Don’t you just love a jacuzzi. This is probably one of my favourite cruise photos, a really hot day in May sipping G&T in the hot tub on the beautiful ship Balmoral The only thing better than a hot tub has to be a thermal pool and I’ve visited a good few of those too,…
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Cadiz
Waking up on a warm spring morning to the stunning views of Cadiz from the decks of the ship, after a particularly nasty Bay of Biscay is pure bliss – a we made it moment! Cadiz is a really walkable city, there’s usually a ship walking tour, and the photo shows the little park you’ll…
Bergen
They say it’s always cold & wet in Bergen! Don’t believe them! The first time I went to Norway, in early May, the snow was still on the mountains, and the waterfall frozen, but everyone was on deck sunbathing The second time however… It poured! My daughter however went up the funicular about an hour…
Solo Travel? You got a friend in Fred
So I did a cruise review, it went a bit potty, 1200 people have read it!!! In it I said that the particular cruise line didn’t do a lot for the solo traveller, so of course I was asked which lines did I’ve been fortunate enough to sail on a lot of lines, sometimes solo,…
Sail into Belfast
Hello and welcome to Belfast, my hometown! As it looks like more ships might be heading our way instead of to Bonny Scotland this summer, I thought I’d do a little post on things to look out for when sailing in As you turn into Belfast Lough there are lighthouses on either side. To the…
MSC Virtuosa Seacation
I have missed the sea! Being so close but unable to cross the Irish border to the Donegal beaches was pure torture, so it’s no surprise that I booked one of the first UK Seacation cruises on the brand new MSC Virtuosa We received information in advance that we would need insurance with COVID &…
Spice Island. Grenada
Wow! I offered to take suggestions for ports to feature so this is the first of my requested Port posts. The lovely island of Grenada is on both Ventura’s voyage to the Caribbean in 2022 and Ambience to Cuba and the Caribbean in 2023 Plus lots of other Southern Caribbean cruises. I visited with Fred…
Stockholm
Home of IKEA, H&M and Abba A city made up of Fourteen islands intertwined by 57 bridges One of the most scenic cities to sail in or out of, the archipelago or myriad of tiny islands are just begging to be photographed and admired Gamla Stan the picture perfect old town is easily walkable from…
Art Journal, Travel Journal, Whatever it’s called
I’ve been attempting to record my adventures here and in a little picture journal of some sort And in all honesty the painted and written one is going better than this online one. Maybe it’s because I’m not naturally techie but I love painting. Maybe it’s because when troubled you lose yourself in what you…
Caribbean to Canaries to Blinkin Baltic
Temperatures have varied wildly this year! This week though it’s been wrap up warm as it was back to a cold, wintry Northern Ireland It looks warm & sunny but we were frozen up the ridge. Storm Ciara is starting to make herself known in the West and we are in for a windy weekend…
Last Tango in Tenerife
Getting arty with the Da Vinci installation at the port… Just a quick walk round the front before meeting up with a young old friend to put the world to rights This was our amazing lunch in cafe atlantico – allegedly the bar Christopher Columbus sat at is still in situ… Made my own guacamole…
Moving On… Madeira a piece of cake
Three days at sea Six art classes And I ended up in Sunny Madeira Which is technically Portugal so any excuse for a Pastel de Nata (or two) We had a full day in Madeira so in the afternoon I was off to escort the Leisurely Madeira tour, which included a stop, for more cake!…
Suzanne’s Arty Travel 