Inspiring Travel Writing from James Elliott
James Elliott has worked for many years as a Tour Director for both American Express and Trafalgar Tours. He continues to travel the world with wide range of nationalities, and is familiar with the highs, lows and pitfalls of travel in Europe and around the world.
Articles by James Elliott
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Practical Tips for Travel In Europe: Group Travel
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James Elliott
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France
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Ile-de-France
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Paris
Whether this is your first trip to Europe or your seventh, there are still useful things to be learnt about travelling in Europe, especially if you are not from Europe. For those from North America or Australasia, the familiarity of the frequent...
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Practical Tips for Travel In Europe: Health and Personal Security
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James Elliott
By and large Europe is, still, an extremely safe place. Law courts work, police forces are professional, and muggings and murders are not tolerated. Still, as in any big city around the world, the larger European cities have their fair share of...
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Practical Tips for Travel In Europe: Changing Money
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James Elliott
"Where's the best place to change money?" How we would have liked to have charged ten cents every time we answered that question - we'd be millionaires by now, which is probably about what we’ve saved our questioners over the years. Changing...
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Practical Tips for Travel In Europe: Phoning Home
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James Elliott
Telephoning home from Europe can be a challenge, but it shouldn’t be if you know the rules. The first thing to remember is that phoning from your hotel room will be expensive, and even if you are using a home access number to charge it to your...
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Practical Tips for Travel In Europe: Shopping and Spending It
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James Elliott
Shopping is a big part of any trip abroad, but it can also be the source of more frustration than any other area. Those who travel independently have an advantage over group travellers, in that they have more time to do it! Inevitably, the group...
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Practical Tips for Travel In Europe: Taxes and Tipping
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James Elliott
VAT Tax refunds are available in the EU for non- EU citizens, and in the rest of Europe (ie Switzerland) for all foreigners. Getting these refunds, however, is not always easy. Refunds are only due on goods bought and then exported out of the...
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Practical Tips for Travel In Europe: Elliott's Checklist
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James Elliott
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France
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Ile-de-France
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Paris
There are many checklists in many guidebooks, and seasoned travellers will have checklists of their own. The following selection of practical tips for travel in Europe has grown organically over many years through the efforts of a number of...
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Control The Cost of Using your UK Mobile Abroad
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James Elliott
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France
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Provence
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A convenient feature of the modern mobile phone is the ability to remain in contact whilst abroad. Mobile operators refer to this service as international roaming. However, this convenience comes at a cost and if you don’t pay attention to how much...
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Practical Tips for Travel In Europe: Scams and Rip-Offs
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James Elliott
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Spain
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Madrid Region
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Madrid
Madrid, Spain Mrs W. from Sydney walks in to a local restaurant and asks for a table. She is directed, with her husband, to a table at the back, on which is a sealed bottle of still mineral water. Not unnaturally she opens it and pours her and her...