Tagged With "Mandarin Oriental"
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Re: Gallery: The Worst Train in the World Redux
This is the true Orient Express.. Thanks for the great pictures, and the chance to "be" somewhere truly special.
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Re: The Intrigue of the Orient Express
You still can give - never too late !! http://www.mulberrytravel.com/...plon-orient-express/
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Re: The Intrigue of the Orient Express
A bit over a year ago, when I wrote the blog above, I mentioned the surprise picture I'd taken of my daughter, with the Orient Express sign on our train at Munich, about to leave for Vienna, by then the last stop. Imagine my surprise, and pleasure, this evening when my wife found the picture while sorting through pictures to be scanned from the trip! And here it is...
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, Nov. 13, 2013: Jeronimos Monastery
Sunlight and shade highlight the complex carving of this stonework at the Monastery of Jeronimos at Belem, in Lisbon. This late-Gothic style is called Manueline, after King Manuel I. It’s marked by ornate stonework, often including maritime...
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Skedans, Haida Gwaii, British Colombia (Where Gumbo was #106)
Gumbo was visiting the "misty isles", Haida Gwaii, in British Columbia. Specifically, the remnants of the Haida village of Skedans. Sadly, not much remains of the village, captured at its prime in the above image (1878), rich...
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Orient Express gets a new partner, plans
SNCF is 50% of Orient Express name and operation to Accor Hotels; together they will develop it as a luxury hospitality brand...and maybe a train.
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Hook of Holland rail link re-opens
Rail service is running again between the Hook of Holland ferry terminals and the world...but it's only a metro stop now.
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Perspectives on East Africa: 3) Lake Manyara National Park
(Lake Manyara, viewed from the Serena Lodge, Tanzania) The last safari destination we visited in Tanzania was Lake Manyara National Park. We left our camp after breakfast and drove the Ngorongoro Crater Rim Drive through...
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In Egypt: The Sudan
Disappointed to find a cruise on a classic Nile paddle steamer beyond her means, PortMoresby is given a second chance, if only briefly, to experience the dream.
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Amsterdam's on the Silk (rail) Road to China
China's big investment in rail service to Europe is giving the Netherlands a second direct link along the ancient trade route.
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, July 1st, 2014: Strawberry Fields, NYC
Being a music fan, a Beatles fan and a John Lennon fan, I had to visit the Strawberry Fields memorial when we were in New York. It is located in Central Park West between 71st and 74th streets, directly opposite the Dakota Buildings...
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Finding Reiner #3: Inside Old Shadows
My “Finding Reiner” blog continues to be a challenge in crossing historical time zones. Reiner’s old letters describe his school and neighborhood, and I search 1940s maps and the Internet to find my route to his past. If I had...
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Mandarin Oriental launches a 'Digital Detox' program, Sept. 5
Mandarin Oriental launches a 'Digital Detox' program to help spa guests deal with the stress of a digitally connected lifestyle.
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London to Tokyo: New Orient Express?
Real future or fantasy? Only two gaps, both of them possible to fill, separate the two cities.
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Is the Orient Express coming back?
France's national rail operator is thinking seriously about reviving the world's most famous train as a luxury rail tour.
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Visiting Patagonia. 5) Los Glaciares National Park: Viedma Glacier
Viedma Glacier is situated in Argentina and is the largest glacier in the Southern Patagonian Ice Field. Visiting it on a lake cruise offers an excellent opportunity to see fresh water icebergs.
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Re: Mandarin Oriental launches a 'Digital Detox' program, Sept. 5
I met a war vet many years ago. He laughed as he told me about coping with stress. "When you stop in your car and the guy behind flashes his lights at you. Again and again. You get so stressed. When I was a young man I had the same problem. Lights flashing in my rear view mirror. But I was flying a Spitfire Aircraft. The flashing lights were his forward machine guns as he tried to shoot me down. Now THAT was stress"
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West Point Foundry Preserve: A walk through history and nature
Jonathan L takes us to visit the historic West Point Foundry Preserve in Cold Spring, New York
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Orient Express adds new routes
An icon of the past still operates as a luxury nostalgia train, but the tickets are steep.
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Ireland loses luxury sleeper train
The company that owns it, and the Orient Express, has decided there's more to be made elsewhere post-pandemic.
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Savannah, Georgia Bus Tour
Jonathan L takes us on a bus tour and mansion hop around Historic Savannah
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And now, a new Orient Express
Accor, the France-based hotel group, is launching new trains and hotels under the Orient Express brand.
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The Shrine of our Lady of Guadelupe, La Crosse, Wisconsin
Gumbo was visiting the Shrine to our Lady of Guadelupe, on the outskirts of La Crosse, Wisconsin. It was a cool rainy day, but the shrine is lovely and well worth exploring.
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Morris Thompson Cultural and Visitors Center, Fairbanks
DrFumblefinger stopped at this visitor center for some helpful travel advice, and wound up exploring some of the interesting exhibits in its museum.
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Luxury hotels get deeper into trains, yachts
Luxury hotel brands are branching out into yacht cruises and luxury train excursions.
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Orient Express Brexits UK
Border delays at the English Channel spell doom for the British leg of the Orient Express
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London-Istanbul race: feet or transit only!
A British travel company is sponsoring a race that's only for the intrepid and resourceful
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Jenolan Caves, New South Wales
Barry Barford revisits one of his favourite haunts in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney.
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The Intrigue of the Orient Express
The Orient Express! The very mention of its name brings images of eastern cities, romantic trysts, exotic costumes, shining spires and minarets—and, of course, that's why it was given that name. It began its run from Paris to Istanbul in...
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A Visit to Topkapi, Part 1
A visit to fabled Topkapi, imperial and administrative center of the Ottoman Empire for 400 years
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Sirkeci Terminal, Istanbul: Last stop on the Orient Express
Last summer in Paris, we visited an exhibit at the Institute du Monde Arabe, featuring cars and artifacts of the Orient Express and its mystique. A significant part of the exhibit, given the venue, focused on the exotic spell it had for Europeans.
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The Valley Island of Maui: 1) Introduction and West Maui
There are few destinations that evoke more traveler’s fantasies than the Hawaiian Islands; of these, Maui is thought by many as THE island to visit. I have a genuine fondness for the Big Island, but Maui also has its charms.
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Cruising with a Princess
Marilyn Jones sums up an adventurous two weeks aboard a cruise in southern seas
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An Adventure in Kazakhstan
Despite a host of small difficulties, Jayita finds fascinating scenes and welcoming people on her journey
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The Ghan - an Australian rail journey of style and comfort
Join Islandman on an epic Australian rail journey that calls to mind the epic trains of Europe and Asia