Travel Blog

From landing at Athens airport to getting into a taxi took 17 minutes which was a personal best. First in the passport queue, bags came off almost immediately and off I trotted to the taxi rank where Mikis was waiting…

Although this is trip number seven to Antigua it's the first visitation as a blogging traveller therefore I thought it would be only right and proper to make some kind of record of the trip. Antigua is 21 miles by 14…

Despite numerous trips to Antigua, I hadn't ever ventured to Antigua's sister island Barbuda which lies 30 miles off the North coast however this was about to change and Anne and Keith needed little persuasion to join me. There are…

Norway is a mixture of natural beauty and man made ghastliness. My top place was Flam with Geiranger close behind. The least likely place I will revisit is Trondheim. Norway has a population of just under 5m and has an…

Alesund was a revelation. A pretty town/city of about 45,000 people. Me and the trio of Aussie ladies decided to climb the 414 steps to the top of Fjellstua. Fabulous views from the top and worthy of being the number…

A couple more sea days before the final three stops. We're heading south again so it should get warmer. I have to say though, the sea days on the MS Amsterdam earlier this year were far better in terms of…

Sea Day Saturday was a sea day, heading north and at five something in the morning we crossed the arctic circle. I think they thought we might get up early for it. No chance. I went to the 11am seminar…

I've had worse days. Whilst I was still sleeping the captain sailed stealthily into Geiranger fjord which is the one featured on most of the fjord holiday adverts. It's supposed to be he most picturesque and by golly it's quite…

On Monday morning we arrived in a small village called Eidfjord in the Hardanger district. Eidfjord has a population of 950 and ranks 406th in Norway. It's a very picturesque place and despite there being some temptingly expensive tours on…