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20. kesäkuuta 2022
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maanantai 20. kesäkuuta 2022 klo 2.45
🌙 9 °C
Korkeus: 81 m
Englanti Manchester Airport Railway Station 53.362886, -2.2730553°21’46” N 2°16’23” W
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20. kesäkuuta 2022, Englanti ⋅ 🌙 9 °C
Well I dropped my bag off at the airport yesterday and to my surprise very little queueing check in opened at 4.30 but I was here early ) me thinking it opened at 14.30 🙄) so was one of the first of a long queue forming but managed to get the 17.10 back to Preston so home in time for grand Prix ( so that's a result 👍)

I've booked early taxi (02.45) to get me to airport for 4.15 then hopefully I've only the queue for security with virtually nothing but emergency set of clothes and camera in my bag so I'm hoping it will be a breeze, just need to see how big the queue is at the airport, I asked yesterday and was told it might be 3 hours 😵‍💫Lue lisää
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maanantai 20. kesäkuuta 2022 klo 4.49
⛅ 6 °C
Korkeus: 73 m
Englanti Manchester Airport 53.361401, -2.27499853°21’41” N 2°16’30” W
Cruise thru the Airport
20. kesäkuuta 2022, Englanti ⋅ ⛅ 6 °C
Well taxi got me to airport for 4.00 am and sat in departure lounge with my esspresso, think I timed it well as queue started to form behind me , still 45 minutes from getting out of taxi to sitting with my brew is cool 😊

Memo to myself..... Disregard the news and social media ha haLue lisää
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MatkaajaEy, that’s a good start to your day, safe travels- hope you have a wonderful time 😇
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Steve Catteralllol well it stops there, flight delayed by 30 minutes, should get there by 12 I hope 😘
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maanantai 20. kesäkuuta 2022 klo 16.12
☀️ 15 °C
Korkeus: 70 m
Italia San Liborio 42.116667, 11.8242°7’0” N 11°49’12” E
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20. kesäkuuta 2022, Italia ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Well uneventful flight, 30 min delay but hey no great shakes.

Well pandemonium at the airport, I must have walked bloody miles, everyone has turned up at once for the shuttle to the boat, hope it's not as chaotic there

Well I was wrong, chaotic at the airport and no one had a clue, then eventually got the shuttle to the port and the biggest queue I've seen😵‍💫 however credit due there must have been 30 desks dealing with the boarding process so only took half an hour, just settling in to cabin and hope my bags turn up eventually, anyhow loads to do right thru till midnite so I'm going to look out the boat 🍺🍸

Shit this mojito bar is brill, just tried a jalapeno cucumber mojito talk about rock the roof of your mouth, better than a piri piri 😜Lue lisää
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tiistai 21. kesäkuuta 2022 klo 19.59 UTC
☀️ 24 °C
Korkeus: Merenkorkeus
Ionian Sea 36.941667, 19.5336°56’30” N 19°31’48” E
Day 2 all at sea
21. kesäkuuta 2022, Ionian Sea ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Wow woke up to glorious sunshine just as the ship passes through the straights of Messina between the toe of Italy and Sicily. Read a few chapter of my book and chill on balcony for a while 😊

God it's roasting been on top deck taking in the rays and exploring the boat.

Well rounded off the day watching a couple of shows after a really nice meal. The shows were very good although i decided to skip the late night 80's party at the pool side 🙄... No staying power 🤣Lue lisää
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keskiviikko 22. kesäkuuta 2022 klo 9.41
☀️ 24 °C
Korkeus: Merenkorkeus
Aegean Sea 36.345, 24.68666736°20’42” N 24°41’12” E
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Day 3 en route to santorini
22. kesäkuuta 2022, Aegean Sea ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Up early again, the clocks changed...again ...another hour forward 🙄 but what a view to yet again get up to and simply chill with a coffee and book 😊
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Matkaaja you look explorer with hat on or are going to write a novel of your experience enjoy
22.6.2022Vastaa
Matkaaja breakfast looks good im on porridge
22.6.2022Vastaa
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keskiviikko 22. kesäkuuta 2022 klo 15.47
☀️ 24 °C
Korkeus: 127 m
Kreikka Panagía 36.461667, 25.37666736°27’42” N 25°22’36” E
Day 3 Santorini,Oia and visit to winery
22. kesäkuuta 2022, Kreikka ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Arrived and just waiting for the tenders to go to Santorini.

