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Forum: Italy Ports Yesterday, 12:12 PM
Replies: 12
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Posted By Cornishpastyman1
Venice is super-easy to do on your own. Here's...

Venice is super-easy to do on your own. Here's what I did for the price of a 24 hour vap pass (€20) and some admission fees :

Ride the Grand Canal http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQ8apgEhZBA
Mooch...
Forum: Italy Ports May 19th, 2013, 05:16 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 636
Posted By Cornishpastyman1
To further help you place it, the Santa Chiara...

To further help you place it, the Santa Chiara hotel is the building which shows at 0.30 in the this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQ8apgEhZBA

We actually stayed in its annexe (about 70 yards...
Forum: Other Mediterranean Ports May 16th, 2013, 01:11 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 325
Posted By Cornishpastyman1
Thanks the update ,

Thanks the update ,
Forum: Other Mediterranean Ports May 16th, 2013, 07:13 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 325
Posted By Cornishpastyman1
And it's a fine plan :D Make sure you have 15 TL...

And it's a fine plan :D Make sure you have 15 TL pp on you if you want to go into the Harem as you can't buy tickets for that from the MUZE site. Topkapi Palace...
Forum: Other Mediterranean Ports May 16th, 2013, 07:10 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 325
Posted By Cornishpastyman1
And it's a fine plan :D Make sure you have 15 TL...

And it's a fine plan :D Make sure you have 15 TL pp on you if you want to go into the Harem as you can't buy tickets for that from the MUZE site. Topkapi Palace...
Forum: France Ports May 15th, 2013, 03:56 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 261
Posted By Cornishpastyman1
Hi This has videos of all of your ports, with...

Hi
This has videos of all of your ports, with several each for Rome and Venice
http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1633637

The best, for me was Venice because it is so each, fun and...
Forum: Northern Europe & Baltics May 14th, 2013, 10:48 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 849
Posted By Cornishpastyman1
I don't know about Norway but if it's any...

I don't know about Norway but if it's any help/interest most of the big Baltic ports feature in this video review of my 2010 Baltic cruise...
Forum: Other Mediterranean Ports May 13th, 2013, 12:21 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,021
Posted By Cornishpastyman1
Your plans are probably set by now but Ladies...

Your plans are probably set by now but Ladies Beach http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJibfZw7IUQ is a 5-6 minute/15 TL taxi ride way. All the best, Tony
Forum: Asia May 10th, 2013, 06:01 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,490
Posted By Cornishpastyman1
Wagyu beef

I've no more locations but if you want great Wagyu and are in or near Kyoto I can recommend a restaurant called Hafu, which shows at the start of this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOPh4dv1QxM
...
Forum: Italy Ports May 9th, 2013, 12:13 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 156
Posted By Cornishpastyman1
I didn't know about getting tickets in advance so...

I didn't know about getting tickets in advance so spent about 45 minutes in line :( However once in (€8) it took me 19 minutes to reach the top and 11 to come down. Throw in 10 minutes for a rest and...
Forum: Other Mediterranean Ports May 8th, 2013, 12:45 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 279
Posted By Cornishpastyman1
That's a shame, but as Chloe says there is so...

That's a shame, but as Chloe says there is so much to see in just a day that you'll still run out of time to do all that you'd want. Here's what you are missing though...
Forum: Italy Ports May 5th, 2013, 05:26 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 1,883
Posted By Cornishpastyman1
It (Santa Chiara) shows briefly at 0.30 in this...

It (Santa Chiara) shows briefly at 0.30 in this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQ8apgEhZBA
We stayed there - very nice, with very helpful staff. All the best, Tony
Forum: Asia May 4th, 2013, 04:52 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,490
Posted By Cornishpastyman1
Tokyo in the rain

Our last morning in Tokyo see us visit a garden were East meets West and the park now home to the Emperor and Royal family http://youtu.be/5_uavHATIyE
Forum: Northern Europe & Baltics May 4th, 2013, 11:33 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 381
Posted By Cornishpastyman1
I don'f know about Oslo or Aarhuis but the others...

I don'f know about Oslo or Aarhuis but the others feature in this video review of my 2010 Baltic cruise http://cruiseforums.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1666677

Apart from Berlin (if you go)...
Forum: Other Mediterranean Ports May 2nd, 2013, 04:09 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 334
Posted By Cornishpastyman1
Hi Mama I haven't been to either place but in...

Hi Mama
I haven't been to either place but in case it's any help the second half of this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUzQl8KA2Uk shows us taking a boat which stops at Perast (we stayed on and...
Forum: France Ports May 2nd, 2013, 03:24 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,050
Posted By Cornishpastyman1
Definitely. I don't need to go again but it was...

Definitely. I don't need to go again but it was fun to walk around so many places I'd only seen in movies and watching the Grand Prix http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiGA-bp2An0 All the best, Tony
Forum: Other Mediterranean Ports April 29th, 2013, 06:27 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 325
Posted By Cornishpastyman1
Yes, we had no trouble at all - I imagine it's a...

Yes, we had no trouble at all - I imagine it's a well-worn route. The area above the beach is like a mini town with all the bars and shops you'd want. As we'd been to Ephesus before that beach visit...
Forum: Other Mediterranean Ports April 29th, 2013, 05:03 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 325
Posted By Cornishpastyman1
In 2009 we were able to swim in the sea by...

In 2009 we were able to swim in the sea by walking about 400 yards from the ship but the sand is not very nice and it's very stony, so last year we got a 5 minute 15TL taxi to Ladies Beach, which is...
Forum: Spain Ports April 27th, 2013, 10:33 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 432
Posted By Cornishpastyman1
That beach shows at about 1.00 in this...

That beach shows at about 1.00 in this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyJKrScmffo
Forum: Italy Ports April 27th, 2013, 06:14 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 863
Posted By Cornishpastyman1
True, but unless you are up against the clock...

True, but unless you are up against the clock slower is best in the Grand Canal, as it is one of Venice's great experiences.
Forum: Italy Ports April 25th, 2013, 06:07 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 342
Posted By Cornishpastyman1
It's this (Pomp)...

It's this (Pomp) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTLA4hKQtkM or this (Herc) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smvbn2fWxMc

If you can only do one it's surely got to be Pompeii. All the best, Tony
Forum: Italy Ports April 25th, 2013, 11:01 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 863
Posted By Cornishpastyman1
If you take vap route 1 from Piazzale Roma it...

If you take vap route 1 from Piazzale Roma it looks like this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQ8apgEhZBA and takes 35-40 minutes.
Forum: Other Mediterranean Ports April 24th, 2013, 01:15 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 444
Posted By Cornishpastyman1
In case it helps this has videos, sometimes...

In case it helps this has videos, sometimes several, of what I did at all of your ports except Toulon http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1633637

All the best, Tony
Forum: Italy Ports April 19th, 2013, 05:34 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 778
Posted By Cornishpastyman1
You are with the guide (hypogeum and 3rd tier)...

You are with the guide (hypogeum and 3rd tier) for 60-75 minutes, and can spend as long as you like there after that. I think we were in the Colosseum for about 100 minutes, give or take.

At 3.00...
Forum: Asia April 19th, 2013, 11:27 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,203
Posted By Cornishpastyman1
Hi Winn and Max This video is nearly 12 years...

Hi Winn and Max
This video is nearly 12 years old http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7XlQ35bATc and it's not very good but in case it helps it does show some of the sites mentioned by previous...
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