Judith Chalmers recently appeared at this years Cruise Convention in the UK and apart from showing all the fantastic cruise deals on offer and the wonderful displays of cruise apparel, it reminded me how much I missed the show ‘wish you were here’. What happened to this wonderful show?, everyone at the convention wanted to know. All we get these days are tacky holiday shows or holidays from hell types of show.She could do a whole new show on Cruise holidays and show all the great Cruise Deals on offer
It seems there have been a lot less conventions hbeing held in Madrid of recent people seem to be choosing cities like Paris and London over Madrid.If you are looking to hold a convention, conference or seminar choose Madrid!
If you have ever been to Manchester, you may have noticed a strange looking building with what looks like a ski slope on it’s inside. Actually, this is Urbis and it isn’t a ski slope. Fear not, if you like skiing there is a huge ski slope in Trafford! The architecture of Urbis reflects its modern, funky interior, full of art and expeditions.
My favourite aspect of Urbis last time I visited was its huge map showing UK takeaways and restaurants. Seeing that visual showed me the massive range and variety of food this country has to offer. Brilliant.
If food doesn’t float your boat, there are galleries and galleries of Art and if you’re lucky, you might even catch a fashion show. Urbis, remember the name!
Madrid offers conference goers great shopping opportunities whether it be at the designer boutiques, department stores, local specialist stores or the fabulous food markets there’s lots of variety to suit every taste. Be sure to make the effort to visit the different zones of the city and enjoy the wonderful sights and culture of the city. If you get lost or need a little direction the Madrid locals will show you the way.
As I do every summer, I was dropping by my neighbours house to feed their cat while they were catching some sun as they travelled to a Convention in Madrid. A normal visit usually consists of collecting the post, watering the plants, and feeding the cat before locking the door and skipping back to my little house. This time was slightly different, as I was picking up the post from the well-used welcome mat, I noticed an important looking letter marked with red ink. My good neighbour had told me that I was to open anything of this importance. As I did, my stomach turned. My friend’s house was going to be put through the process of repossession.
It was very strongly written and scared me, I suddenly realised that breaking this news to my friend who was enjoying their holiday and enjoying the Convention wasn’t the best but perhaps the only option I had. There was little hope as I had read somewhere that very same week about ways to prevent repossession.
I decided I had to tell them, luckily they were able to sort things out as soon as they got home. I will never forget that day, my experience of repossession wasn’t nice at all.
