Dubrovnik, the 'Pearl of the Adriatic', situated on the Dalmatian coast, became an important Mediterranean sea power from the 13th century onwards. Although severely damaged by an earthquake in 1667,...
Celebrity Cruise 22nd January 2023 to 14th February 2023 The Adventure Summary This was a holiday of contrasts; a 12-day cruise calling in at various ports around the North and...
My (now) famous wife Lynda, been inundated with media requests over the past few weeks for comment, interviews (radio and TV) on the topic of 'Champing'. Never heard of it?...
Cruise on the good ship Braemar (Fred Olsen line) - with ultimate repatriation from Cuba due to Covid-19 Itinerary (in theory!) 27 Feb La Romana, Dominican Republic28 Feb Santo Domingo,...
Cruising on the Oceania ship 'Insignia' We arrived in Tokyo on Saturday 30th March, after a long (a tad under 12 hours) but uneventful flight. I got talking to the...
Cruising on the Oceania cruise ship Sirena, 11th September to 22nd September 2017. We took a flight from London Heathrow to Venice where we boarded our Oceania cruise ship, the...
I've been a bit tardy in posting any details about our last cruise, which was over 8 months ago. One of those tasks I've been meaning to do but never...
An original version of this post was published in January 2013, but I thought it was worth updating and re-posting, having just created a travel guide for our forthcoming cruise from...
Aboard the Cruise & Maritime ship "Magellan". This was a first experience of being away for Christmas and the New Year. It was an amazing time, taking in the Christmas...
Cruise on the QM2, New York To London, 29th October 2015 to 6th November 2015 Lynda (wife) and I made a conscious decision early in our cruising career to opt...