Throwback Thursday – Revisiting Akaroa, NZ
“.. it’s up to the dolphins to make contact, not the other way around.”
Workshop Wednesday – train like your life depends on it.
“… a perfect (but tragic) example of the law of unintended consequences ….”
Cruiseday Tuesday – How cruise-ship meals are prepped.
“… it is just a bit busier than the average home kitchen :-)”
Weekend Wanderings – layin’ down on the job.
“…I am not a particularly good photographer – but I am an enthusiastic taker-of-pics”
Travel Tuesday – The menu’s changing for Cruise-ship dining
“… even before Covid-19, buffets were under fire as potential petri-dishes of infection…”
Thursday Travel – A snapshot of the Australian cruise market
There’s little doubt that travelling for pleasure on cruise ships is one of the fastest growing sectors of the tourist market both in Australia and overseas. According to the Cruise Lines International Association, more than 1 in 20 Aussies have taken a cruise – and 1.3 million cruises were taken by Australians in 2017, according…
Weekly Travel Pic: Ovation of the Seas in Sydney Harbour
Our feature Travel pic for this week is the Royal Caribbean Ovation Of The Seas, at berth alongside the Overseas Passenger Terminal in Sydney, Australia. This Quantum class ship was the third of its class, and went into service in April 2016. It can carry up to 4,900 passengers and 1500 crew, and has been…
Travel Thursday: Palma, Majorca
Majorca (or Mallorca, as it is also spelled) is probably best known as a tourist destination to middle-aged Brits for decades – even as their younger fellow-travellers head elsewhere in the Balearic Islands – notably to Ibiza. It’s also home to thousands of expatriate Britons – although whether that will continue post-Brexit is a question…
Travel Pics Theme: G for Gardens. Koper Window-garden
This week, our Travel pics series is G for Gardens. And here’s the thing about gardens. They don’t have to be big, formal, organised gardens like some we’ve featured this week. And they don’t have to be commercially productive, or a big tourist attraction, or functional in any way. Some gardens, of course, are tiny –…
Travel Pics Theme: D for Dominica
This week, our Travel pics series is D for Dominica. And our final picture this week shows a unique take on copyright in the Caribbean 🙂 We were wandering in to town from the Roseau cruise ship wharf when we spotted this corner store, which sells all sorts of things but obviously specialises in mobile phones…
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