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Bari is an industrial port and capital of the Apulia region of Southern Italy. It's the first of 6 stops in Italy so the solos and I sauntered around the old town visiting all the main sights of Bari. The…

Not on the original itinerary, Albania was added when the troubles in Turkey began some months ago all because passenger safety is the most important thing to Holland America! Anyway, Turkey's loss is Albania's gain and by the look of…

Sometimes described as the ultimate gay destination, Mykonos is a very pretty place indeed. I ventured out with three of the solos, Larry, Jone and Diane and we strolled around for a couple of hours through the multitude of narrow…

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…