We have been in Paris for 5 days now and our ears have become immune to the constant wail of sirens. As I type - Frances' new president - Emmanuel…
Its Wednesday 10th May and we have just arrived in Paris. The past week has been spent enjoying the amazing hospitality of family - and catching up with "the kids"!…
So before I start spouting interesting anecdotes or historical facts about England I first want to say that we are now living about 10 miles from George Clooney. Yes George…
It's Wednesday 26 April and tomorrow at approximately 8am we will be disembarking at Southampton. Yesterday on Arcadias back deck, Anzac Day was marked by a minutes silence and a…
When embarking on a world cruise such as this, one irrefutable fact is that the itinerary has already been decided for you and too bad if you do not want…
Turn on your television and eventually if you watch the news - you are going to hear something about how debt ridden Greece is, how badly the global financial crisis…
So we last left off just having been spat out of the Suez Canal and full steam ahead for the Greek Islands. When we initially booked this journey - our…
Opening in 1869, taking 25,000 men ten years to complete and costing more than US$100,000 million, the narrow mainly single lane Suez Canal really is a testament to the amazing…
I was born on a Good Friday so it is perhaps fitting that my visit to one of the biggest items on my bucket list - Petra in Jordan occurred…
From its heyday back in the late 40's and 50's there are only a few cruising companies now who actually offer around the world cruises. P and O is one…
We are currently on day three of our five consecutive "at sea" days before we reach our next destination Aquaba, Jordan. We have just exited the HRA - High Risk…
Energized by hot showers, good food and maybe a glass or two of wine the arrival in Abu Dhabi after leaving Dubai was approached with conflicting thoughts. Would it live…
As I type this, our cruise ship, the Arcadia, is just leaving the Persian Gulf and is about to enter the Gulf of Oman. After this, we will be heading…
When I was eleven, my father put my sister and me on a plane in London and sent us as unaccompanied minors back to Australia. It must have been a…
Never have we seen so many dolphins. We are currently sailing west towards Sri Lanka, somewhere in the Pacific Ocean and south of the Bay of Bengal. The ocean is…