Steve’s Sojourns Sampling the Cape Verde Islands
The tropical wonderland of the Cape Verde Islands archipelago is situated some 200 miles off the west coast of Senegal And, believe me, this should be on everyone’s list...
Steve’s Sojourns Sailing the Sea of Cortes
The Sea of Cortes or The Gulf of Baja is one of the worlds richest seas in terms of nutrients and the wildlife it attracts. So rich in fact...
Steve’s Sojourns – Smooth Sailing on Scotland’s Canals
It may not be cruising as such but if you’re thinking about trying a narrow boat holiday on the country’s canal network I would strongly suggest you start on...
Harry’s Ramblings My First Cruise Lecturing Part 2
We checked into our twin bedded cabin in the crew quarters, resigned that for the next six nights we weren’t going to snuggle up to each other as...
Gareth Butterfield picks the wettest week of the year to take his wife and his dog on a trip up the Shropshire Union Canal
THE wife and I were walking along a canal towpath a few months ago and noticed our dog seemed to have an urge to jump on every narrowboat we...
Steve’s Sojourns; Sailing the Caribbean on a Clipper
To be on the deck of a cruise ship at sunrise is always a memorable occasion. What makes it an unforgettable experience is when for those precious few minutes...
Harry’s Ramblings Cruise Ship Lecturing
The procedure to become a cruise ship lecturer is very selective, but somehow I have managed to become one, taking from December 2018 to June 2019. It started with...
Steve’s Soujourns Sail around the Seychelles in an A-lister Mega yacht
The Seychelles have long had a reputation as a holiday paradise all year-round destination. However, they are not as expensive to get to and stay there as you would...
Steve’s Soujourns “Smile and watch the birdy in Europe’s Galapagos”
Not for nothing are Northumberland’s Farne Islands called “Europe’s Galapagos”. Owned and administered by the National Trust nowhere else in the UK can you get so close to some...
Steve’s Sojourns Strolling on cruise around the UK
If you like walking and you like cruising, then why not combine the two? Wake up in a different port every morning, go off walking then return to the...
Steve’s Sojourns; Stroll amongst the penguins or take a Jaccuzi in Antarctica.
Why not visit Antarctica in five star luxury and takes shore excursions that soak you to the skin and make you give way to penguins. If you don’t like...
Malta Diary Getting out and about on the water – the development of Maltese boats
ALBERT FENECH e/mail – Facebook: My Blog: Messing about in boats comes as second nature to us Maltese and Gozitan islanders...
Malta Diary Glory, Glory Hallelujah – they have agreed on something at long, long, last…
ALBERT FENECH e/mail – Facebook: My Blog: Malta and Gozo have a Government and an Opposition – elected democratically. Malta and...
MALTA DIARY: Brexit turmoil in the UK; Brexit concern in Malta; recollections of a boyhood spent under the Union Jack
ALBERT FENECH e/mail – Facebook: My Blog: The inseparable links between Malta and Great Britain stretch back to the late...
Jane Wilson discovers there’s more to Gibraltar than The Rock!
As the plane comes into land, the sighting of your hotel room winks at you from below – is that a hotel shaped as a ship or an ocean...
Forget ‘fear’ tactics, Brexit harbours hassle for motorists
IAIN ROBERTSON Our most recent festive period created a number of headlines about ‘refugees’ attempting to gain access to UK shores, recalls Iain Robertson, but, for those of us...
A River Cruise Workout
Bums, tums and abs are not usually synonymous with cruising but they were put to the test on a recent wellness river cruise. Stretch those hamstrings, strengthen that...
Malta Diary The Mediterranean – the Middle Sea – a Sea of Piracy?
ALBERT FENECH e/mail – Facebook: Mankind has always been told to profit by the lessons of history, the wars, bloodshed, plagues,...
Is the annual ‘booze-cruise’ another motoring thing of the past?
IAIN ROBERTSON Judging by unhurried queues at Dover, reports Iain Robertson, when he tripped to France and Belgium between Christmas and the New Year, it would appear that the...
Ranjit Recommends: Bateaux-licious London
On a typically busy but atmospheric Embankment pier in London lies the Bateaux London Cruise liner. Indeed, all passengers were looking slick and resembled the latest fashion line as...
