STAR CLIPPERS CRUISES TRAVEL GUIDE
Tall Ships: Real tall-masted sailing ships how cool is that? Unusual Itineraries: Because of their size, these ships can get into small ports, and the line takes advantage of that …
CITY HALL Darling Street Cape Town
The 1909 Cape of Good Hope Official Handbook, by town clerk Finch, describes the City Hall in Cape Town as being in the Italian Renaissance style. Hans Fransen, in his …
NEDERLANDSE GEREFORMEERDE KERK TAFELBERG Buitenkant Street Cape Town
The organ has always been a feature of the NGK Tafelberg. It was installed in 1892, and has 1164 pipes and a walnut case. The innards have subsequently been renewed. …
MOUNT NELSON HOTEL Orange Street, Gardens Cape Town
The vaulted Garden Room is the hotel’s original dining room. Today, it is used for formal lunches, gala dinners, presentations and performances. At the far end is a portrait of …
JAMAICA CRUISES
A favorite of North American honeymooners, Jamaica is the third-largest of the Caribbean islands after Cuba and Hispaniola, with dense jungle in its interior, mountains rising as high as 2,220m …
NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE CRUISES TRAVEL GUIDE
Flexible Dining: Norwegian’s dining policy lets you sit where and with whom you want, dress as you want (within reason), and dine when you want, again within reason (dinner is …
VANTAGE DELUXE WORLD CRUISES TRAVEL GUIDE
Vantage Deluxe World Travel caters to older and solo travelers similar to Grand Circle but with some newer, shinier ships (the two companies are actually owned by members of the …
COSTA CRUISES
Italian Flavor: Entertainment, activities, and cuisine are presented with European (mostly Italian) flair. Plus, most of the officers are Italians, too. Very Active, Very Fun: There are a lot of …
ALASKA CRUISES
There are three basic types of Alaska cruises: Inside Passage voyages that begin and end in Vancouver; Alaska cruises that depart roundtrip from Seattle; and so-called Gulf of Alaska voyages …
HOLLAND AMERICA LINE CRUISES TRAVEL GUIDE
Expertise That Comes with Experience: Holland America’s ships may be young, but the line sure isn’t. Formed in 1873 as the Netherlands-America Steamship Company, it’s been around more than 141 …
What Entertainment Does the Cruise Ship Offer at Night?
Forget the old jokes about the so-so quality of cruise ship entertainers: Productions at night are de rigueur on all but the smallest vessels, and they’ve gotten a lot better …
CARNIVAL CRUISE LINES
Fun, Theme-Park Ambience: The fanciful, sometimes wacko, decor on these vessels is unmatched. Entertaining Entertainment: Elaborate production shows, the Punchliner Comedy Club (one of the best comedy venues at sea), …
TRAVEL TO HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA
Perched midway up the Nova Scotia coast, Halifax is the top port of call for big ships on the New England and Eastern Canada circuit, owing to the city’s natural …
TAUCK CRUISES TRAVEL GUIDE
Founded in 1925 by Arthur Tauck, Sr., Tauck has been operating land tours around the United States and the world for nearly a century. It launched its first river cruise …
BOOKING A CRUISE
We won’t lie: The cruise itself will be very relaxing. Booking the cruise? Not so much. There are a number of factors, which we’ll go through below, that you need …
LINDBLAD EXPEDITION S NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CRUISES TRAVEL GUIDE
Fab Programming: Lindblad has innovative, flexible itineraries and outstanding lecturers/guides. The partnership with National Geographic has resulted in many top National Geographic -affiliated photographers, explorers, scientists, and researchers joining the …
THORHILD Edmonton
Directions: Exit Edmonton on Manning Drive (Hwy 15) and turn left at 17th Street NE onto Hwy 28A. Continue on Hwy 28, turn left on Hwy 827, and turn left …
Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park
Location: Travel north on St. Albert Trail (Hwy 2), turn left onto 137th Avenue (before entering St. Albert), then right onto Sir Winston Churchill Avenue (184th Street), and left onto …