First stop wine tasting at local vineyard cooperative then on to oia, wine was ok but didn't rock my boat, strange way to grow grapes, ground level and round in a circle to protect itself .

On to oia for the picture post card views, the place was manic, in fact the Moroccan souks were less crowded 😊

Lovely postcard perfect place but probably better when 5 cruise ships dock each with a couple of thousand people on 😵‍💫Lue lisää
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keskiviikko 22. kesäkuuta 2022 klo 17.02
☀️ 26 °C
Korkeus: 17 m
Kreikka Porí 36.455, 25.43166736°27’18” N 25°25’54” E
Day 3 oia continued and Fira
22. kesäkuuta 2022, Kreikka ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
After oia headed back to Fira, which is at top of a massive cliff and the only method of getting down to the port are, 1) walk down 600 steps, 2) ride a donkey down ... I kid you not in this day and age people were doing it 😮‍💨 3) use the cable car, well I opted for the cable car.... The queue to catch it was as bad as an airport queue...Seventy Five minutes in the sun ...omg still it was better than the other two options !

Well that's a quick trip, there's plenty to do even if there's only a few towns but if I came again I'd fly and try to avoid the bedlam of when the boats come in,

Tomorrow, I hope to wake up in Piraeus and head into Athens which I'm really looking forward to 😉 tonight it's shower, change and hit the bars and cabaret 😘🍺🍸Lue lisää
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torstai 23. kesäkuuta 2022 klo 11.02
🌙 25 °C
Korkeus: 94 m
Kreikka Areopagus 37.971667, 23.72333337°58’18” N 23°43’24” E
Day 4, Athens acropolis and partheon
23. kesäkuuta 2022, Kreikka ⋅ 🌙 25 °C
Kalimera ...
Arrived on time but delay on port authorities clearing ship, now on my way to the acropolis. It's about 9 miles from the port but always somewhere I've wanted to go.

Can't believe the queue to get in and apart from an olive grove there's very little shade, think it's going to be a hot one 😅Lue lisää
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torstai 23. kesäkuuta 2022 klo 13.00
☀️ 34 °C
Korkeus: 93 m
Kreikka Roman Baths 37.9719, 23.73387237°58’19” N 23°44’2” E
Day 4
23. kesäkuuta 2022, Kreikka ⋅ ☀️ 34 °C
It's hot now, seeking refuge in the shade and a bar ! I think the acropolis visit is a bit of a must do thing but really disappointed massive queues to get in and very few places to stop and look, all the interesting bits are on walkways and there are staff with whistles demanding people keep moving so really disappointed, having said that the view from the top is immense, I could even see the ship in port 9 miles away !Lue lisää
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perjantai 24. kesäkuuta 2022 klo 6.11
☀️ 23 °C
Korkeus: Merenkorkeus
Kreikka Órmos Toúrlos 37.465, 25.3237°27’54” N 25°19’12” E
Day 5 mykonos & island of Delos
24. kesäkuuta 2022, Kreikka ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Early morning arrival at Mykonos, just berthing then breakfast. Hoping to get a ferry over to the island of Delos mythology says it's meant to be where Apollo and Artemis were born and has some really good ruins, here's hoping 😚Lue lisää
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perjantai 24. kesäkuuta 2022 klo 8.40
☀️ 25 °C
Korkeus: Merenkorkeus
Kreikka Little Venice 37.45, 25.32666737°27’0” N 25°19’36” E
Mykanos
24. kesäkuuta 2022, Kreikka ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
What a lovely town, would certainly like to come here again and perhaps explore more of the island.
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perjantai 24. kesäkuuta 2022 klo 9.07
☀️ 24 °C
Korkeus: Merenkorkeus
Kreikka Nisída Áno Rematiáris 37.398333, 25.26333337°23’54” N 25°15’48” E
Delos
24. kesäkuuta 2022, Kreikka ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Half hour boat ride to Delos, decided to only take a short look round so that I can also see some of myksnos
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lauantai 25. kesäkuuta 2022 klo 6.05
☀️ 24 °C
Korkeus: Merenkorkeus
Ionian Sea 36.384134, 22.71811436°23’3” N 22°43’5” E
Day 6. All at Sea
25. kesäkuuta 2022, Ionian Sea ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
After a really good day in Mykonos today is a day to simply relax on board as we sail to Malta.
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Päivä 7
sunnuntai 26. kesäkuuta 2022 klo 8.51
🌙 25 °C
Korkeus: 10 m
Malta Oil Wharf 35.885, 14.52166735°53’6” N 14°31’18” E
Day 7 Malta
26. kesäkuuta 2022, Malta ⋅ 🌙 25 °C
First sight of Malta
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sunnuntai 26. kesäkuuta 2022 klo 12.32
☀️ 29 °C
Korkeus: Merenkorkeus
Malta Il-Barrakka ta’ Fuq 35.893333, 14.51166735°53’36” N 14°30’42” E
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Day 7 Valletta
26. kesäkuuta 2022, Malta ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Back to valletta after whistle stop drive around some of the island, time for beer 🍺

