reading
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Posted in Apps, Discounts and Special Offers, London, Travel
Tagged #MillionPoundGiveaway, addison lee, addison lee app, addison lee minicabs, apps, cabs, car service, discounts and special offers, free, free app, freebies, London, minicab app, minicabs, review, transport, Travel, voucher code, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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18 Travel Industry Terms to Know (OneTravel)
Know your LFR from your LRA? Here’s a list of a few terms, phrases and acronyms to assist you navigating the travel industry and get on to actually traveling somewhere. Read my complete post at OneTravel.
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The Coolest Winter Carnivals Around the World (OneTravel)
Brrrr, it’s freezing! Time to party? Absolutely. Winter means big fun for many. Here’s a look at some of destinations across the northern hemisphere embracing the cold this winter! Probably the best known of these chilled out celebrations is … … Continue reading
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Tagged CARNIVAL, OneTravel, Travel, winter, Winter Carnival
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3 Travel Resolutions for 2015 (OneTravel)
New year, new opportunities to see the world! What wonders wait in 2015? And where!? I am so eager to find out and hope that by making a few travel-centric resolutions now at the start of the year that I’ll … Continue reading
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Bikaner Camel Festival (OneTravel)
Dancing camels? Acrobatic camels? Camels competing in tug-o-war? Folks heading to the town of Bikaner in Rajasthan, India this January will get to witness all that and much more at the annual Bikaner Camel Festival. January 4th and 5th will … Continue reading
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Tagged Bikaner Camel Festival, India, OneTravel, Rajasthan, Travel
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Top Winter Sport Destinations in Italy (OneTravel)
For a vacation mixed with plenty of activity on and off the slopes, in the chalet or out on the town, Northern Italy is a haven for fans of winter sports that’s hard to beat. Here’s a list of some … Continue reading
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Escape Winter in These 12 Warm Weather Destinations (OneTravel)
Already over winter and craving some heat? If you’d prefer your own moderately clad flesh to be roasting on the beach rather than a bunch of chestnuts on an open fire, have a look at this sun lover’s dozen of … Continue reading
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2014 – Best of the Best
Going back over of the best sights, bites and more from the past 12 months was a fun and fruitful exercise in counting my blessings and strive for more. I hope my series of Best of 2014 lists may assist you in making the most of your time in the months to come. Cheers for reading tikichris in 2014! Continue reading
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Posted in Beer, Best of 2014, Best of the Best, Coffee, Drink, Food, Hotels, London, Luxury, Restaurants, Shopping, Travel
Tagged BARS, beer, Best of 2014, Best of the Best, CHEAP EATS, Drink, Food, hotels, London, luxury, restaurants, Shopping, Travel
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TripAdvisor App | Neighborhoods Project | Me
From my list of the Best Beaches Around Hawaii to my Holiday and New Year’s guides to London (with a bunch more recs, lists and itineraries jam-packed between), I’ve been having a blast contributing to one of the world’s most useful online resources for travel. Among the coolest undertakings with which I’ve helped has been the Neighborhoods project for the TripAdvisor app. Continue reading
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Posted in Apps, Freebies, London, Photography, Travel, TripAdvisor
Tagged apps, free, freebies, London, london photographer, Photography, street photography, Travel, tripadvisor, TripAdvisor App, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Best of OneTravel: 2014 (OneTravel)
Reading over my OneTravel blog posts from the past 12 months, I was kinda blown away to see all the amazing adventures I went on and got to write about. Here’s a look back at a handful of my favorite … Continue reading
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1001 Restaurants You Must Experience Before You Die – the Book (Including a Few of My Own Selections!)
