We book the expensive thing, then tell you whether it was actually worth the money. Honest hotel, cruise and attraction reviews from a UK travel duo.https://travellingraccoons.com/en-gbhttps://travellingraccoons.com/blog/new-orleans-gocity-pass-worth-it/https://travellingraccoons.com/blog/new-orleans-gocity-pass-worth-it/Simple answer… yes absolutely worth it, although I wouldn't stop reading just yet.Wed, 23 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMTattractionsnew orleanscity passusahttps://travellingraccoons.com/blog/our-5-day-gocity-pass/https://travellingraccoons.com/blog/our-5-day-gocity-pass/So here I'll tell you what we did during our 5 days, which by all means you can use to plan your time, just make sure you check times haven't changed with the attractions.Tue, 22 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMTattractionsnew orleanscity passitineraryusahttps://travellingraccoons.com/blog/dfds-mini-cruise-newcastle-amsterdam/https://travellingraccoons.com/blog/dfds-mini-cruise-newcastle-amsterdam/Recently we embarked on a delightful mini cruise from Newcastle to Amsterdam, courtesy of DFDS.Thu, 26 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMTcruisesdfdsamsterdammini cruiseferrynetherlandshttps://travellingraccoons.com/blog/steak-at-the-wake/https://travellingraccoons.com/blog/steak-at-the-wake/Great food is not in short supply on Virgin Voyages, and if you love steak, you absolutely need to eat at The Wake.Mon, 23 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMTfood-drinkvirgin voyagescruise foodsteakrestaurant reviewbrunchhttps://travellingraccoons.com/blog/grog-walk-and-pajama-party/https://travellingraccoons.com/blog/grog-walk-and-pajama-party/You might have guessed.. But we had an absolute ball on our first night on the boat.Thu, 12 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMTcruisesvirgin voyagescruise nightlifebarscocktailsgrog walkhttps://travellingraccoons.com/blog/innside-by-melia-palma-bosque/https://travellingraccoons.com/blog/innside-by-melia-palma-bosque/INNSiDE by Meliá you've done it againWed, 21 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMThotelsmallorcaspainmeliahotel reviewremote workhttps://travellingraccoons.com/blog/give-em-the-old-razzle-dazzle/https://travellingraccoons.com/blog/give-em-the-old-razzle-dazzle/Ok so as you all hopefully know by now, Virgin Voyages are incredible cruises, and one of the aspects that make them soo great is the quality, selection and experience of food you have available.Mon, 19 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMTfood-drinkvirgin voyagescruise foodrestaurant reviewvegetarianhttps://travellingraccoons.com/blog/innside-by-melia-barcelona-airport/https://travellingraccoons.com/blog/innside-by-melia-barcelona-airport/After a late flight into the city, the last thing we wanted was to have the hassle of getting into the city, especially when it would be too late to enjoy the city or our hotel and we just want some sleep.Mon, 12 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMThotelsbarcelonaspainmeliahotel reviewairport hotelhttps://travellingraccoons.com/blog/brunch-in-barcelona/https://travellingraccoons.com/blog/brunch-in-barcelona/Brunch at Florentine was an absolute highlight of Barcelona for me!Sun, 11 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMTfood-drinkbarcelonaspainbrunchrestaurant reviewcocktailshttps://travellingraccoons.com/blog/melia-level-sky-barcelona/https://travellingraccoons.com/blog/melia-level-sky-barcelona/We stayed at the five star Level Sky in Barcelona the night before our Virgin Voyages Cruise.Sun, 11 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMThotelsbarcelonaspainmeliahotel reviewvirgin voyages