Quite a nice city surprised at how hilly it actually is, luckily the streets are narrow so there's some shade in this heat.Lue lisää
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Matkaaja looks very nice was it reasonable the beer
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Steve Catterallfive euros, so not bad especially as it was ice cold 😜
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MatkaajaStuart wants to know if you like as Malta
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maanantai 27. kesäkuuta 2022 klo 20.51
☀️ 29 °C
Korkeus: 8 m
Italia Chiesa SS. Annunziata dei Catalani 38.191667, 15.55666738°11’30” N 15°33’24” E
Day 8 Messina, Sicilly
27. kesäkuuta 2022, Italia ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Well had the chance to go on a tour of Taormina and Mount Etna but decided instead to have a stroll around the town instead, after all I saw mount Etna from the ship lol.

Went for a stroll onto the square and went in St Mary's cathedral which was as opulent as all churches here seem to be. Outside is a really amazing clock tower it's said to be the biggest and most complex clock in the world. It has astronomical figures and settings along with figures that move every quarter of an hour, really cool.

Caught a tram up to the shops and had a good look round then caught another team to the museum, was going to walk but a) it was too far and B) it's bloody roasting again ha ha.

All in all glad I didn't roast on a tour bus, at least I've been able to stop and have some really decent coffees ...and beer. N.b I stayed away from moretti in favour of birra Messina and Ceres 😜Lue lisää
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MatkaajaWow brill photo! Looks like you’re having a great time, not missing much back home, rain, rain and more rain 🌧 xx
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tiistai 28. kesäkuuta 2022 klo 6.11
⛅ 25 °C
Korkeus: Merenkorkeus
Italia Molo Angioino 40.836993, 14.26073540°50’13” N 14°15’39” E
Day 9 naples
28. kesäkuuta 2022, Italia ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Arrived in Naples, decided not to do a tour of Pompeii as I imagine there will be several coachloads at the same time, anyhow it might spoil my memories from my last visit.

Instead I'm going to go round the city and seek shelter from the sun in some bar or other ha ha. It was hot yesterday but there's a weather warning for extreme heat today 😧

Well I will never criticise the london tube again ! Thought I'd be clever and use the metro, well it would be ok if there were maps available , well that's forty minutes of my life I won't get back ha ha ended up in middle of nowhere !Lue lisää
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Päivä 10
keskiviikko 29. kesäkuuta 2022 klo 15.41
🌧 15 °C
Korkeus: 61 m
Italia Statue of Dante Alighieri 43.768333, 11.26166743°46’6” N 11°15’42” E
Day 10, livorno, florence & pisa
29. kesäkuuta 2022, Italia ⋅ 🌧 15 °C
Passed Corsica and the isle of Elba on the way to the final port of trip,Livorno, before returning to Rome. Have seen a couple of pods of dolphins both yesterday and today but only through my telescope as they seem to keep away from the boat 😵‍💫

It's predicted to be yet another hot day but all's welland once off the ship the plan is to go to Pisa and then Florence.