One of the coolest projects I worked on this year was contributing to 1001 Restaurants You Must Experience Before You Die – an “essential reference guide for anyone who adores food and eating out” compiled by experts of fine cuisine and edited by the delightful and extremely knowledgeable Jenny Linford (with forward by Jay Rayner). Continue reading
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Best Restaurants (Everywhere Else) – 2014
Have I ever eaten so well in so many different destinations? Nope. If 2014 was one thing for me, it was a fantastic time of great foodie adventures. When coming up with this list of noteworthy restaurants visited the past year (see my list of London’s best here), I realize I did the bulk of the job of making a list of the best restaurants I’ve ever visited in my life. Continue reading
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Posted in Basel, Best of 2014, Best of the Best, Drink, Faroe Islands, Food, Louisiana, Portugal, Restaurants, Switzerland, Travel, Wine
Tagged 8th, Basel, Best of 2014, Best of the Best, Calle Cuchilleros, Domilise's, Domilise's Po-Boy & Bar, douro valley, faroe islands, Gaia, Graham’s Port Lodge, Herdade da Malhadinha Nova, Hotel Foroyar, hotels, Koks, louisiana, luxury, new orleans, nola, Peso da Régua, port, porto, portugal, Quinta do Vallado, Quinta Nova, Quinta Novo de Nossa Senhora do Carmo, Restaurant Rubino Luftgässlein, Restaurante Botin, Rose’s Luxury, Rua do Agro, Rua do Agro 141, scandinavia, spain, sweden, switzerland, The Hay-Adams, torshavn, Travel, Vila Nova de Gaia, Vilarinho dos Freires, vinum, Vinum at Graham’s, Washington DC, wine
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Stress-Free Travel? Yes, the Dream Can Be a Reality! (OneTravel)
So, I was asked to give a few tips for stress-free travel and my first thought was “yeah right” and my second thought was “good luck!” But there are ways to reduce stress while in transition between points. In fact … Continue reading
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Best Hotels – 2014
From the inner core of downtown DC to a sparsely settled archipelago at the junction of the North Atlantic and the Norwegian Sea – with loads of scenery and bon vivant adventures along the way – I stayed in some fantastic hotels this year. Continue reading
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Posted in Alabama, Best of 2014, Best of the Best, Faroe Islands, Hotels, Luxury, Portugal
Tagged 1804 Inn, Alabama, Albernoa, alentejo, Barboursville, battle house, Battle House Renaissance Mobile Hotel and Spa, Best of 2014, Best of the Best, douro valley, faroe islands, florence, Herdade da Malhadinha Nova, Hotel Foroyar, Hotel Koster, hotels, koster islands, luxury, Marriott Shoals Hotel & Spa, mobile, Muscle Shoals, North Royal Street, Peso da Régua, portugal, Quinta do Vallado, Quinta Nova, Quinta Novo de Nossa Senhora do Carmo, scandinavia, sweden, The Hay-Adams, torshavn, Travel, Vilarinho dos Freires, virginia, Washington DC, west sweden
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Best Beer – 2014
Beer. I can’t say I really drank a whole lot of it in 2014 (especially compared to how much I’ve consumed in earlier years), but I can say I drank some very fine beer indeed over the last 12 months. Continue reading
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Posted in Beer, Best of 2014, Best of the Best, Drink, Travel
Tagged 1936 Biere, ale, american pale ale, beer, Best of 2014, Best of the Best, Birra Menabrea, Birra Menabrea Original, CRAFT BEER, Drink, Eskilstuna Stolt Lager, Food, lager, pilsner, Shipyard Brewing Company, Sovena Stout, Stout, Travel
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Washington DC: Where to Eat in the Political Capital of the Western World (City AM)
Over the past few years, ravenous London scenesters have been snarfing down a vast array of steaks, burgers, hot dogs, shakes, pizzas, burritos and all sorts of other full-flavoured Americana from a diverse range of restaurants, pop-ups and food trucks. US food, as our Stateside cousins would say, is hot right now. Meanwhile, denizens of US capital Washington DC have been reinvigorating the very concept of what it means to eat American, as I discovered during my recent city break there. Continue reading
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Posted in City AM, Coffee, Drink, Food, Hotels, Luxury, Restaurants, Travel, Virginia, Washington DC, Wine
Tagged Baked & Wired, Barboursville, Barboursville Vineyards, Barboursville Wine, BARS, Ben’s Chili Bowl, City AM, Drink, Food, Georgetown, hotels, luxury, Montpelier, Muirkirk Research Farm, Off the Record, restaurants, Rose’s Luxury, Travel, United Airlines, virginia, Washington DC, wine
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5 Private Hideaways Where You Can Escape the World (OneTravel)
Ever want to just get away from it all? Yeah, me too. As fun as a city break or a vacation at some all-inclusive resort can be, sometimes the best destinations are those private hideaways off the beaten path. Here’s … Continue reading
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Spending Too Much on London Public Transport? Save with CommuterClub!
