Archive | July, 2012

Cruise views: Caribbean choice

By on July 31, 2012 in Cruise Views

If you are planning a Caribbean cruise, it is worth checking to ensure that your ship calls at Tortola, in the British Virgin Islands. The beaches alone are worth the trip. Better still, the island does not yet seem to be on the itineraries of the vast floating resorts that American cruise ships, in particular, […]

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Top Ten Things To Do in Reykjavik

By on July 28, 2012 in Ten Things to Do In.....

At first glance, the Icelandic capital of Reykjavik is not exactly the world’s most interesting port of call. But The Luxury Cruise Company’s Jacqui Ridler, our guest writer, has just come back from a cruise there and had a fantastic time. Here are her Top Ten things to do. Visit the Geysir “Strokkur” (or “the […]

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Found: a little piece of Paradise

By on July 24, 2012 in Travel articles

Imagine a sun-kissed island, where vast sandy beaches are washed by the bluest of seas and the air is so clean that it is intoxicating. If it was anywhere near home, it would practically disappear under the weight of summer visitors, wouldn’t it? But this island is very close: just 28 miles off the coast […]

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‘Painkiller’ With a Punch

By on July 1, 2012 in Travel articles

It is called “The Painkiller”, and as it contains liberal quantities of rum this is a drink that undoubtedly lives up to its name – provided that you do not over-indulge. It is the favourite tipple of residents and visitors alike on the beautiful Caribbean island of Tortola, one of the remarkably unspoiled British Virgin […]

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