So it begins
April 27, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
Luggage checked in and we are on our way 1st stop Auckland
Hurry up and wait!
April 27, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Vancouver Day 1
Apr 27–29, 2024 in Canada ⋅ 🌧 10 °C
Arrived in Vancouver. Did a little walk around hotel block where Brian played tourist at the fire station, Fire Engine was way bigger than those at home. Had dinner at Original Joes's which is next toRead more
Vancouver Day 2
April 28, 2024 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C
Played Tourist in the rain (rain coats we bought for Ireland were put to use today). We went to Gastown and checked out the souvenir shops and the steam clock. Checked out the war memorial and theRead more
Fly out day from Vancouver
April 29, 2024 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C
Vancouver day 3.
The day we are slated to leave for the U.K., and the sun comes out!
London Day 1
Apr 30–May 3, 2024 in England ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
Made it to London. Flight from Canada was delayed and then stuffed like sardines in a tin can for 9 hours. No sleep on plane 😪 3 trains and a wee walk (haven't received our U.K sim yet so no googleRead more
London Day 2 - Part 1
May 1, 2024 in England ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Glad we came to London and seen some of the famous landmarks, but as we are both not city people, it was very draining on the brain, especially navigated around people at Buckingham Palace. We did,Read more
London Day 2 - Part 2
May 1, 2024 in England ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
There are too many photos for just one footprint for today. These are more from the River Cruise and our well-deserved drinks 🍸
Southhampton
May 2–3, 2024 in England ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Took the train from London to Southampton today. It took around 1.5 hours and was lovely to see some of the countryside. Hotel is above our expectations and is gorgeous. Porter collected our bags fromRead more
Cruise Day 1 - Embarkation
May 3–15, 2024, English Channel ⋅ 🌬 11 °C
First day of cruising. The ship is huge, so many restaurants & bars. We are on deck 11 with a balacony, and we have Kevin! Kevin is our personal go to person for anything we need. We just have to pushRead more
Cruise Day 2 - At Sea
May 4, 2024, Celtic Sea ⋅ 🌬 12 °C
Today was our day at sea. I had a full body massage, and it was absolutely amazing. I believe this was the first time Brian and I have been apart since we started our epic trip. We looked around theRead more
Cruise Day 3 - Cobh, Ireland
May 5, 2024 in Ireland ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Arrived in Cobh, Ireland to a beautiful sunrise. I went for a walk around township with camera while Brian went on a shore excursion to Spike Island, he said it was pretty cool.
Our first time trulyRead more
Cruise Day 4 - Dun Laoghaire, Ireland
May 6, 2024 in Ireland ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
Today we started Brian's birthday off with cappuccinos delivered to our stateroom to be consumed in bed, then another lovely breakfast (where Brian found European Marmite does not taste the same asRead more
Cruise Day 5 - Belfast, Ireland
May 7, 2024 in Northern Ireland ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
Today we went into downtown Belfast and looked through the Titanic Museum. City Hall building interior was absolutely amazing, beautiful stain glass windows. Brian absolutely loved the taxi drivers,Read more
Cruise Day 6 - Glasgow, Scotland
May 8, 2024 in Scotland ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
Today, we arrived in Greenock port of Glasgow, Scotland. Our shore excursion was visiting some of the lochs in Scotland, including Loch Lomond. Was amazing traveling up to the highlands and seeing allRead more
Highlands of Scotland
May 8, 2024 in Scotland ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Even in the highlands of Scotland, I still find a nice wee tarmac hill climb! Who knew!
Cruise Day 7 - Relaxing at Sea
May 9, 2024, Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
Today has been a relaxing day on a very foggy morning. After a late breakfast, Brian watched an enrichment show while I watched the officers vs guests bean bag toss challenge, and then we both watchedRead more
Cruise Day 8 - Lerwick, Scotland
May 10, 2024 in Scotland ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
Today we woke in the Shetland Islands, Lewick. It's been a foggy, cold day. I actually wore my beanie on our walk around the wee town. Once again we traveled by tender (life boat) into shore and wereRead more
Cruise Day 9 - Invergordon, Scotland
May 11, 2024 in Scotland ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
Arrived into Invergordon this morning to a very nice spring day. We left for our shore excursion at around 8am to go visit Loch Ness and ruins of Castle Urquhart. Was definitely the highlight for usRead more
Cruise Day 10 - Edinburgh, Scotland
May 12, 2024 in Scotland ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
We arrived in South Queensferry, Scotland. Our shore excursion was for 8am, we traveled to shore in a boat rather than tender today. Boarded a coach and traveled to Edinburgh, Capital of Scotland. OurRead more
Cruise Day 11 - At sea
May 13, 2024, North Sea ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
Sleep in day today.... then the children ring from NZ 🤣 didn't make it to breakfast, so we had an early lunch. Decided best to get the laundry done today (only chore I do on cruise) so we can packRead more
Cruise Day 12 - Paris
May 14, 2024 in France ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
Arrived in Le Havre this morning, we went to Paris but due to bus leaving late and the congestion we didn't have as much time as we had planned which was disappointing. Meet up with Brie and went andRead more
Travel day from Southhampton to Ireland
May 15, 2024 in Ireland ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Today was traveling and waiting day. We left the cruise and it was a bit sad, I am going to miss Kevin cleaning my room and making my bed. We traveled for 2 hours by bus to get to airport and flightRead more
Dublin Adventures
May 16, 2024 in Ireland ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Woke up in Dublin, and we are now both sick, so unfortunately, we weren't in full tourist mode. We did have breakfast out, full cooked breakfast for €6.95 each, which included coffee/tea. We didRead more
Ireland Road Trip
May 17, 2024 in Ireland ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Picked up the rental car and traveled to Labbacallee Wedge Tomb, which is the largest Irish wedge tomb and dates from roughly 2300 BC. Drove through Fermoy, we didn't stop as we are both still sick,Read more

















































































































































































































































































































































So exciting!!! Look forward to following your trip xx
TravelerExciting!! Look forward to following your adventures!
TravelerExciting, have an amazing trip and so look forward to your daily updates 🛫🌎🥂