More than two million Londoners pay too much for their commutes. Sure, annual travelcards might offer descent discounts, yet they can cost thousands of pounds upfront, and are thus still beyond the reach of many people. But check it out! I’ve discovered an affordable way to tap into annual travelcard savings with minimal commitment and minus the pain of paying for it all at once. Keep reading to find out about the substantial savings offered by CommuterClub and the special discount promo code exclusively available to my readers. Continue reading
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The World’s Most Christmassy Destinations (OneTravel)
Tis the season to see the world! Here are five destinations where it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! Each would make an excellent place to find yourself during the holiday season and would yield so many rich experiences … Continue reading
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Posted in Christmas, Germany, Israel, Italy, Jerusalem, London, New York, OneTravel, Travel
Tagged 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS, Bavaria, christmas, Finland, germany, Israel, Italy, Jerusalem, Lapland, London, naples, napoli, new york, new york city, Nuremberg, NYC, OneTravel, Travel, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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You Better Watch Out – It’s Time for Krampus to Return! (OneTravel)
Oh sure, no child wants to make Santa’s Naughty List. But the dude whose bad side your little ones definitely should keep clear of this festive season ain’t Saint Nick. It’s Krampus (aka the anti-Santa and the Christmas devil) – … Continue reading
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December is Write a Friend Month! (OneTravel)
Do you remember the last time you actually put pen to paper to hand-write a letter or a postcard for someone? Yeah, me neither. Oh sure, I’m “writing” to other people all the time these days. But how much meaning … Continue reading
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Tagged Letter Writing Day, OneTravel, Travel, Write a Friend Month
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London’s Top 10 Ice Skating Rinks (OneTravel)
Winter’s here and the festive season is upon us. Time to get outside, put on your skates and enjoy the crisp London air! Here’s a list of the best ice skating rinks in London … Read my complete post at … Continue reading
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Jerusalem City Break: תודה (Thanks)
I can think of few destinations I’ve been to that have yielded so much perspective in such little time as Jerusalem. Although I wish I had been able to spend more time exploring this ancient city, my four day “break” proved a decent enough chunk of time and was certainly worth taking the five-hour flight from London. But now my appetite is whet for more of Israel and the Middle East to continue deepening my understanding this captivating region. Continue reading
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Tagged Israel, Jerusalem, Jerusalem City Break, middle east, Travel
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Jerusalem City Break: Eat, Drink and Be Merry
A man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry (Ecclesiastes 8:15). So said Solomon – one of Jerusalem’s more notable personalities from the past two millennia – and so was the case during my visit to his hometown a couple of weeks back. I believe I only began to scratch the surface of the good food scene in this ancient city. Whatever the case, here’s the scoop on some of the yummier findings from my time in Jerusalem. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, Israel, Jerusalem, Jerusalem City Break, Restaurants, Shopping, Street Markets, Travel, Wine
Tagged Altitude +720, Barkan Wine Experience, breakfast, Drink, First Station, Food, Israel, Israeli, Israeli Wine, Jerusalem, Jerusalem City Break, Mahane Yehuda Market, restaurants, Shakshuka, Shopping, street markets, Tmol Shilshom, Travel, wine
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Jerusalem City Break: Old City, New Perspective
Oh my God (pun intended), experiencing the Old City area of Jerusalem for myself was both spiritually uplifting and somewhat anticlimactic … and incredibly enlightening. Continue reading
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Tagged Israel, Jerusalem, Jerusalem City Break, Old City, Travel
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Jerusalem City Break: Best Hotel in Town?
While in Jerusalem, I stayed at the Arthur Hotel. This fairly new 54-room boutique hotel located in a pedestrianised street near to many of the city’s most popular attractions and historical sites was at the time of my visit the top ranked Jerusalem hotel on TripAdvisor. Did it live up to all those online raves? Continue reading
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Posted in Hotels, Israel, Jerusalem, Jerusalem City Break, Travel
Tagged Arthur Hotel, Ben–Yehuda, Dorot Rishonim Street, hotels, Israel, Jerusalem, Jerusalem City Break, Travel
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5 Chinese Festivals You Have to Experience in 2015 (OneTravel)
Got plans for a trip to China in the new year and looking for some suggestions on when to go to make the most of some of the country’s biggest celebrations? Check out this list of five of China’s most … Continue reading
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Jerusalem City Break: Israel Museum
I loved so much of what I got to view at the Israel Museum. Especially amazing was the free Archaeology Tour (volunteer guide Bernice Fogel was brilliant!) I joined. It really made the exhibits come alive with relevance and meaning and helped me get to some of the key items on display most expeditiously. Continue reading
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Posted in Art, Israel, Jerusalem, Jerusalem City Break, Museums, Travel
Tagged Israel, Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Jerusalem City Break, museums, Travel
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Jerusalem City Break: Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial
To say I enjoyed my visit to Yad Vashem, Israel’s official memorial to the victims of the Holocaust, wouldn’t be an accurate account. But, to say it was anything less than the most impactful and moving experience in a very long time would be a gross understatement. Continue reading
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Posted in Israel, Jerusalem, Jerusalem City Break, Museums, Travel
Tagged Holocaust Memorial, Holocaust Museum, Israel, Jerusalem, Jerusalem City Break, museums, Travel, Yad Vashem
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Jerusalem City Break: The 4,000 Year Old Brand
Me, I’m glad to have had a chance to experience Jerusalem for myself. And I would love to go back. It’s a place I’ve known of all my life – where the words and actions of people long ago resonate with the moral decisions and spiritual lives of millions today including those closest to me. Continue reading
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Venice Salute Festival (OneTravel)
For Venetians, the 21st of November is an important date. It’s the day the city celebrates the Madonna della Salute festival, which commemorates the founding in 1630 of the church of Santa Maria della Salute (“Madonna of Health”). The church … Continue reading
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Posted in Italy, OneTravel, Travel
Tagged Italy, Madonna della Salute festival, OneTravel, Salute, Travel, venice
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