A Week of the Unexpected on my Fred Olsen Fjords Cruise
As I drove through Dock Gate 10 in Southampton, the vast bulk of Royal Caribbean’s Anthem of the Seas ship soared into the sky above me. The North Star, the glass...
Category: Destinations
Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy: Bikes, Book Burning, Moats and Lions
The residents of Venice mostly use their legs and boats to get around, those in Ho Chi MInh City have motorbikes and in Ferrara it is the bicycle. There are around...
Exploring Chioggia Italy: Infamous Market, Seafood Specialities and Venetian Canals
Every Thursday the one kilometre Corso del Popolo thoroughfare running through the centre of Chioggia hosts a sprawling and eclectic market. Fresh fruit and plants jostle for the attention of the...
Exploring Padua Italy: Grisly Artefacts, A Vast Square and Revolutionaries
Pride of place in a vast glass cabinet in the circular room behind the altar in Padua’s Saint Anthony’s Basilica are some grisly artefacts. The Saint’s lower jawbone, complete with a...
Seeing Venice At Speed. A Time-lapse video tour of the must-see sights
In an earlier article I wrote about “Visiting Venice. Exploring Unexpected Floods and Hidden Secrets“. As I toured this magical watery city I was so entranced by the frantic movement of...
Visiting Venice: Exploring Unexpected Floods And Hidden Secrets
Every day while in Venice I stood watching St Mark’s Square awash with an unrelenting tide. I saw it sweeping through its wide-open spaces and submerging every inch of the Piazza,...
#JoinGermanTradition ! Stories To Explore By!
We love stories. They are something that have thrilled us ever since we were able to communicate with each other. It adds colour, interest, context (and sometimes mystery and adventure!) to...
Edinburgh Tips: Must-See And Must-Do Sights And Attractions
Scotland is a proud nation with Edinburgh it’s capital city. While it is a dynamic financial and business centre, visitors are drawn to it as a place of history and ceremony,...
Cape Town Tips For Travellers : Must-See and Must-Do Sights and Attractions
I have been to Cape Town at least six times and it remains one of my favourite places in the world to visit. I always have a great time and...
Helsinki Tips For Travellers : Must-Do and Must-See Sights and Attractions
My Helsinki Tips For Travellers. The Must-Do and Must-See Sights and Attractions Come with me on a visit to the Finnish capital city of Helsinki. Before I visited I had no...
Toronto Tips For Travellers : Must-do Things To See and Do
Toronto Tips For Travellers : Must-do Things To See and Do Join me exploring the beautiful city of Toronto. I had been to Toronto multiple times, mostly for work and hadn’t...
Gibraltar Highlights and Monkeys Video
Gibraltar Highlights featuring the famous Barbary Apes and their babies, St Michael’s caves, Gibraltar Cable car and rock and the Great Siege Tunnels. This was on a shore excursion with Crystal...
Barcelona City Highlights Video Tour
Barcelona city tour highlights including La Sagrada Familia Church, Barcelona Cathedral, Olympic Park, Spanish Village and Placa de Sant Jaume where the City Hall is. Join me and enjoy the best...
City Wonders London Buckingham Palace and Afternoon Tea Tour
I was invited by City Wonders, the tour company, to go on one of their tours of my home town of London. I chose to go on the Buckingham Palace and...
Palma De Mallorca City Tour Video
Watch the video I made of Palma De Mallorca City Tour Highlights. On the excursion I did with MSC Cruises we visited Bellever Castle (oldest round castle in Europe), Barrio Gotico...
Vatican City Photos from my Rome City Tour
You ever visited the Vatican City? I last went in the early 1980s and so was pleased that we visited it during the afternoon of my Rome city tour. I got...
Rome City Tour : Photo Highlights
What do you think of Rome? Like or loath it? I had been to Rome often in last 15 years, but it was always for work and so I not seen...
Burj Kalifa Dubai. My Video of the Tallest Building in the World.
Watch my video of Burj Kalifa Dubai – the tallest building in the world. This video shows the building and the views from the observation platform on 124th floor that is...
