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Sun, 4 Jun 2017 | By paulfirman | Views [376]
Overnight we have arrived back in Malta, from where we will fly home later today. It is an early start for us as we have to be out of our room by 8am. However our suitcases have already been taken and the next time we see them will be at Birmingham Airport.... Read more >
Sat, 3 Jun 2017 | By the_koetsys | Views [361]
Rather than drive around Loch Ness, we decided to take a cruise for about an hour. Well worth it as the commentary on the boat was very informative. I can also tell you that a south south west wind blowing down the Loch has one reaching for thick coats.... Read more >
Sat, 3 Jun 2017 | By the_koetsys | Views [375]
This part of our journey is designated as the castle exploration phase. Potentially three days of inspecting some of Scotland's myriad castles.
We travelled to the car rental headquarters to pick up our car, only to discover that our special ... Read more >
Thu, 1 Jun 2017 | By paulfirman | Views [234]
We awoke very late this morning and had a leisurely breakfast before a few laps of the promenade deck. Whilst sitting on our balcony we had several Sea Turtles come past us enjoying the warm sunshine and calm seas. It is almost eerie this morning as ... Read more >
Thu, 1 Jun 2017 | By paulfirman | Views [289]
We got up fairly early this morning and were greeted with yet another glorious sunny warm Italian day in the port of Civitavecchia, the port for Rome. After a good breakfast it was soon time to join our tour "Rome On Your Own". On the bus was Veronica ... Read more >
Wed, 31 May 2017 | By the_koetsys | Views [341]
Is it a strange title? I suppose so, but why l titled this story as such will become evident soon enough.
Like many European cities, Edinburgh had an old town and a more modern, larger part.
The city is dominated by the castle which can be seen ... Read more >
Wed, 31 May 2017 | By the_koetsys | Views [417]
Every trip starts with an expectation of adventure. Perhaps adventure is not an appropriate description of the circumstances that befell us on this occasion.
As many would be aware, British Airways had an IT malfunction that saw BA flights cancelled ... Read more >
Tue, 30 May 2017 | By paulfirman | Views [437]
Again the sun was shining as we woke up in La Spezia, in the Ligurian area of Italy between Genoa and Pisa. What a surprise we had when the phone rang just after breakfast and it was Norma and Bernard, two very dear friends of ours from Bolton who we ... Read more >
Mon, 29 May 2017 | By paulfirman | Views [355]
By the time we woke up at 7.30am we had already dropped anchor in the bay of Villefranche, and 900 passengers from our ship were on their way to the Monaco Grand Prix taking place nine miles down the coast. We decided to head in the other direction! ... Read more >
Sun, 28 May 2017 | By paulfirman | Views [229]
We arrived very early into Ajaccio, the sun shining on the stone buildings around the port. A delicious breakfast and we were on our way to explore a little bit of Corsica. The first thing we saw was a big, yellow, double decker, open-top bus offering ... Read more >
Sat, 27 May 2017 | By paulfirman | Views [309]
A bit of a slow start today as it is a day at sea and we have no rush to go ashore. Again, as every morning, so far, the curtains were pulled back to reveal a glorious sunny day with a calm blue sea. Marco's breakfast of Poached Eggs Royale and Buttermilk ... Read more >
Sat, 27 May 2017 | By paulfirman | Views [400]
Before 6am we had docked in Valletta, Malta. When we pulled back our curtains the sun was shining on the honey coloured stone walls in Valletta Harbour. After breakfast at Marco's we met up with Sam and Stuart to say our goodbyes as they travel home ... Read more >
Thu, 25 May 2017 | By paulfirman | Views [367]
Today is a day at sea. We really need a restful day after the last few hectic days. The day started with a cup of coffee on the balcony watching the sun on the Adriatic Sea, cruising towards the Mediterranean Sea. A leisurely breakfast at good old Marco's ... Read more >
Thu, 25 May 2017 | By paulfirman | Views [528]
Our ship glided quietly under the cover of darkness through the crystal clear waters of The Adriatic Sea. The sunrise brought another beautiful morning as we arrive back in Croatia on the Dalmatian Coast at Split. A lovely breakfast and we were soon ... Read more >
Tue, 23 May 2017 | By paulfirman | Views [418] | Comments [1]
7 o'clock this morning saw us both on our balcony as we very slowly edged our way into Venice. The sun was shining brightly as we passed St Mark's Square and we thoroughly enjoyed the slow journey through this iconic city to our berth for the day.
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