I was so surprised with what Dubai had to offer, so misinterpreted. Very cosmopolitan, you could stay a week or two or just a stopover on your way to Europe. I would suggest staying within the city if you are just doing a 2-3 day stop. Two major shopping centres within the city are the […]

To Cruise or not to Cruise? How do you choose? My rule of thumb – Keep it smaller if possible – Under 250 is good. And choose the cruise for its destinations. If you cannot get there any other way then it’s a good option to consider. This cruise began in Bergen (Norway) and travelled […]

I can’t say that I was overly enthusiastic about cruising or Antarctica before I went on this trip. How wrong I was! Expedition cruising on a small ship is great, really active and I cannot rate highly enough the quality of the on board lecturers and the professionalism of the staff – young bilingual and […]

What a way to celebrate a 60th. A group of friends and family on one of the most Iconic rail journeys of a lifetime. From Ulan Bator in Mongolia to Moscow with several stops en-route. A special band performance for our arrival into Lake Baikal. Whizzing across the world’s largest frozen lake to have vodka […]

Starting with a group of 10 at Sydney Airport, soon to become 16 in Ecuador. Two days and the wonderful Hotel ‘B’ in Lima with visits to the Pre-columbian Museum and dinner at the world’s 3rd Best Restaurant – Central for a degustation menu set us up nicely for our arrival into Guayaquil and thence […]