Finally the last Cruise Compass for our cruise back in July from Hong Kong with stops in Vietnam. Click these links for days one, two, three & four If you missed the Cruise Compasses for the Taiwan cruise, they are here – days one, two, three, four & five. Continue reading Royal Caribbean – Hong Kong to Vietnam – Cruise Compass – day 5
Finally posting the last couple of days worth of cruise compasses to complete the set for our HK to Vietnam cruise back in July. Click these links for days one, two & three If you missed the Cruise Compasses for … Continue reading Royal Caribbean – Hong Kong to Vietnam – Cruise Compass – day 4
Day 3 was in Nha Trang, we did an organised bus half day excursion. Due to most passengers going ashore, there wasn’t much planned for on the ship for entertainment compared with the previous sea day. If you missed the … Continue reading Royal Caribbean – Hong Kong to Vietnam – Cruise Compass – day 3
Day 2 was a sea day so there were plenty of activities planned. I’m pretty sure we spent most of the day on the balcony enjoying the downtime with the occassional meal break – hey, we were on a cruise! … Continue reading Royal Caribbean – Hong Kong to Vietnam – Cruise Compass – day 2
Once we got off our 5 day cruise to Taiwan, we immediately got back onboard for a 5 night cruise to Vietnam. When I say “got back onboard” which isn’t technically correct, Mum never even got off the ship. Back-to-back … Continue reading Royal Caribbean – Hong Kong to Vietnam – Cruise Compass – day 1
For our fifth and last cruise day when we were at sea on route back from Taiwan to Hong Kong, an array for activities. Cruise Compass for days – one, two, three, four. Continue reading Royal Caribbean – Hong Kong to Taiwan – Cruise Compass – day 5
This is our daily activities for our fourth cruise day when we were in port at Hualien, Taiwan. Cruise Compass for days – one, two, three & five. Continue reading Royal Caribbean – Hong Kong to Taiwan – Cruise Compass – day 4
This is our daily activities for our third cruise day when we were in port at Keelung, Taiwan. Cruise Compass for days – one, two, four & five. Continue reading Royal Caribbean – Hong Kong to Taiwan – Cruise Compass – day 3
Usually I’m one to fastidiously plan a trip months ahead of travel but with needing to use up the last of my leave before starting a new job on Monday (yikes!), an immediate plan was put in place. Researched on … Continue reading Disney Cruise Line vs Royal Caribbean
I’m not sure anyone has missed the fact I haven’t done a blog post since the middle of February. I have a good excuse … my dog ate it. Ok that is a lie, but I do have a good excuse, which I will relate to you, dear readers (or reader – Hi Mum!). About this time last year, in the middle of a cold Christchurch winter, I jokingly said “If we can work from home, why can’t we work from Fiji or the Gold Coast?”. This simple statement set the wheels in motion and the cogs of the mind into … Continue reading A whole lot of happenings since my last post
In a previous post some time back I highlighted one of the places on Floreana Island which was Post Office Bay where people take and leave mail for other travellers to take home. The rest of attractions of Floreana Island are more nature … Continue reading Punta Cormorant – Floreana Island, Galapagos
Since we are staying in Queenstown, not far from the Arrowtown turn off, we decided to take a stroll along part of the Lake Hayes walkway. If you are familiar with the area, we parked at Bendemeer Bay and walked … Continue reading Lake Hayes Walkway – near Arrowtown, New Zealand
While humans are on call in Queenstown for Christmas week, the doglets get to go too – on their first long holiday! Woohoo! Very excited. As soon as we left the suburbs of Christchurch and started travelling faster, doglets were … Continue reading Doglets go on their Christmas hols to Queenstown
A few weeks ago when I was working Queenstown, I took a few hours to drive out to Glenorchy, you can read about visiting Glenorchy here and about the war memorial here. One of the last things I have to share … Continue reading Glenorchy Church, Library and Museum – near Queenstown, New Zealand
14 Weeks Worth of Socks 