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Tour Review – Nile Cruise, MS Zaina, Luxor to Aswan, Egypt. Day 1. Following a short stay in Luxor, it was time to join my long awaited Nile cruise on board MS Zaina. On the first day of my cruise, I was picked up from my city hotel at around 8am, for a pre-cruise tour of the sights of Luxor's East Bank. The first stop was the iconic Luxor… Continue Reading
Hotel Review – Pyramisa Hotel, Luxor, Egypt After a few days in the UK and an uneventful EasyJet flight, it was time to begin my long-awaited Nile Cruise. I chose the reasonably centrally located Pyramisa Hotel as a base, both before and after the cruise. On my first stay, I received a Nile View King room, which was comfortably furnished and reasonably… Continue Reading
Hotel review – Relais Hotel & Spa (now Clarion) Paris CDG After my two comfortable flights with Eurowings and Lufthansa I had a two night layover in Paris before continuing to the UK and Egypt. I chose the Relais Hotel & Spa near CDG airport (now reflagged as the Clarion Paris CDG), as I didn't feel like dragging my luggage into the city. I had stayed at… Continue Reading
Flight review – Lufthansa Business Class, Frankfurt – Paris, with Senator Lounge Frankfurt Following a pleasant flight from Punta Cana back to Europe, I had a short connection to make from Frankfurt to Paris CDG. After 9 hours on board that flight, my first port of call was the Camel smoking lounge, conveniently located airside. With my nicotine craving satisfied, I headed off to the Lufthansa Senator Lounge, which… Continue Reading
Flight review – Eurowings Discover Business Class, Punta Cana – Frankfurt Following a delightful trip to the Dominican Republic and the USA it was time to return briefly to Europe. This was done using Eurowings Discover's long-haul business class, purchased as the return half of a round trip from Paris, which included a superb outbound flight on Air Canada. My flight was scheduled from Punta Cana at… Continue Reading
Hotel review – Four Points by Sheraton, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic In between my flights from Paris via Montreal and to the USA I spent a total of four nights at the Four Points by Sheraton, near to Punta Cana Airport. Although the hotel is rather overpriced by local standards, with rates often hovering around the $200/£160 mark, I chose it for the convenience of its location near the… Continue Reading