Here we go again

So it has been 6 months since we came back from Europe and now we are heading off again to pick up some of the places we missed This came about because on our last trip the cruise line had offeredRead more
Not the best travel day

It is pretty safe to say that this has been a schmozle. Arrived in plenty of time to catch our flight to Singapore when, about an hour before boarding we were advised the flight was cancelled. NoRead more
Barcelona or Bust!

It took quite a while but in the last couple of days we have spent around 24 hours in the air. Brisbane to Melbourne (2 hrs), Melbourne to Singapore (8hrs), Singapore to Munich (12hrs), Munich toRead more
.....and sail away!

I am pleased to report that today has gone smoothly. Our hotel was fairly basic but located in a great position being a very short walk from the major hub of the city. Thought it may have been noisyRead more
A day in Marseille

Beautiful warm sunny day with temperatures that were just right. We had not booked any tours and just decided to explore Marseille on our own. Shuttle bus dropped us in town and we walked a couple ofRead more
Monte Carlo, Monaco

Another day, another country...this time one of the world's smallest countries, Monaco and it's main region Monte Carlo. The only smaller country is The Vatican City, Monaco is well known for itsRead more
Pisa and Florence

Ship docked in Livorno and from there we had a small group tour to Pisa (to see the leaning tower of course) and then on to Florence. We arrived at Pisa fairly early and ther were very few peopleRead more
Rome in a day

They say Rome want built in a day but we certainly tried to walk it in a day. Rome is a good hour from the port of Civitaveccia and we were bussed to the station to catch the train into Rome. We hadRead more
The Amalfi Coast

We docked in Naples, a large city which has the towering Mt Vesuvius as its backdrop. Many people choose to go to Pompeii as their chosen tour but as we have already seen it, we opted for a small busRead more
Taormina

The next couple of entries will be rather brief because we have been to them both on a previous cruise so we didn't do any special activities in Taormina. Last time we docked in Messina and wereRead more
Corfu

Yesterday was a sea day which also happened to be Anzac Day. There are about 400 Australians (plus a few Kiwi's) and a dawn service was held on board the ship... around 150 people in attendance. ThisRead more
Magnificent Dubrovnik

A great day, perfect weather-wise and a bit of fun had today. The cruise ship docked about 4km our of the main "old town" area and we had a tour up the cable car, then buggy riding, then a strollRead more
Kotor the cat capital

Kotor is a town in Montenegro that reminds me of a Norwegian Fjord. We only had a half day here and there is not a great deal to see here as this port is a relatively new entry to the cruisingRead more
Venice = very nice

We spent a day and a half in Venice as it was a change over day with half the ship disembarking and a new lot of passengers joining the cruise. There are three other cruise ships in port already soRead more
A Sunny day in Split

Split is the 2nd largest town / city in Croatia with rather dramatic scenery surrounded by massive barren mountains. We didn't stay in Split itself but headed out to a little village called Omis thenRead more
Dubrovnik City Walls

This was our 2nd time in Dubrovnik and the plan was to walk around the city walls. Beautiful day and we didn't want to fork out $14US each to have a shuttle bus take us into town.... it was only 4km,Read more
Saranda Albania

Today is our wedding anniversary - 32 years... how about that! So where do we celebrate it but Albania!! To be honest, before now we really didn't know where Albania was. (It is a small country belowRead more
Katakalon

A quiet day today. Most people go to Olympia - the birthplace of the Olympic Games where they light the Olympic torch before every games, and also the temple of Zeus. As we visited this place severalRead more
Souda

We docked at Souda on the island of Crete. Located pretty much in the middle of Asia, Europe and Africa, Crete became a very important island that the forces from all sides wanted to have control of.Read more
Mykonos

This Greek island is another port we have visited previously so we decided to walk around the town. All trip Brad had decided he was going for a swim at Mykonos but when the day arrived it wasRead more
Valetta

Another new country to add to our list - this time Malta. We had a really nice time at Valetta and is a place steeped in history. It has been under the control of various empires for thousands ofRead more
Gozo

Gozo is another island of Malta and we spent half a day here. We did the hop on hop off bus, or rather we hopped on but didn't hop off until the end as time was short and it was the only way we couldRead more
Palermo

Palermo is on the island of Sicily (Italy) and we did a tour of the Mysterys of Palermo. This included a trip to the Catacombs of the Capuchin monks. Here there were well preserved bodies of peopleRead more
Mt Vesuvius

We arrived in Naples again, 2nd last day of the cruise. Brad had booked a trek up Mt Vesuvius which all sounded a bit too strenuous to me so I just stayed on the ship, had a leisurely breakfast,Read more
Return to Rome

Ship docked in Civitaveccia we had a Glimpse of Rome tour with transfer to the airport. We are actually staying in an airport hotel and flying the next day so we thought we may have time to visit StRead more
Yummm that’s the best pork belly hope it was good tonight. Yay I feel famous I made it into your day one 😜
Have an amazing time Mands. Can't wait to keep up xx
Have a fantastic trip Mandy and Brad. Look forward to hearing about it all. Heidi x