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See the Magic of Spring on a Holland and Belgium River Cruise

February 17, 2014 By Helen Page

Holland-Belgium River Cruise

EXPLORE HOLLAND AND BELGIUM ON CRUISES OF THE RIVERS IJSSEL, WAAL AND SCHELDE: Not surprisingly, the most popular Holland-Belgium river cruises are in the springtime, which in the Netherlands and Belgium is truly magical with flowers in full bloom; especially, of course, tulips. Cruising … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Holland Belgium River Cruises Tagged With: belgium river cruises, holland and belgium river cruises, holland river cruises, ijssel, waal and schelde rivers

Uniworld River Princess – Cruising on the Princess

February 9, 2014 By Helen Page

Our stateroom on the Uniworld River Princess

RIVERBOAT REVIEW: OUR 18-DAY VIENNA TO PARIS RIVER CRUISE ON UNIWORLD'S RIVER PRINCESS: Our Uniworld Vienna to Paris River Cruise in June 2013 was on the River Princess. This cruise started from Vienna, but due to the severe flooding of the Danube, the River Princess was not able to make it … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Riverboats Tagged With: europe river cruises, river boats, river cruise ship reviews, river princess, uniworld

Uniworld River Duchess – Our stay with the Duchess

February 8, 2014 By Helen Page

A Short Stay on Uniworld's River Duchess Gave Us an Insight into this Boutique Riverboat: On our Uniworld Vienna to Paris River Cruise in June 2013, the River Duchess served as our floating hotel for the two nights that we were in Vienna. Our riverboat for this cruise was the River Princess, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Riverboats Tagged With: europe river cruises, river boats, river cruise ship reviews, river duchess, uniworld

The World of Canes at M. Segas

January 3, 2014 By Helen Page

Canes

From Classical Canes to Decorative Walking Sticks, M. Segas Has an Impressive Range of Canes: Paris is full of interesting shops and one of the curious and wonderful shops we checked out was the Segas antique cane shop in the Passage Jouffroy in the 9th arrondissement. M. Segas has been in the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Shopping Tagged With: antique walking canes, canes, segas canes, walking canes, walking sticks

How to Claim your VAT Refund at Helsinki Airport

December 14, 2013 By Helen Page

How to Claim your VAT Refund

Non-EU Citizens Can Claim VAT Refund on their Shopping in Finland: If you're shopping in Finland and are a non-EU citizen, you are eligible to claim VAT refund on your shopping. To qualify for the sales tax refund, your purchases must be made in shops which display the Tax Free sign and the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Shopping Tagged With: helsinki airport, how to claim vat refund, vat refund, vat refund finland, vat tax finland

Gare du Nord – Europe’s Busiest Train Station

December 4, 2013 By Helen Page

Gare du Nord

Paris's Busiest Train Station, the Gare du Nord, is also the Busiest in Europe: Gare du Nord is the busiest of Paris's six terminus stations, followed by Gare Saint-Lazare and Gare de Lyon. As the name implies, the station services trains for the north of France as well as train services to the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Getting around Tagged With: gare du nord paris, Intercités, la gare du nord, paris eurostar, paris train stations, sncf, tgv, thalys

Gare Saint-Lazare – The Second Busiest Paris Train Station

November 29, 2013 By Helen Page

Paris St-Lazare

Intercity Trains to Normandy Leave from Gare Saint-Lazare, the Second Busiest Train Station: For train travel to Rouen, Le Havre, Dieppe, Caen and Cherbourg, Gare Saint-Lazare is the station for you. Gare Saint-Lazare is the terminus for the long distance intercity trains that travel to and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Getting around Tagged With: gare saint-lazare, gare st-lazare, paris st-lazare, paris train station, sncf, st lazare station

Le Procope – A Place of Rendezvous Through History

November 28, 2013 By Helen Page

Cafe Procope

For Centuries, Le Procope Has Been a Meeting Place for the Literary Elite and Politicians: The times when we've strolled down the Cour du Commerce Saint André, a small cobbled pedestrian street of in the Latin Quarter, we've always stopped by the rear façade of Le Procope, one of the famous … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food Tagged With: cafe procope, famous restaurants in paris, le procope paris, places to eat in paris, restaurant le procope, restaurants in paris

Sainte-Chapelle – Famous for its Stunning Stained Glass

November 24, 2013 By Helen Page

La Sainte Chapelle Paris

Sainte-Chapelle - A Royal Chapel Full of History and Famous for its Stained Glass: Long before we visited Sainte-Chapelle, I'd already seen many pictures of its exquisite stained glass windows. And, although it is said that a picture paints a thousand words, nothing quite prepares you for the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sightseeing Tagged With: la sainte chapelle, paris church, sainte chapelle concerts, sainte chapelle paris, sainte-chapelle, stained glass

Pigalle – A District Famous for its Raunchy Nightlife

November 17, 2013 By Helen Page

Paris Red-light District

The Pigalle District is Notorious for its Sex Shops, Adult Shows and Raunchy Nightlife: Except for a visit to the Moulin Rouge, the Pigalle district is not high on the list of many visitors' must-visit Paris destinations, unless of course if you're one of those visitors for whom the sex shops, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sightseeing Tagged With: le moulin rouge, montmartre, paris nightlife, paris red-light district, pigalle, place pigalle

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Helen and Tony Page at Singapore Changi Airport

We're Helen and Tony Page, and we love travelling - lucky as we've been doing it for the last few decades!

Tony has long been a professional photographer and writer, but Helen now writes most of the posts and takes a lot of photos herself!

Travelsignposts is our main travel planning site, but we've just launched Travelsignposts China and Tony also runs the Travelsignposts Photo and Guerrilla Travel Photography web sites, as well as publishing the Take Better Digital Photos and Guerrilla Travel Photography eBooks.

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