This is absolutely the post that I have been waiting for! Santorini is this epic, magical, so typically Greek touristy island that it’s almost a cliche. Our ship, the Norwegian Getaway, docked in the bay

Elli Beach Diving Boards The morning after our visit to Kos we arrived at another island namely the Island of Rhodes. Rhodes is the largest island in the group of Dodecanese Islands so we knew that we

Well... Day 5 of our cruise didn't go as planned. We were supposed to dock in Mykonos around 10am, but due to strong winds our ship was slightly delayed and this meant that the more protected parking spots

Check out my previous blogs about the Greek Isles on my blog profile and follow for the rest of the series. Istanbul After a night at sea relocating from Thessaloniki we docked around 8am in Istanbul,

The Norwegian Getaway docked at 7am in Izmir, Turkey. This was the first of two Turkish stops on our Greek Isles cruise and then next would be 2 days in Istanbul. Our usual thrifty plans to catch the City

The Norwegian Getaway On the 6th of May we made our way from our tiny Luxe Hotel in Piraeus, Athens, to the Cruise Terminal. We got a free bus that dropped us at the terminal and we joined the cue to get

I know that I could have chosen a photo of the Acropolis to make this cover photo typically Greek, but I just loved the way this old man greeted me and the mix of life on a tiny local Grecian beach near

Addo Elephant Park Eastern Cape, South Africa My husband and I had a sneaky couples getaway for ten days. We got to spend the final two days of our trip visiting the spectacular Addo Elephant Park on the

LISBON, PORTUGAL 🇵🇹 Well done for following our 15 day Cruise and the next few days on dry land along the Portuguese coast line. It was the most epic holiday that I have ever taken, maybe apart from

Ericeira Yes! I know I said it was a 15 day cruise and this is day 15. It's been a journey. You will actually be treated to a couple more cruise blogs by land, because we spent some time along the Portuguese

Portimao, The Algarve We did a quick search of what to do in Portimao and the resounding feedback was to visit the Sea Caves by boat. We knew that the Algarve would be beautiful, but what we were greeted

CADIZ View from the bell tower of the Cathedral of Cadiz Wow! Can you believe we're on day 13 of our cruise and we still have a few more days to go! I didn't do very much research before arriving in Cadiz,

Motril ITINERARY If you would like to follow my 15 day cruise then read the previous posts here: Venice (1) Koper (2) Sarande (3) Split (4) Catania (5) Amalfi (6) Rome (7) Florence (8) Cannes (9) Barcelona

Ibiza ITINERARY If you would like to follow my 15 day cruise then read the previous posts here: Venice (1) Koper (2) Sarande (3) Split (4) Catania (5) Amalfi (6) Rome (7) Florence (8) Cannes (9) Barcelona

Barcelona If you would like to follow my 15 day cruise then read the previous posts here: Venice (1) Koper (2) Sarande (3) Split (4) Catania (5) Amalfi (6) Rome (7) Florence (8) Cannes (9) Barcelona After

If you would like to follow my 15 day cruise then read the previous posts here: Venice (1) Koper (2) Sarande (3) Split (4) Catania (5) Amalfi (6) Rome (7) Florence (8) Cannes Cannes was the 9th stop on

Florence If you would like to follow my 15 day cruise then read the previous posts here: Venice (1) Koper (2) Sarande (3) Split (4) Catania (5) Amalfi (6) Rome (7) Florence After our day in Rome, Florence

Rome If you would like to follow my 15 day cruise then read the previous posts here: Venice (1) Koper (2) Sarande (3) Split (4) Catania (5) Amalfi (6) Tuk Tuk to the train station How could anyone ever

We have a host of excellent artists here and I will share some of their works. Still, some rain about for the whole day, but it can't keep us inside. Not heavy rain, as mostly soft fairy rain drops, but

When I was younger, I was fascinated by the American Music Charts. Pre-Internet, it was tough to keep up with what was happening on the other side of the pond. Who were 'Daryl Hall & John Oates'?.