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Caribbean: Paradise Islands Pt2
Ship Marella Explorer 08/03/2026 to 15/03/2026 – Taste of the Tropics 15/03/2026 – 22/03/2026 – Paradise Islands 20/03/2026 – Antigua We decided to have an easy day. We had a walk round St Johns. And headed to the cathedral, the outside needs a little TLC, but the inside has already been worked on. We were…
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Caribbean: Paradise Islands Pt1
Ship Marella Explorer 08/03/2026 to 15/03/2026 – Taste of the Tropics 15/03/2026 – 22/03/2026 – Paradise Islands 16/03/2026 – Sea Day The start of the second week and the second sea day. Taking a long time to do very little The day had an amazing sunrise And the sunset wasn’t bad either 17/03/2026 – British…
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Caribbean: Taste of the Tropics Pt2
Ship Marella Explorer 08/03/2026 to 15/03/2026 – Taste of the Tropics 15/03/2026 – 22/03/2026 – Paradise Islands 13/03/2026 – Tobago We went on a trip to the Argyle Falls. These are some of the best known falls in the Caribbean. The walk from the bus to the falls was another another lesson in how the…
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Portmeirion
15-17 March 2020 In March 2020 we were supposed to go to Fuerteventura for a week to relax after a really stressful time. But the universe had different plans. We arrived at the airport to find our flight and holiday had been cancelled by Jet2. Spain had gone into lockdown. We needed a break,…
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Scaleber Force
07/04/2026 Circular walk from Settle Station up Mitchell Lane and Lambert Lane (both part of the Pennine Bridleway) and then along High Hill Lane to Scaleber Force. Then it was back along the lane before turning right uphill to the Warrendale Knotts and then via the Dales Highway back to Settle The walk starts with…
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Caribbean: Taste of the Tropics Pt1
Ship Marella Explorer 08/03/2026 to 15/03/2026 – Taste of the Tropics 15/03/2026 – 22/03/2026 – Paradise Islands How Marella arrange their cruises is to have several week long itineraries, each starting on a Sunday for the Marella Explorer. This gives holiday makers the opportunity to link two cruises or mix a cruise with a stay.…
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Otley
Otley – Lots of roads walk – 11/06/25 This was a walk that was decided on more due to time constraints rather than the merits of the walk. The walk involved a lot of walking through Otley, walking on roads, across farmers’ fields with few traces of a path, and a short section on the…
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New Zealand Travel
We visited New Zealand between 20/11/24 to 13/12/2024. We started in Queenstown and then drove and flew to Auckland. En route we stayed in Queenstown, Wanaka, Tekapo, Arthur’s Pass, Punakaiki, St Arnaud, Nelson, Picton, Rotorua, Taupo, Whakapapa and Hamilton. The links open the page in a new tab. To Start – Doha Airport Part 1 –…
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Italy: Dolomites Pt1
22 and 23/06/2023 Trento I had always liked the pictures of the Dolomites. This was reinforced by a day trip we took from Venice around 2016 (!). The shape of the peaks are fabulous and the colour is glorious. We were planning to stay in Ortisei, but we could not get there the same day…
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Italy: Dolomites Pt2
Ortisei 25/06/2023 For the next few days we followed the same routine. After breakfast the first stop was at the supermarket. Glorious cheese they sliced for us, cooked meats, fresh bread, fruit and water. It meant we could have a picnic wherever we wanted when we were in the hills. Then headed off. Seceda…