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Rocky Mountaineer Vacations offers year-round vacation packages to the most unique regions of Canada and four spectacular rail routes through British Columbia and Alberta. Best known for the world-acclaimed Rocky Mountaineer train, a two-day, all daylight rail journey between Canada’s West and the Canadian Rockies, the company also offers trips onboard the new Whistler Mountaineer train, which is a daily three-hour experience between North Vancouver and Whistler, BC.

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A guide to the British Virgin Islands with travelguru David Wickers. The video covers how to get there and what to see and do once you arrive.

A Visit To Isola Bella – The imposing building that occupies almost the entire island was designed by the most famous architects of the time. The interior is elegant and luxuriously furnished houses an unmissable collection of tapestries, Flemish tapestries. The underground chambers, however, are characterized according to the fashion of the time of artificial caves with walls encrusted with shells and decorated with mirrors and black marble nymphs. But what really stands out and leaves you speechless is the famous park: a formal garden terraces composed of ten overlapping truncated pyramid, adorned with statues, fountains, rare shrubs, exotic plants [More]

You can chill out, slide, hang, whirl, twirl, hang ten and hangout in some unbelievable shipboard structures. The variety of choices is perfect for family reunion travel, or groups that are a variety of ages, genders, and have very different lifestyles. Cruise Dreams picked Ten Things You Never Thought You’d Do on a Cruise Ship based specifically on the uniqueness and WOW factor. Zip line on Royal Caribbeans Oasis of the Seas or Allure of the Seas. Not for the faint of heart. You start on the Sports Deck, suspended nine decks high and zip across an open air atrium [More]

This review includes favourite scenes taken from heritage railways up and down the country. 2013 saw many highlights on the preserved scene, with the likes of the Blue King returning at Great Central Railway and the Gloucester and Warwickshire Railways Cotswold Steam Celebration gala, which was in aid of the railway overcoming two major embankment collapse disasters, And also East Lancashire’s re run of the Fifteen Guinea Special’ of August 11th 1968 with Britannia Pacific No. 70013 Oliver Cromwell. The review also captures footage taken from the Severn Valley Railway, Great Central Railway, East Lancashire Railway and Llangollen Railway. This [More]

Explore the stunning Georgian City of Bath, steeped in history and culture. This video explores Bath Abbey, takes a walk on the Bizarre Bath Tour, enjoys the Roman Baths, takes a cruise on the River Avon, visits the Jane Austen Centre and much more.  

Guernsey is the second largest of the Channel Islands. It is just twenty-five square miles but you can follow coastal paths, passing coastal forts like Clarence Battery and find sheltered beaches like Petit Bot Bay. Guernsey has a beautiful coastline but there is also plenty to explore inland too, such as the nature trails and floral displays of Saumarez Park and Sausmarez Manor.  

Hong Kong, the Pearl of the Orient. Situated on the Pearl River Delta, this former British colony offers tradition, modernity, entertainment, and so much more. From concrete jungle to tropical beaches, Hong Kong has something for everyone. If you’re planning a vacation, Hong Kong just might be the perfect travel destination. 10 things to do – All of the items on this list are either free or less than US$ 5 – so you’ll usually just have to pay for transportation.  

Embedded between nearby Alpine peaks and the hilly terrain of the Jura, the French speaking city of Geneva lies in the bay where the Rhone leaves Lake Geneva. With its humanitarian tradition and cosmopolitan flair, the European seat of the UNO and headquarters of the Red Cross long ago earned the city the name “Capital of Peace.”

Vernazza is perhaps the most popular village in the Cinque Terre, along the Ligurian shores of Italy. If you visit in the off-season the village is much more quiet and peaceful, a great time to be there.  

This video shares a New York City travel experience in the form of a top 50 things to do in the city guide where it covers top attractions. From the High Line to Brooklyn Bridge and Smorgasburg to Governors Island this guide offers a bit of something for everyone.  

The seaside resort town Saint Tropez is a modern version of a medieval town. It is most popular for the yachts along the quai, and the facing line of terrace cafés, divided by a parade of strolling tourists and slow cruising expensive cars. St Tropez is a favourite haunt for several celebrities.  

Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party is the yearly event that brings the spookiest holiday of them all to Magic Kingdom. This hard-ticket party allows guests to dress up in costumes, trick-or-treat throughout the park, and meet some characters in their costumes. The highlights of the party include the Boo To You Halloween Parade and the Hallowishes fireworks show.