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San Francisco ’
Apr 3rd, 2019 |
By The Editor
It looks as though San Francisco is seeing fewer British holidaymakers but that may not be the case for the USA as a whole.
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on Are we still holidaying in the USA?
Tags: California, San Francisco, USA
Jul 15th, 2018 |
By Kaye Holland
Ruth and Tony Daly are passionate riders, the husband and wife team running tour operator Ranch Rider – one of the very few remaining independent specialist horseback holiday companies. They give their take on their favourite holidays from American ranch stays to Caribbean cruises…
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: America, Arizona, Austin, Big Five, Botswana, Brexit, Caribbean, Grand Canyon, Guidebook, guidebooks, horse riding, London, Memphis, New Orleans, ranch, saddle, San Francisco, Texas, UK, USA, Wyoming
Feb 1st, 2018 |
By Kaye Holland
Just About Travel tells you what’s hot – and what’s not – in the travel world, right now…
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: America, Asia, Bill Bensley, Christian Ronaldo, circus, Costa Brava, Flying, Janis Joplin, JW Marriott, Madeira, Malta, Northern Peru, Peru, Phu Quoc, Real Madrid, San Francisco, Seattle, Space Needle, Sri Lanka, Staffordshire, Travel, Vietnam
Feb 27th, 2017 |
By Kaye Holland
Following the criticism of Airbnb on this site last week, Kaye Holland flocks to the online marketplace and hospitality service’s defence
Posted in Travel rumblings |
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Tags: Airbnb, apartment, Harrow, Harrow on the Hill, Hostels, Hotels, local, onefinestay, San Francisco, Travel, travelling, Windmu
Dec 14th, 2016 |
By The Editor
Where else would you see thirteen glass piano are hanging from the side of an apartment block but San Francisco?.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Illuminating San Francisco
Tags: Illuminate SF, San Francisco, SFAC
Dec 2nd, 2016 |
By Kaye Holland
Just About Travel tells you what’s hot and what’s not in the travel world
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: Alix Experience, Amber Fort, America, Brexit, California, Colombia, Design Musuem, EU referendum, glamping, Golden Temple, Highlands, India, London, Medellin, New York, Paris, pilots, plane, San Francisco, Scotland, Seattle, Seoul, snorkelling, Taj Mahal, tent, Terence Conran, USA, Virgin Atlantic
Aug 1st, 2016 |
By Kaye Holland
Just About Travel tells you what’s hot in the travel world right now
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: Airbnb, Brexit, cambridge, Croydon, expat, holiday brochures, Kate Moss, LA, National Trust, Natural History Museum, Prince, San Francisco, Shoreditch, TUI, Washington DC
Apr 29th, 2016 |
By Kaye Holland
Kaye discovers a secret world of dining in Buenos Aires
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on Postcard from Argentina, part eight: behind closed doors
Tags: Argentina, BA, Casa Felix, Chacarita, closed door restaurants, dining, Malbec, mate, puerta cerrada, puertas cerradas, San Francisco, South America, supper clubs, Villa Crespo
Jan 23rd, 2016 |
By Adrian Lawes
Trains, lights, national parks and air passenger refunds are just some of things that Adrian draws together this week.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: 23rd January 2016
Tags: Angle of the sun, AttractionTix, Egypt, Eyptian tourist security, flight delay compensation, lightning strikes on aircraft, San Francisco, Sites Uns_en, Southeastern Trains, Sykes Cottages, The Bay Lights
Aug 25th, 2015 |
By Kaye Holland
Discover how to make a classic pasta carbonara
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: Austin, Carbonara, Cristina Bowerman, cuisine, Italy, Lonely Planet, Parmesan, Rome, San Francisco, Texas
Mar 2nd, 2015 |
By Kaye Holland
Kaye has itchy feet – again. Read why and where they’re taking her only on Just About Travel
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on Notes from a traveller
Tags: adventure, Airbnb, Argentina, Bridget Jones, Buenos Aires, Charles Dickens, Dame Tessa Jowell, experience, Häagen-Dazs, Heathrow, Home Counties, Iberia, London, Mark Twain, San Francisco, Terminal 5, Travel
Feb 4th, 2015 |
By The Editor
Think San Francisco and gardens or tulips are not the first things that will spring to your mind.
