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Best Of Florida Live - Tips For Travellers Podcast #236

Tips For Travellers

Release Date: 08/01/2016

Hot Issues Dividing Cruisers RIGHT NOW! (Podcast #459) show art Hot Issues Dividing Cruisers RIGHT NOW! (Podcast #459)

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On my last cruise, a Windstar Fjords cruise, I posted clips on Instagram of the best attended event of my entire cruise. It immediately ignited a fiery, lively, and divided debate about if the event was a good idea or not. It got me thinking about other things that I talk about on social media or in my videos, that spark heated debates and where cruisers fall into “for” or “against” camps, with few on the fence. So, let's find out where you stand on these right now as I suspect that, like me, your stand is shifting as we face a new world of cruising. Become a Tips For Travellers...

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I Cruise The World's I Cruise The World's "Most Popular" Small Ship Line: Windstar (Podcast #458)

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After loving recent cruises on 600 and 700 passenger ships, like Oceania Insignia, Azamara Quest and Seabourn Encore, I wanted to see if going ever smaller was even better, so I booked myself on an 11-night Windstar Star Pride “Lands of the Midnight Suns”. Now this ship only holds 312 passengers, and they claim to be the market leading small ship line and have both these yacht style engine-driven ships that I went on, but they also have sailing vessels as well. Become a Tips For Travellers Patron: and get exclusive Patron-only content, downloads and livestreams Visit my Tips For...

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Epic Highs & Unwanted Lows I Had Cruising In Paradise! (Podcast 457) show art Epic Highs & Unwanted Lows I Had Cruising In Paradise! (Podcast 457)

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It took me 26 hours, three flights, and a time change of 12 hours to get to my French Polynesian cruise in one of the remotest parts of the world. It was brutal, and so how did it go once there – and do I recommend putting yourself though all that? I explore all of this in this video Become a Tips For Travellers Patron: and get exclusive Patron-only content, downloads and livestreams Visit my Tips For Travellers YouTube: 

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My 11 River Cruises Taught Me These Eye-Opening Lessons (Podcast 456) show art My 11 River Cruises Taught Me These Eye-Opening Lessons (Podcast 456)

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I am often asked about river cruising and find many people do not fully understand what it is and is not, and this are the 6 things that I have come to appreciate about river cruising around the world that people need to know before they consider one   Become a Tips For Travellers Patron: and get exclusive Patron-only content, downloads and livestreams Visit my Tips For Travellers YouTube: 

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I Try Out Cruising In A Controversial Ship-Within-A-Ship (Podcast #368) show art I Try Out Cruising In A Controversial Ship-Within-A-Ship (Podcast #368)

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I test out cruising in Yacht Club, a limited access “ship-within-a-ship” on MSC Cruises, to see if it really is better than cruising as a “regular” passenger and if it is worth paying the premium for the experience and the perks. For bonus & exclusive content (including videos, articles, eBooks and more) become a Patreon Patron: https://www.patreon.com/tipsfortravellers

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I Discover The Best & Worst Sides Of MSC CRUISES (Podcast #454) show art I Discover The Best & Worst Sides Of MSC CRUISES (Podcast #454)

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There are so many rumours, beliefs, stories, and misconceptions about MSC Cruises with many drawn by their great fares but worried about the reports about the ships, food, service and entertainment. I cruised with them to uncover the latest   Become a Tips For Travellers Patron: and get exclusive Patron-only content, downloads and livestreams Visit my Tips For Travellers YouTube: 

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People Keep Falling For These 7 Crafty Cruise Port Tricks! (podcast #453) show art People Keep Falling For These 7 Crafty Cruise Port Tricks! (podcast #453)

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I expose and looks at common scams that I have seen cruisers, including my friends and even myself, fall for when in a port on their cruise so you can avoid falling for these...   Become a Tips For Travellers Patron: and get exclusive Patron-only content, downloads and livestreams Visit my Tips For Travellers YouTube: 

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Questions I Wish I'd Asked BEFORE Cruising the Nile! (Podcast 452) show art Questions I Wish I'd Asked BEFORE Cruising the Nile! (Podcast 452)

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Seven out of ten travellers told me they really want to do a Nile River cruise. But almost all said they were unlikely to do it, because they had too many questions and concerns. Having done one, I have discovered the answers to those questions, and a few they should be asking but aren’t. Become a Tips For Travellers Patron: and get exclusive Patron-only content, downloads and livestreams Visit my Tips For Travellers YouTube:   

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Epic Highs & Unwelcome Lows I Had Cruising the Nile! (Podcast #451) show art Epic Highs & Unwelcome Lows I Had Cruising the Nile! (Podcast #451)

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I reveal the best and very worst things I experienced on my AmaWaterways Nile River Cruise and time in Cairo, and answer if all things considered is it worth taking this trip. It's complicated Become a Tips For Travellers Patron: and get exclusive Patron-only content, downloads and livestreams Visit my Tips For Travellers YouTube:   

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Scams Cruisers Are Falling For BEFORE Even Leaving Home (podcast #443) show art Scams Cruisers Are Falling For BEFORE Even Leaving Home (podcast #443)

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I look at scams playing on cruise lovers eagerness to cruise right now, like my friend Helen, who almost fell for one of the four scams very active now catching cruise passengers while at home thinking or planning a cruise. This is the first of a two-part series about scams targeting cruise passengers right now, the other looks at scams in cruise ports Become a Tips For Travellers Patron: and get exclusive Patron-only content, downloads and livestreams Visit my Tips For Travellers YouTube: 

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Join Gary Bembridge from Tips For Travellers as he takes you to Florida and visits some of the highlights of the state.

In this podcast you will hear his daily thoughts, comments and tips that he recorded as he toured around the "Sunshine State". He was on an escorted tour run by Titan Travel from the United Kingdom, an experience that he had not undertaken before - as usually self plans, arranges and explores.

He takes a look at the pros, cons and observes what it is like to be on an escorted tour versus self exploring as well as talking about the highlights of Florida beyond the well-known theme parks in Orlando. On the trip he visited and speaks about:

  • St Augustine (oldest town in the United States and major tourist centre).
  • Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral.
  • Miami South Beach.
  • Key West and the Florida Keys.
  • Everglades, to go on an Air Boat looking for alligators.
  • Cape Coral and the winter estates of Thomas Edison and Henry Ford.
  • Clearwater.

If you want to find out more about the tour, places visited and other content from the trip visit tipsfortravellers.com/titan-travel-florida

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