Today was boarding day! We did nothing this morning but wait in giddy anticipation until it was time to leave our hotel for the ship. Luckily that was at 12:15, so by 1pm we were onboard strolling the decks exploring our new home for the next 12 days. I've not much too say that photos … Continue reading Oceania’s Riviera
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Istanbul Day 2
Today was tourist 'lite', a leisurely day out and about. We decided on taking a little sightseeing cruise up the Bosphorus so we squeezed on the local tram with the rest of humanity and toodled over to the ferry docks by the Galata Bridge. We'd just missed the 10am boat so we had a very … Continue reading Istanbul Day 2
Pre-Cruise Istanbul
There's nothing like being awake for a trans-Atlantic flight and a 10-hour time difference to encourage a good night's sleep! Both mom and I woke this morning refreshed and in sync with the local time and ready to sightsee! We've 2.5 days here in Istanbul before starting a 12-day Eastern Mediterranean cruise, which I hope … Continue reading Pre-Cruise Istanbul
Next Adventure: The Eastern Med
Not really my latest adventure but I've fallen off from blogging except for the Big Ones, and this latest trip definitely falls into that category: a 12-day cruise preceded by 3 days in Istanbul and followed by 3 more in Rome. Traveling companion is the usual suspect: Mom. Photographer/blogger/organizer/schlepper: me. Let the travels begin.... Posted … Continue reading Next Adventure: The Eastern Med
London
Eek! I've been home a week and I haven't finished our travel tale yet! So here goes: after the Trossachs we fly down to London for 4 nights & 3 days of city sightseeing. We'd both been there a couple of times before so we didn't have to succumb to madly rushing about seeing all … Continue reading London
The Trossachs
Well, our fancy hotel on Loch Lomond turned out to be a godsend as the rain was just torrential, all day Thursday. We took advantage of not having to be anywhere at anytime to sleep in as late as we'd liked, then we waddled down to the enormous breakfast buffet at 10:30am to feast on … Continue reading The Trossachs
Heading South…
We had an early start from Portree on the Isle of Skye in order to make the 10:10am ferry from Armadale at the bottom of the island over to Mallaig on the mainland. It was a beautiful clear day and we whipped down the island with time to spare. I had carefully timed our trip … Continue reading Heading South…
A 2nd Day in Skye
The master plan was for the weather to be better today as yesterday was more the sightseeing day and today the hiking day. Unfortunately, the one thing you can't plan is the weather... Today we circumnavigated the Trotternish Peninsula with an ambitious schedule of 3 walks, 2 ruins, and a couple of monuments to visit. … Continue reading A 2nd Day in Skye
A Day in Skye
Skye was a wonder. Steep sharp mountains in the south, hills and crags in the north. Heather and moors galore and everywhere you look is water. We spent all of our time in the northern half of the island and so we'll have plenty left to see on our next visit! The first day we … Continue reading A Day in Skye
Onto The Isle of Skye
Saturday's schedule entailed a nice leisurely drive westwards to the Isle of Skye. We chose to make it a circle route - take the bridge on it's east side over, and the ferry at the south end back on Tuesday. This way we wouldn't have to backtrack (heaven forbid!) and gave us a chance to … Continue reading Onto The Isle of Skye
Allison’s Wanderlust 