Reflections from a Round-the-World Cruise
byAs I reflect on the cruise I realise that I have just missed 4 months of the coldest and most miserable winter for years….
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Around the World in 120 Days: Back to the Mediterranean
byAs we left the Suez Canal, after our Asia and the Indian Ocean leg, of our Round-the-World Cruise (and the Transatlantic Cruise and French Polynesia…
Around the World in 120 Days: Asia and Indian Ocean
byContinuing from the Transatlantic Cruise and French Polynesia and Pacific Cruise, we left Darwin on the 4th of March (Day 61) and set sail for…
Around the World in 120 Days: Panama to Australia
byContinued from London to Panama on a ‘Round the World Cruise’… On leaving Panama we headed south-west to French Polynesia. This was the longest…
Around the World in 120 Days: London to Panama
byI don’t fly. So when in February 2017 my daughter sent me an Email with details of a round-the-world cruise the following January I…
Reverse Culture Shock: A Return to the U.K.
byA new year, a new adventure. Only this year it was a less likely destination, and an even lesser likely adventure, as we take…
Jewellery Shopping in Bangkok
byThis is quite probably the least likely post for me to share, given my deep hatred for shopping, but being a married man and…
Central Plaza: Korat’s Newest Megamall
byWhile backpackers and expats always complain about “the last thing Thailand needs is more malls”, for locals they are no doubt a godsend, as…
Bangor’s Best Cafes and Coffee Shops
byFor the first half of this year I was based in Bangor, Northern Ireland, where my daily routine was similar to that of a retiree….
Summer is Coming in Northern Ireland
byThis morning I woke to frost on the ground and left the house with 3’c temperatures outside. It’s hardly t-shirt weather here and I…