Posted in Travel news |
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Tags: Keukenhof, Pier 39, San Francisco, Tulipmania
Sep 18th, 2014 |
By Kaye Holland
Letting your home to holidaymakers does have a downside says Kaye Holland
Posted in Travel rumblings |
Comments Off on The pros and cons of Airbnb
Tags: Accommodation, Airbnb, Book of Mormon, Hawaii, hotel, renting, San Francisco, The Book of Mormon, Travel, travellers
Aug 21st, 2014 |
By Kaye Holland
Generation X has embraced Airbnb says Gen X’er Kaye Holland
Posted in Travel rumblings |
Comments Off on The Airbnb epidemic
Tags: Accommodation, Airbnb, amsterdam, Chiltern Firehouse, Couch Surfing, expat, holiday, London, San Francisco, Tel Aviv, The Book of Mormon, Travel
Aug 7th, 2014 |
By Kaye Holland
Luis Rubén Cuevas, director of Mexican travel magazine – Travel Times – talks travel
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: Amalfi, beach, Campeche, Caribbean, Caribbean Sea, Day of the Dead, holiday, Italy, Loch Ness, Mayan Riveria, Mexico, Northern Lights, Salerno, San Francisco, Scotland, spain, Toronto, Tourism, Travel, Tulum, Veracruz, Xalapa, Yucatán
Jul 17th, 2014 |
By The Editor
Ahead of the two year anniversary of the Olympic Games, London based journalist and co-founder of Talk of the Town, Kaye Holland, opens her little black book to reveal the best places to eat, shop and play in London Town
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: Airbnb, Bar Italia, Brasserie Zedel, Brixton, Bruno Mars, Caravan, Cayman Islands, Chiltern Firehouse, China, Chinatown, Chinese New Year, Chris Corbin, cocktails, East London, Foxtons, George Michael, Geri Halliwell, Ham Yard Hotel, Hawaii, Incanto, Jeremy King, Kaye Holland, Kensington and Chelsea, King's Cross, London Eye, London Underground, Lonely Planet, Mayor, Olympic Games, Olympics, One New Change, Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, Ronnie Scotts, Rosewood London, San Francisco, Shoreditch Grind, Soho, Soho Grind, St Paul's Cathedral, Talk of the Town, Tate Modern, The Delaunay, The Shard, The Wolseley, tibits, Trafalgar Square, tube, UAE, Vicarage Road, Watford, Watford FC, Wireless, Wireless Festival
Apr 21st, 2013 |
By The Editor
EKO material will replace highly toxic PVC material used in most banners and cities
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on San Francisco Travel Association welcomes visitors with eco-friendly street banners
Tags: America, California, eco friendly, Golden Gate Bridge, Moscone Center, North America, San Francisco
Jan 11th, 2013 |
By The Editor
World renowned chef, Jose Pizarro – aka the ‘godfather of Spanish cuisine’ – talks travel
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: Cap Maison hotel, Hong Kong, Japan, Jose Pizarro, Morocco, New York, San Francisco, spain, St Lucia, UK
Nov 8th, 2012 |
By The Editor
Derry has been named the fourth best city in the world
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Derry: one of the best cities in the world
Tags: amsterdam, City of Culture, Derry, Hyderabad, Londonderry, San Francisco, Sri Lanka, Turner Prize, UK
Sep 2nd, 2012 |
By The Editor
Post summer travel boasts big benefits: smaller crowds, cooler temperatures, and off-season hotel specials, just to name a few. Check out these five reasons to pack your bags and head west…
Posted in Travel news, Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on Five fab reasons to head to the American west this autumn
Tags: America, California, Hollywood, Houston, San Francisco, Seattle, Walk of Fame
Jul 5th, 2012 |
By Kaye Holland
Want to blast away the blues? Go west to the Golden State, writes Kaye Holland
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on California Dreamin’
Tags: Alcatraz, America, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Balboa Park, Baseball, Beverly Hills, California, Carmel, Coronado, Golden Gate Bridge, Golden state, Kim Kardashian, Kodak Theatre, LA, Los Angeles, Marilyn Monroe, Mexico, Monterey, Petco Park, San Diego, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, Some Like It Hot, Tom Cruise, UK, USA, Venice Beach, Walk of Fame
Jul 4th, 2012 |
By Kaye Holland
San Francisco welcomed close to 2.9 million overseas visitors in 2011- an increase of nearly 10 percent over 2010
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on 2011 a banner year for San Francisco
Tags: America, America's Cup, Louis Vuitton Cup, San Francisco, USA
Jun 13th, 2012 |
By Kaye Holland
Kaye Holland makes waves in sunny Santa Cruz
Posted in Travel destinations, Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on Surfin’ Santa Cruz
Tags: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Beach Street Inn & Suites, California, Casablanca Bistro, Cowell's Beach, Eric Larsen, Gerard Butler, Jack O'Neill, Job Carder, Los Angeles, Main Beach, Of Men and Mavericks, Pacific Avenue, Penny Ice Creamery, Richard Schmidt, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Boardwalk, The Lost Boys, The Picnic Basket, The Terminator
May 27th, 2012 |
By The Editor
As San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge celebrates its 75th birthday today, we give you this engineering marvel by numbers
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Happy 75th birthday, Golden Gate Bridge!
Tags: California, Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco
May 23rd, 2012 |
By The Editor
As the Golden Gate Bridge gets ready to celebrate its 75th anniversary on Sunday, we give you the low-down on five fabulous spots to view what is arguably San Francisco’s most popular and photographed landmark
Posted in Travel news, Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: California, Joseph Strauss, San Francisco, The Golden Gate Bridge, USA
May 22nd, 2012 |
By Kaye Holland
Ahead of the Golden Gate Bridge’s 75th birthday on May 27, San Francisco has never looked more golden writes Kaye Holland. Read her guide to the city with its head in the clouds, here
Posted in Travel destinations, Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on Spotlight on San Francisco
Tags: Alcatraz, Bouchon, California, Chinatown, City Lights, Francis Ford Coppola, French Laundry, Golden Gate Bridge, Japantown, Kabuki Hotel, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Napa Valley, Oxbow Public Market, Paraduxx, Pier 39, Robert Mondavi, San Francisco, The Godfather, Thomas Keller, Todd Humpries, Union Square, Yountville
May 15th, 2012 |
By Kaye Holland
The writer and poet Gertrude Stein, who was born in Oakland, once remarked about her California birthplace: “Oakland? There’s no there, there.” Fast forward to today and few would agree with Gertrude
Posted in Travel destinations, Travel news, Travel rumblings, Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on Oakland is on the up
Tags: California, Chicago, Food and Wine magazine, food trucks, Gertrude Stein, James Syhabout, Michelin stars, New York, Oakland, San Francisco, The New York Times, Visit Oakland
May 10th, 2012 |
By Kaye Holland
So Olympic organisers, Locog, have done a U turn and declared that babies and infants under 12 months will be allowed free entry into London Olympic venues – provided they are seated on their parent’s lap
Posted in Travel news, Travel rumblings |
Comments Off on London 2012 organisers allow babes in arms in, after all
Tags: Locog, London, London OLympics, Mumsnet.com, San Francisco, Stratford