Well managed to get to Pisa ok 😜

Now in Florence, think I could spend a couple of days here it seems quite nice and at least the roads are stone so not meltingLue lisää
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torstai 30. kesäkuuta 2022 klo 18.37
☁️ 13 °C
Korkeus: 23 m
Italia Tempio di Saturno 41.891667, 12.48333341°53’30” N 12°28’60” E
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Day 11. Rome
30. kesäkuuta 2022, Italia ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Well that's the cruise over today, I've a quick tour round Rome arranged and then 2 nights in Rome which should be good 😜

OMG, I don't know how I got this hotel but it's location is out of this world. Its literally minutes away from loads of stuff and the coliseum is a five minute slow stroll. It's taken me two and a half hours just to stroll round the area outside the hotel.Lue lisää
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Matkaaja hotel looks like it's not finished
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perjantai 1. heinäkuuta 2022 klo 10.21
⛅ 29 °C
Korkeus: 22 m
Italia Pantheon 41.898676, 12.47651441°53’55” N 12°28’35” E
Day 12, rome in a day
1. heinäkuuta 2022, Italia ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
Well I found a web site with a guide for a day - walking so I'm now having a coffee outside the pantheon, next stop is Trevor fountain followed by the Spanish steps but apparently you can stand on the steps but not sit down 😧Lue lisää
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perjantai 1. heinäkuuta 2022 klo 12.02
☀️ 29 °C
Korkeus: 20 m
Italia Castel Sant'Angelo 41.903333, 12.46833341°54’12” N 12°28’6” E
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1. heinäkuuta 2022, Italia ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Well the hotel deserves a slot of its own 😜
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MatkaajaGreat views! 😱Looks like you’ve had a brill time!
30.6.2022Vastaa
MatkaajaVery nice, would you recommend it? The one I stayed in last time was nice, with a good rooftop restaurant but I didn’t much like my room.
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Steve Catterallyeah it was nice hotel, nice restaurant but not sure on your room taste, it did have a mini bar though 🤣
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perjantai 1. heinäkuuta 2022 klo 14.53
⛅ 29 °C
Korkeus: 38 m
Vatikaanivaltio Museo Gregoriano Profano 41.906667, 12.45333341°54’24” N 12°27’12” E
Day 12. Exploring rome
1. heinäkuuta 2022, Vatikaanivaltio ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
So many things to see, it's where to start ha ha. Well that was an understatement - I'm back at the hotel now after walking a grand total of 21177 steps 😵‍💫

Vatican city on it's own is immense and the route thru the Vatican museum to get to the sistene chapel is unbelievable, and the items in there are quite beyond belief. You could on fact spend a couple of days looking at all the exhibits and paintings.Lue lisää
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Päivä 13
lauantai 2. heinäkuuta 2022 klo 13.27
☀️ 24 °C
Korkeus: 2 296 m
Ranska Les Fréaux 45.026667, 6.25545°1’36” N 6°15’18” E
Day 13 sadly homeward bound
2. heinäkuuta 2022, Ranska ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Well if I could I would have stopped in Rome longer as the time I gave myself doesn't do this city any justice. However now I've been I will certainly come back and the hotel was really really good, close to things to see and as I found out last night a really really good restaurant 😜

Well it's home to the rain I suppose until my next trip in eight weeks 😜Lue lisää
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MatkaajaArrr glad you’ve had a great time, it’s looked fab I can’t wait to hear more about it. It’s Sunshine here one minute and pouring rain the next. Rosie will be pleased to see you too 😺
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