Woke up at 7.20 this morning to the sound of Radio Newcastle in our cabin; Trevor was playing it from the BBC Sounds app on my phone. At home, we listen to Radio Newcastle every day and, in particular, to Matt Bailey at Breakfast. Each morning, he gives us a little cryptic clue which includes…
Woke up at 7.30am to the sight of blue skies and sunshine through our open curtains. Today, we looked forward to having a look around Edinburgh. Despite having been to Edinburgh lots of times before (Edinburgh is only two hours from Durham on the train), it is such an interesting and historic city that it’s…
After waking up at 5.00am following an excellent night’s sleep, I briefly went out on the balcony hoping to catch the sunrise, but our port side cabin was on the wrong side of the ship! The weather, however, was cool and dry, and we could expect some sunshine later on. We had a full sea…
A mere 16 days after we disembarked the wonderful 11-passenger Glen Massan in Inverness, here we were once again setting off on another cruise. There could not have been a bigger contrast between that vessel and the one we would be joining this afternoon; Cunard’s Queen Anne, the newest of the Cunard queens and carrying…
Got up this morning at 7.00am and got washed and dressed before dragging the suitcase out from between the twin beds (there wasn’t enough room underneath) and starting to put stuff in. It didn’t take long; it had only been a six-night cruise and there was no formal wear, just easily packable items. There was…
Woke up this morning around half-past seven as usual after an excellent’s night sleep. Tried to get my head around the fact that it was 1st May already. What – already a third of 2025 had passed? Tempus fugit. Time Flies, Say Not SoTime Remains: ‘Tis Man Must Go. The weather was a bit of…
