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Another day and more Islands (read churches and castles) to explore. Hvar Island was very pretty and again we ventured up hundreds of...

I wasn’t sure what to expect in Trogir as we were landing by tender – would it be as small as I thought, would there be much there apart...

As we cruised in towards Sibenik there were a number of small rocky islands and outcrops and on one of them was a sign welcoming everyone...

The last time we were in Kotor we were almost fogbound on an Azamara cruise. This time the sun was shining and the church I took a...

We’ve had 3 attempts now at getting to Dubrovnik. The first was a couple of years ago aboard a ship that couldn’t get into port because...

“Let’s go to Haworth – we’ve not been there before” – OK, I reply, we can see the little cobble streets, the Bronte Falls, Top Withens...

It’s a while since we went to Madeira but we chose a trip for Sue’s birthday and it was a pleasant change from freezing weather at home....

This will be a short page – by now, full of cold so Sue went out with her phone and came back with pics. She had a good walk around...

If Bar Harbor was busy because of Columbus week-end, then we should have expected Boston to be as well. The coach trip from harbourside...

If there was ever a place dedicated to tourism, this was it. Lots of shops, selling the same souvenirs, just waiting for cruise ship...

Another day, another stop. This time we woke in time for a glorious sunrise just before docking. I had booked a days photography with a...

A leisurely overnight journey took us further down the coast to Halifax, Nova Scotia. Still the Celtic links and none more obvious than...

After a long day at sea watching for anything at all of interest, it was great to dock in Sydney, Nova Scotia. As the name says, New...

After leaving Quebec we headed to Saguenay, a City of 144,000 people with a small town feel – its main industries in minerals, bauxite...

My birthday treat this year was a cruise on Oceania Cruises “Insignia”, taking in Canada and US ports of call in the fall. We had booked...

Sue and I had been talking for a while about going up to Northumberland and visiting Holy Island, Alnwick, Bamburgh and Seahouses, to...

I won’t bore anyone with the reason I’ve not posted for a while, suffice to say I can almost walk properly again so can get out with the...

Sue and I went to Prague last month and despite a number of hiccups with both travel and personal belongings, we had a great time. We...

We hadn’t been with NCL before so took a break with them at the end of March for Sue’s birthday, departing and returning to Barcelona. We...

I took a trip down to Hull yesterday morning to see what all the fuss was about. It’s BIG. I hope it doesn’t slip off the stand, it’ll...