EGYPT
Egypt is Africa’s number one attraction with about 1.3 million visitors each year. U.S. visitors number about 150,000 annually. Tourism is nothing new for Egypt; it was a destination for …
THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
The richest of the African nations, South Africa also has one of the most attractive climates and an abundance of natural attractions. Generally moderate, the climate provides sunny days and …
SUB-SAHARA AFRICA
The average American has never heard of Upper Volta, Mali, or Guinea-Bissau and probably is not interested. The peoples of Sub-Sahara Africa are mostly black but are anything but a …
Alaska Map
THE ALASKA MARINE HIGHWAY Unique to Alaska is the long-route ferry service provided by the state, the Alaska Marine Highway. Residents of the little towns served by the Highwayâ see …
Austria
Austria is a precious little country where a good share of the farmers turn innkeeper for the summer. Almost $6 billion a year is derived from tourism. The sign zimmer …
Travel to Canada
Travel to Canada from the continental United States is quick and easy. Dozens of major border crossing points are provided from the United States and no visa is required. Millions …
Alaska Guide for Tourist
With half of Alaska’s population, Anchorage is Alaska’s only real city. In this relatively sophisticated metropolis, a diner can find two truffled chocolates for S3 on the menu in at …
CANADA
America borders on the magnificentâ reads a Canadian tourism ad. The ad is in part right. The Canadian outdoors is magnificent, A land larger than any one person can hope …
TAJ HOTEL CAPE TOWN St George’s and Wale streets Cape Town
The entrance to the former South African Reserve Bank is meticulously preserved and in use today as the hotel’s front door. Thee can’t be many sites in the centre of …
Map of Cape Town
There are places that are less well known, other than to those who use them. The Lodge de Goede Hoop is one, Herbert Baker’s Welgelegen is another. Here hang James …
GROOTE KERK Adderley Street Cape Town
The stairs lead to the galleries, one on either side of the gigantic interior space above the main doors, and added as the congregation expanded. Originally, the less-elevated sat up …
NATIONAL LIBRARY OF SOUTH AFRICA Queen Victoria Street Cape Town
Portrait of HRH Prince Alfred, Queen Victoria’s favourite son, presented to the library on its opening in 1861 and signed by the artist, Frederick Say (b.1804). During his working life …
SENDINGGESTIG MUSEUM Long Street Cape Town
The interior is dominated at one end by a pulpit (1824) and a gallery, made of yellowwood and stinkwood, that runs around the back and the two long sides. This …
GEREFORMEERDE KERKGEBOU HOF STREET
The creed of the congregation requires a plain, unadorned interior in which to worship. Unwittingly, perhaps, this enhances the beautiful simplicity of the architectural forms. I April 6th, 1952. The …
FOUNDER’S HOUSE, BISHOPS Rondebosch Cape Town
The dining hall (1862), one of the oldest sections of the Founder’s Quadrangle, was panelled in 1957. Fder’s House is the oldest part of Bishops. It’s at the core of …
PALM TREE MOSQUE Long Street Cape Town
A little two-storey, 18th-century building in Long Street, originally a house, survives in use as a mosque – for which it was first used early in the 19th century. Originally …
Cape Town Map
Cape Town has a rich architectural heritage. Have you ever stopped for a moment and wondered what lies beyond the facades of the buildings you most probably drive past every …
CENTRE FOR THE BOOK Queen Victoria Street Cape Town
The soft sandstone of the upper reaches of the building was the perfect material to support fairly elaborate and often intricate carved decoration. This loggia is above the main entrance, …
OLD MUTUAL BUILDING Darling Street Cape Town
The entrance lobby. Black, gold-veined onyx for the walls and burnished gold leaffor the ceiling. At the summit of the 17 steps is the entrance to the Banking Hall, surmounted …