I’m always intrigued by the different things people want from a cruise. For some, it’s to relax around the pool, reading books and drinking cocktails – sometimes not even getting off at ports, because its all about the boat. For others, its the excursions, and the destinations, and the adventure. For some it is an…
The theme for our travel pics this week is B – for Bridges. Today, it’s the Sydney Harbour Bridge, often called The Coathanger by locals. The tallest single span arch bridge in the world, the Harbour Bridge was also the longest such bridge when it was built during the Great Depression. It is one of Australia’s…
The theme for our travel pics this week is B – for Bridges. Today, it’s San Francisco’s Bay Bridge. When most people think of bridges in SF, they think of the Golden Gate – but the Bay Bridge is actually older, having been opened 6 months before. Strictly speaking, the San Francisco – Oakland Bay Bridge is…
The theme for our travel pics this week is B – for Bridges. Today, it’s Franjo Tuđman Bridge, at Dubrovnik, in Croatia. This was as we sailed past the port of Gruz, and toward the Old City of Dubrovnik, on the Adriatic Sea. We were more excited about potential Game Of Thrones / Kings Landing sightings, but…
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The theme for our travel pics this week is B – for Bridges. Today, it’s a footbridge, at Invercargill, in Scotland. We spotted this bridge as we took a break in the town, heading for Inverness and Urquhart Castle (on the banks of Loch Ness) The bridge itself is quite striking – but even more striking…
I am writing this blog post on a plane, in Economy class, on a low-cost carrier. I’ve recently spent quite a few hours on flights between my home in Brisbane, and the home of my ailing mother in Cairns, 140 flying minutes away. And every time, I vow to make use of that two-hour-plus window…
The theme for our travel pics this week is B – for Bridges. Today, it’s Welsh Bridge, at Shrewsbury in the UK. To be honest, we mainly went to this town because I am a Cadfael tragic – I’ve read all the novels about the medieval monk, and watched all the TV episodes with Derek Jacobi,…
The theme for our travel pics this week is A – for Antigua – and this was taken as we sailed away from the magnificent West Indies island. Antigua is also called Wadadli by locals – and that’s also the name of their delicious beer 🙂 Wadadli means “our own” in the local dialect, whereas Antigua…
The theme for our travel pics this week is A – for Antigua – Today, it’s sailboats skimming across the bay. One of the most popular cruise-ship excursions on the Caribbean Island of Antigua is taking a catamaran off to a reef, and then snorkelling in the crystal clear waters. And from this picture, you…
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