Port Stanley Hotel

... ship.  Something like 900 people found themselves unexpected guests overnight in a place that has one hotel and a population of only 3000.  The people of Stanley put them up, took them to their homes, cooked for them.  I’m guessing ...

Yesterday, March 23, we visited the Falkland Islands. Stanley was the port. The ship was unable to tie up at a pier because the harbor was too shallow. We took a tender (small boat) into town and made our way via bus and 4 wheel drive to see the ...

Raining ,not heavy but enough to be annoying,left Stanley at 9.30am,checked out a couple of camp sites not far from Stanley.Found what we thought was a reasonable one at Black River camp ground & set up,not as many people here as the other spot,road ...

... morning started out pretty interestingly. We were eating breakfast of stale raisin bran and weird warm boxed milk when a little boy (Stanley I found out later) was carried into the courtyard of the quad crying.  Dr. Jerry and Ryan promptly responded ...

... rest of us were out of a nap so once we got back to the hotel, Amelia was ready to go. Our hotel is also located next to Stanley Park....I told you, PERFECT location! Stanley Park is Vancouver's 1,000 acre park that offers many playgrounds, more water ...

... both in the harbour and anchored in the Pacific. Its a shame none were passing under the bridge as we were touring the park. Stanley Park is a wonderful place and i envy those who get to use it regularly. I headed back to the hotel after lunch at an ...

... and knew I had made the right choice as soon as the selection process was over.Only Roger could start querying the costs of towing Stanley (with us on board) across a fast running river after we had made it to the other side.He got the price he had ...

... hadn't seen a cloudy day since the monsoon rains in Desert Hot Springs last August.    I'm sorry to have missed Port Stanley.  Returnees report that it is a seaside English town; that it has a wonderful cathedral considering the ...

... winds but we were able to get everyone ashore on Carcass and Saunders Islands. I found myself feeling homesick whilst in Port Stanley. Homesickness, like Seasickness, isn't not an affliction that I generally succumb to. It was also not for Brisbane ...

... dinner, at the Peninsula hotel....oh  my god....Phillpy Stark ....well worth visit to the dunny....try and work out which are the taps.........oh Port Stanley....talk about changes...the bus ride there and back hair raising as usual but worth ...

... 2010 – no comparison. Entertainment tonight was Elvy Rose, very good with audience participation Day 6 – 2.5.10 Friday – Port Stanley, Falkland Islands – tender – 9am-4pm The concierge Karen gave us a VIP tender coupon. This ...

... allow going around the horn and reinstated the port of Ushuaia, Argentina. Now we would only be missing Puerto Madryn, Argentina, Port Stanley, Falkland Islands and Puerto Chacabuco, Chile. That night, once we were out of the waters of the Plate ...

... ;        Tour Guides like Louie at the Colca Canyon and of course the lovely Mrs Kay McCullum in Stanley, East Falklands. There was a lovely young girl in the Colca Canyon who sang a song for us as we were just walking by.   ...

... experience with actually flying, real or simulated. This truly was an experience that I will never forget. October 1 - Day Two: Stanley Island In our opinion, one of the best attractions to Stanley Island is the lack of attractions. Let's just ...

...  many of the trees from a storm that swept through several years ago. We stopped to admire a totem pole exhibit within Stanley Park which made for a nice photo op despite the steady drizzle. Afterwards we stopped briefly at the Lions Gate Bridge, or ...

... it felt very authentic.  Fisherman going about their business and local people all around.  It felt like the poor man's Stanley but we enjoyed it nonetheless.  We were also able to see them setting up the quayside ready for the Dragonboat ...

... walk. Went for a long walk in Stanley Park, and now at an Internet Cafe on our way back to the hotel to pack for our early flight to Port Hardy and Great Bear Lodge. The weather has been unusually fine and hot, and we are having trouble seeing the sun ...

... . It was the main staging point for European explorers headed into the interior, such as Burton, Speke, Grant, Stanley and even Livingston, although Livingston had originally traveled up from South Africa. And Zanzibaran porters were considered much ...

... plates don't have the (unlucky) number four in them. The BOSS had been looking forward to shopping in the legendary Stanley Markets - her mother having regaled her with stories of $2 t-shirts and $20 Reeboks and returning with 2 extra suitcases and 20 ...

... tour of Whistler we started to explore Vancouver - or Van City. Ater wandering through a few districts, we took a tram tour around Stanley park: a 1001 acre park on the north edge of downtown that is bordered on most sides by the Pacific Ocean inlet ...