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We were really lucky to try the Hotel Felice Vatican Museum tours. If you are in Rome and planning to go to the Vatican museum this is the tour to take.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/19352 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/19271 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/19271 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/19255 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/19255 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/19155
You can choose to visit Florence by bike, following the cycle tracks that reach the most famous historic sites.

What to see:
- Piazza della Signoria
- Piazzale Michelangelo
- Piazza del Duomo (Cathedral Square)
- The Bargello Museum
- Ponte Vecchio: To one side of the bridge there is the majestic bust of the most famous Florentine goldsmith, Benvenuto Cellini.

Scenic views:
- Bike along the romantic Viale dei Colli up to Piazzale Michelangelo to see the wonderful landscape of Florence
- Panoramic view of the Boboli Gardens

Bike rental estimated prices:
1 hour - about 3 Euro
1 day - from a minimum of 14 Euro to a maximum of 27 Euro]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/19155 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/19139 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/19139 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/19091 low-impact tours. We took two teenagers who thoroughly enjoyed our five-day trip around Northern Vietnam. We cycled, walked, sailed and stayed with local people. One day was spent cooking with a family in a small village in the Red delta. The trip to Bai Tu Long bay was heavenly. We met no tourists there and only saw local fishing boats. Ask for Khanh who will tailor a tour to your needs. All the guides are really friendly and soon feel like old friends - our guide was so calm and had a great sense of humour. There are tours across Vietnam including Sapa and the Mekong Delta in the South. They even managed to book our hotel in Hanoi for us which we had previously tried to contact unsuccessfully.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/19091 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18917
Other 'tour' options are becoming available. The people working at Uncle Tans are super friendly, informative and great with children. Uncle Tans can be reached easily from Kota Kinabalu or Sandakan.

Sabah is in easy and inexpensive reach from Kuala Lumpur through Air Asia for example (airasia.com).

This has to be one of the highlights of many trips to southeast Asia, a real fantastic, family-friendly opportunity to see crocodiles, wild pigs, gibbons, lizards, proboscis monkeys and if you are lucky, elephants and orang utans.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18917 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18886 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18886 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18540 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18540 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18484
If you go to KP's Motor Stand & in Himalaya Travels ask for Gobinda Dradhan, he will take you on a (set fare) tour of the local sights - magnificent viewpoints and Dr Graham's home.

Best of all, Gobinda takes his time, does not hussle you into visiting shops and is very knowledgeable about the area.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18484 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18448
On the way back in you get a great view of the whole of Cassis harbour - don't forget your camera.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18448 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18334 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18334 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18227
The day was great fun and the scenery was amazing. We were very surprised by the quality of the Roussillon wines.

The company is run by two Irish sisters and they know the area really well, living there for the past 10 years. Highly recommend for a good value day out.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18227 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18204 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18204 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18189
We stayed there at the beginning and end of our tour of the Salta and Jujuy regions and they arranged our car hire before we left for Argentina.

Delicious breakfasts with homemade bread, pcs with internet access in each room, lovely city garden and library.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18189 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18072

Our guide, Paul, founded Bike About Tours with a friend and gives a charming and personal view of a city he clearly loves. Some of his enthusiasm rubbed off on the kids who particularly relished spotting locations from Ratatouille, or finding out how many Parisians slip in dog poo each day. Paul takes only safe back streets and cycleways, stopping for lunch at a boulangerie on the way.

Every so often we would park the bikes and explore a secret garden or a hidden alleyway on foot, letting Paris work its magic on children and adults alike. By the end of four hours we felt like we belonged. Try it, you won't be disappointed.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18072 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18070 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18070 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18042 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18042 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18004 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18004