Have you ever been on a cruise? I am going to be honest, we haven’t. That is, unless you count a two day boat trip around Ha Long Bay in Vietnam, and the odd boaty border crossing. It has just never appealed. I can see the joys of travelling the Nile in Egypt or the… Continue reading Beyond the Port – Five Top Cruise Ports To Explore (By Land)
Arriving at Madrid International Airport was a real shock to the system. After using smaller airports, our legs almost couldn’t stand the strain of the long walk between the plane and passport control. Posters dotted the terminal, the faces of wanted Basque separatists and other terrorists staring blankly across the immigration hall. In 2004, a… Continue reading Madrid, Spain – Tapas, Time-wasting and Tipsy Boyfriends
Getting to Barcelona Our flight from Rome to Barcelona only took us about an hour. The Terravision coach from the airport into town took us slightly longer. Barcelona Girona Airport is very far from the city, I believe it is just called Girona by the rest of the world, but Ryanair is still promoting it… Continue reading Barcelona, Spain – La Merce Festival
I’ve been to Mallorca (Majorca?) three times. The first at the age of 9, the second with friends aged 17, and the last with Mr Fluskey for my 20th birthday. Age 9 We used to go away on our family holidays with my grandparents, which meant some quality time together, but going to the kind… Continue reading Majorca/Mallorca – Let’s call the whole thing off
