Category: Holidays
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All at Sea
Dressing up and down Most areas on the ship permit casual where and the two decks with swimming pools allow swimming suits for lunch. The Lido Restaurant is buffet style inside near the outdoor pool and allows casual wear for evenings. The Orion Restaurant is part of the “all inclusive” package but provides table service…
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21st December 2019 – Happy Birthday Judith
So Saturday we celebrated Judith’s 74th birthday in Kusadasi, Turkey. I had booked the morning excursion to the local Haman (Turkish Bath) before we started the trip as Judith’s birthday present. And when we arrived at the bath I booked us each a Turkish massage. The coach was quite full so we anticipated a wait…
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20th December – Rhodes
So Friday and we are berthed at Rhodes. A small island off the Turkish coast but actually part of Greece. It is an ancient part of numerous sea routes as well as the Silk Road and in the 1500s under the control of the Knights of St John/Templars. We started with a hop-on & hop-off…
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19th December – Alanya, Turkey
So we sailed in a calm sea and slept soundly from Limasole to Alanya. There is something magical about going to bed in Cyprus and waking up in Turkey. And best of all we don’t have to move our bags or pack and unpack again as on a coach trip. We went for a walk…
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Wednesday 18 December – Off to a Good Start?
So we booked a mini-cab/taxi for 7am Weds. morning. He arrived early but when he asked us to. confirm which terminal we were going to we were a bit concerned. I think we were his second fare to the airport. But we arrived safely and in good time even travelling in rush hour. Bag drop…
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Christmas Cruising 18-25 Dec 2019
On the way to the Allegro Lounge in Northfield a few months back, we passed the Tui shop window and spotted a cruise of the eastern Mediterranean on offer. So after dinner we went home looked it up and the next evening booked the cruise going from Cyprus to Turkey, Egypt and Israel, followed by…
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Goodbye Killarney
Well we discovered that Killarney is a night owl sort of place as the buses do not start departing until 10.00am. Our flight home leaves Shannon on Thursday morning at 10.40am, so I capitulated to Irish time and custom and booked us a room at the Park Inn at Shannon Airport for Wednesday night. We…
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Birthday trip to Killarney – 15 July 2019
I came to Killarney a few years ago with Judith and my sisters. Our one regret was not getting to see the Ring of Kerry. So I decided to make a quick journey back to take a bus tour round the Ring – it is a 180 mile circular journey. That is tomorrow’s treat. Today…
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I am not a Weaver
A few months ago a member of the Guild of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers was looking for a member or friend to travel with her to Farfield Mill in Sedbergh. She wanted to support the mill by joining a workshop on Weaving a Tartan. As the blurb about the course reassuringly that it was suitable…
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