Richard S. Turner - Travel Diary

5 things I’ve learnt part 1

admin — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 21:50:17 +0000

So I’ve now moved onto the great state of Florida and it’s great. There will be much more to follow on Florida shortly. For now I’m going to divulge a few things I’ve picked up on my travels.

1. Coffee and laptops don’t play nice together
One part of my travels that I am still struggling to get over is my unfortunate accident in Edinburgh where I manage to bathe my laptop in a mug of coffee. Embarassing yes! but a valuable lesson learnt don’t pour coffee onto your laptop under any circumstances. (more…)

Living in Luxury at San Diego

admin — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 22:26:57 +0000

And I wonder why my budget is on its last legs! Following on from my last post I’ve been looking into San Diego luxury vacation rental. San Diego and California is a beautiful and place and there is lots to-do so having a great place to come back to would be great.

From what I can remember San Diego has a great list of attractions and my last trip there included a neat cruise- this bit I do remember, so I would like to relax a bit more in a upmarket renting. I’ll definatley need to be looking at San Diego furnished vacation rentals at the very least.

Anyway I’m getting ahead of myself. I’ll keep looking at vacation rental San Diego and decide whether to go upmarket or get a modest place. I’ve a few other places to visit first so will see how my budget is looking closer to the time.

California - Sticking Around, Possibly?

admin — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 22:16:09 +0000

Just a random note on San Diego vacation rentals. Here I am still in the Bahamas I’m looking into moving on very shortly and I’m really looking forward to seeing parts of America.

California and in particular San Diego will be a big part of this state side tour as I am looking to go back to an area I spent quite a few years in as a child. As unlikely as it may seem some of my distant relatives used to live in San Diego so the area is not unknown to me. With my budget running thin I’ve been looking into San Diego corporate vacation rental in-case of the possibility of me doing some freelance work while I’m here.

One thing is for sure there are enough people around at my relatives San Diego place that I will definitely need a San Diego vacation condo rental.

Airport Hotels

admin — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 22:03:42 +0000

airport hotels is a subject I’ve not mentioned previously on the blog. I have touched on airport parking but after arriving at Bahamas airport and staying in their resident hotel I realised that research is key for anyone’s budget or sanity.

You see I flew into Bahamas and naively checked myself straight in at a high cost where as if I was searching for Gatwick hotels or Heathrow airport hotels I would have felt more comfortable searching because I know the area. Anyway the point I’m trying to make is that searching online can be done no matter where in the world you are landing. You can even see for hotels that are in close proximity to the airport for extra savings.

The Rest of Italy and onto the bahamas

admin — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:42:41 +0000

Rome was fabulous and I stuck around for another two weeks after my last blog post. Big news however! I am now on my tour of the US which I hope to take the next few months. (more…)

Gladiator Style

admin — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 21:05:31 +0000

Being a massive fan of all things gladiator Rome has always held a certain fascination for me. I wasn’t too aware of anything else I would really love to do more than visit the Colosseum when I arrived in Rome and what an experience it was.

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Rome here we come …

admin — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:25:10 +0000

Just checking in. France and Paris was great. I actually ended up moving on from Paris to Nantes for a few days as I have really enjoyed myself in Paris. My next stop is Rome, Italy and I’m going with a friend.

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The Seine River Cruise

admin — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 23:38:14 +0000

Today I took a beautiful cruise down The Seine River. Beautiful isn’t a word a use much but this really was. The cruise passed lots of old bridges that were quite enchanting and breathtaking in places.

The Eiffel Tower, Notre-Dame and The Lourve are all based on the banks of The Seine which made for great passing points.

The Paris Experience

admin — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 22:03:11 +0000

Following on from Dortmund Paris has been much better. As I said in my last post after the boring experience in Dortmund I decided to do the tourist thing in France and it has been great. (more…)

More research, America etc.

admin — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 22:07:44 +0000

I’m now in Paris and have just settled into my hostel. A hostel although usually the status quo of travellers wouldn’t have been my first choice normally. My funds are shockingly low at the moment so rather than a grovelling call to the bank I’ve been trying to research and organise my travels better. So far my hap-hazard preparation has cost me financially.

I’ve been looking firstly at Travel Coupons which could be a great money saver as I am constantly on the move and more than ready to accept last minute, cheaper deals. This USA Road Trip Planner is extremely useful for my plans of exploring America. America is a huge place and using a trip planner as well as a gas card could be brilliant.

All of this research has been taking place mostly on this Open Travel Info web site. A great guide in my opinion and definitely worth a visit. I think I may be using it more and more in the future.