Call me a snob but for years I have avoided P&O prefering to travel with Princess Cruise Lines, Royal Caribbean and the premium Disney Cruise Line. However a need for a last-minute Christmas holiday combined with a P&O sale forced … Continue reading P&O vs Princess Cruise Line
Couldn’t resist sharing the rest of these beautiful cakes from our recent cruise onboard Sea Princess from Fremantle to Indonesia. Each evening in the buffet were these gorgeous, colourful desserts and cakes. So many to choose, so few elastic … Continue reading STRESSED is DESSERTS spelled backwards
Mum and I recently returned from a cruise onboard Sea Princess from Fremantle to Indonesia. One of the highlights was each evening in the buffet with these gorgeous, colourful desserts and cakes. There was something for everyone and very few … Continue reading Cake! This blog post contains (lots of) calories
We took a punt and booked online. Unfortunately our first choice boat based on Tripadvisor was fully booked and we ended up on the 3-star Golden Lotus Classic cruise. I think this is an overly generous rating – it was … Continue reading Halong Bay Cruise – Vietnam
Back in February when I was arranging our holiday to Vietnam, I wrote of The cost of an organised tour vs Independent Travel. The holiday has now been completed and we are home, while we were away I kept track as … Continue reading Vietnam – travel cost summary
Click here for part 1 Blurb repeated from previous entry so skip to the photos if you read the first one 😉 When we did our Royal Carribean cruise back in July, for the second cruise we had two stops in Vietnam. One of these was Hoi An which is situated on Vietnam’s central coast. Mum and […]
Surfers Paradise is always a bustling tourist hotspot at any time of year but during February the Safari Arts Festival always gives it a touch extra fun and whimsy. Most days I take a walk at lunchtime, and stroll from … Continue reading Sand Safari 2017 – Surfers Paradise
Mum bought some slides back from New Zealand. Over the last week I have converted them to digital format. So for the first time, after 35 years we can actually now see these photos. This is the second set which feature … Continue reading Throwback Thursday – Disneyland’s 25th Anniversary Parade
Mum bought some slides back from New Zealand. Over the last week I have converted them to digital format. So for the first time, after 35 years we can actually now see these photos. I’m in the white t-shirt, my brother … Continue reading Throwback Thursday – Disneyland 1980
Click here for part 1 Blurb repeated from previous entry so skip to the photos if you read the first one 😉 When we did our Royal Carribean cruise back in July, for the second cruise we had two stops … Continue reading Visiting Hoi An (part 2)
We decided to book a trip from Easter through 1 May to take in the public holidays here in Australia. Success – leave approved from 14th April to 1 May inclusive! Where to then? Robert’s had a hankering for Vietnam … Continue reading The cost of an Organised Tour vs Independent Travel (Vietnam)
When we did our Royal Carribean cruise back in July, for the second cruise we had two stops in Vietnam. One of these was Hoi An which is situated on Vietnam’s central coast. Mum and I had previously visited Vietnam … Continue reading Visiting Hoi An (part 1)
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