Party time in Venice! – Frederic & Annick’s Favourite of the Year. World Meanderings (n°41)
By Annick Dournes & Frédéric de Poligny Once again the carnival has turned Venice into a whirling of excitement during eleven joyful days, and once again...
Trevor’s Week for 2017
Hi All, Over the next couple of weeks I’ll be looking back at 2017 to some of the most memorable rescues. 2017 was yet another busy year for...
The MSC Seaside, the very new jewel of MSC Cruises – World Meanderings (n°50)
By Annick Dournes & Frederic de Poligny Last week, I was one of the happy few to be invited to stay on board the MSC Seaside, the...
Jewelery of the Pardubice Region: Introducing my region!
When I met Lynn, I promised her to write (among other things) about my region – the Pardubice region. So I will fulfill my promise and present to you...
Why choose the Greek islands for a spring break? Part two – World Meanderings (n°49)
By Annick Dournes & Frederic de Poligny After discovering Mykonos, Ephesus and the House of Virgin Mary during the first two days aboard the Olympia, one of the...
Why choose the Greek Islands for a spring break? Part one – World Meanderings (n°48)
By Annick Dournes & Frederic de Poligny Summer holidays are already far behind, days grow shorter, the recent switch to winter time has disturbed many of us and...
Cruising for wellness
Jane Wilson looks at how cruise lines are integrating wellness with their onboard programmes to attract the health conscious traveller. Forget the confines of the traditional massage table,...
Ranjit Recommends: Thames Rush
Ever fancied an extra boost to your cruise to ensure that you don’t nod off? Indeed, it would be fitting to add the term ‘Thunderous’ infront of Thames Rush...
Partying with the Pirates! Djerba, Tunisia.
We didn’t know what to expect as we were driven to the beach on the island of Djerba, where we were greeted by a row of barefoot Berbers on...
Relaxing on Rosa.
By Lyn Funnell Have you ever been so physically and mentally tired that you desperately need a holiday but can’t even be bothered to book it? I’m not the...
Ranjit Recommends: Thames Rush
Ever fancied an extra boost to your cruise to ensure that you don’t nod off? Indeed, it would be fitting to add the term ‘Thunderous’ infront of Thames Rush...
Meraviglia, a brand new and astonishing cruise ship launched with great fanfare – World Meanderings (n°43)
By Annick Dournes & Frederic de Poligny Meraviglia means marvel and it’s the well deserved name of the new MSC cruise ship that cumulates all superlatives: 315...
La Gomera; an Untouched Island.
I fell in love with La Gomera, which is the 2nd smallest island in the Canaries. We spent a day there when I was on a Thompsons Cruise, and...
Malta Diary A long-standing romance in a marriage of convenience
I am ready to bet my last cent that every seafaring sailor throughout the ranks of the British Royal Navy between 1900 and 1960 at some time...
Travel photography in Myanmar
Myanmar, the country formerly known as Burma, offers a wealth of subject matter for travel photographers. Over the past couple of years travellers have flocked to explore a country...
Trevor’s Week for 23rd March 2017
Well, congratulations to Daryl Farmer our volunteer rescuers who has after 96 days at sea finished his solo row across the Atlantic. He arrived in Antigua about 1:30 am...
Sussex Man expected to finish Atlantic Row on Monday.
A Sussex man who has been at sea for over 3 months on his own rowing single-handedly across the Atlantic Ocean is expected to finish his 3000-mile journey around...
Ranjit Recommends: Bateaux-licious London
On a typically busy but atmospheric Embankment pier in London lies the Bateaux London Cruise liner. Indeed, all passengers were looking slick and resembled the latest fashion line as...
Wendy’s Wanderings; ORANGES AND LEMONS SAID THE BELLS OF ST CLEMENTS
As I sat on the seafront at Worthing this week with the wind blowing through my hair and sea ebbing and flowing, my thoughts turned to those people...
Malta Diary ‘Drake is in his hammock and a thousand miles away….’ The Maltese in the fabric of the British Royal Navy and the British Merchant Navy
The opening stanza of the poem ‘Drake’s Drum’ heading this piece, written by Henry Newbolt at the turn of the 20th Century, was one of the first poems I...