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Gizmos and Go-Karts on NCL’s Latest Cruise Ship

Last week Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) took possession of their new 4,000-guest cruise ship during an on board signing ceremony at which ownership was transferred from the (astonishingly efficient) Meyer Werft shipyard (I’m a big fan) to NCL and their respective flags were changed. Norwegian Bliss is...

Alastair April 25, 2018 0

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The Welbike

The World’s Oldest Working Clock

Mk16 Spitfire

A Room with a View

Malta Mystery

Listening out for aircraft

The Mitchell Monument, Oregon

The Original Skull & Crossbones?

When Italy attacked mainland Britain

Lancaster Bomber Memorial

Latest Special Interest Tours & Offers

Easy Company: England to the Eagle's Nest is a 12-day tour (6 – 18 Oct 2018) being run by the National WW2 Museum in New Orleans accompanied by one Easy Company veteran and two actors from the HBO TV series, Band of Brothers. It's not cheap - $6,495 pp (2 sharing 4/5-star accommodation), but it's comprehensive, following Easy's trail from England, through D-day, Market-Garden, Bastogne, Haguenau, Dachau & Berchtesgaden, and you can get $1,000 off that price if you book before 6 June.(Posted: 16/05/18)

Cruise The Last Line of Defence: Battlefronts along the Rhine with historians, Donald Miller & Richard Frank, and featured guest/veteran Erwin Davis B Company, 354th Infantry Regiment of the 89th Infantry Division. The US National World War II Museum's travel division is running this 11-day river cruise tour starting Oct 18 from Amsterdam to Basel via Nijmegen (& Arnhem), Cologne, Remagen, Mainz, Heidelberg, with an optional 2-day extension to Munich & Berchtesgaden. Prices from $6499 per person based on double occupancy. Book by July 2 and save $2,000 per couple. (Posted: 08/05/18)

Early Railways: The North - History, technology, architecture, landscapes – a 7-day tour from Martin Randall Travel, exploring the pioneering periods of railway history – social, political and economic aspects, civil and mechanical engineering, architecture and art. Most journeys are by train, some through outstanding scenery, some on historic railways, some steam traction likely. The tour runs 16 – 22 Sep 2018 and costs £2,570pp inc transport, hotel accommodation in Newcastle and York, and the services of an expert lecturer, Anthony Lambert... who just happens to be a colleague of mine in the British Guild of Travel Writers (Posted: 03/05/18)

The Baltic: Trains, Boats & Trams – a 15-day escorted tour for rail connoisseurs over land and sea through Finland, Estonia, Russia and Latvia. There's a steamboat cruise in Stockholm and an evening lake cruise in Tampere. The The Baltic – Trains, Boats & Trams tour departs 28 August and costs from £2,990 pp (two sharing) including flights (Heathrow), 14 nights' B&B, one lunch & one dinner, all rail/ferry/cruise transport, transfers and excursions as per the itinerary, city passes and tour leader. (Posted: 30/04/18)