When we got up this morning at 7.00am, we saw that we were docked in Piraeus, mainland Greece and gateway to Athens. It was still dark, but it looked so picturesque I had to take a photo. We had last been to Piraeus in 2022, to join the Azamara Pursuit for a fabulous 9-day Mediterranean…
Got up at eight o’clock this morning as we didn’t have any excursions booked, preferring instead to explore on our own. Going out on our balcony, we were disappointed to see that it was still cloudy, but at least it was dry. We went up one deck to the Spey restaurant for our breakfast. The…
We were awake just before the alarm went off at 7.15 this morning, despite the fact that we’d lost an hour in bed due to having to put our clocks forward to Greek time. Looking out of our large glass balcony doors, we could see by the wet decking that there had been showers of…
After an excellent night’s sleep on a calm sea, we got up at 7.30am and made our way down to the Ballindalloch Restaurant for breakfast. As it was a formal night, we knew there would be free fizz on offer at breakfast; a nice little quirk that Fred Olsen always offer their passengers whenever it’s…
It was with great excitement that we leapt out of bed at 6.45am. We had just over an hour to be washed and dressed and to pack the last bits and pieces into our suitcases, before we set off for the two-hours-forty-minutes drive to Manchester Airport. ☺ Yes! We were off on holiday again! This…
…Absolutely nothing! So sang Edwin Starr in his hit single of 1970, and never a truer word was spoken, as we were to learn today (and indeed learned in Phnom Penh and Kanchanaburi). We had a bit of a “lie-in” until 7.30am this morning, and we went down to breakfast in the large restaurant for…
The day dawned bright and early this morning as we arose at 6.15am once again. Looking out of the window, we could see that there had been rain overnight, and we ensured we had our cagoules packed in the rucksack in case of any heavy showers. I tend not to try for the perfect tan…
Another interesting and full day today. We left the hotel just before 7.45am and set off for our first visit of the day, to the floating markets at Cai Rang, just around six kilometres from Can Tho city. We didn’t have far to go; our tour boat was just at the riverside along from the…
Got up at 7.00am after an excellent night’s sleep, and briefly stepped out onto our little balcony overlooking the street below. The weather was already sultry and warm. The coach was not due to depart until half-past eight, but we had our packing to do as we would be on the move once again. It…
We had to be on the road at 7.30am once again, as we had so much to pack into this day. But while we saw and experienced a variety of things, from prisons, palaces and pagodas to rivers and ferryboats and even a change of country, there was one thing that stood out, and something…
