Old movies have a lot to answer for

Posted on October 26, 2026 by marilyn

ALGIERS & CASABLANCA – 21-23 October 2026
I had very high expectations for both these cities.  Something about the colonial era that had been romanticised in old movies like Casablanca and Lawrence of Arabia (although I can barely remember either movie).  So, I was keen for both of these shore excursions. Continue reading →

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So much history, so little time

Posted on October 24, 2026 by marilyn

CADIZ, SPAIN – 24 October 2026
I hadn’t heard of Cadiz before this trip.  Viking said “Cadiz/Seville”, so I knew it was in Spain, and near Seville, but that was about it.  Should we hire a car/guide to go further afield?  Christine is not a fan of Spain, so she thought she’d stay on board.  I sucked it in and decided to do the “Cadiz walking tour”. Turns out there was much more to see than I had time for. Continue reading →

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Tunisia – wasn’t even sure where it was

Posted on October 19, 2026 by marilyn

TUNIS, TUNISIA – 19 October 2026
After our positive experience in Malta with a private tour, we looked around for a similar experience in Tunis, I’m not sure why we decided to stay with the included on-shore experience, in hindsight, I should have done more research.  A day later, when writing this blog I discovered that there was much to see in the area that we didn’t see.  Ah well, it is what it is (or in this case was). Continue reading →

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Australia needs to commercialise Prickly Pear

Posted on October 17, 2026 by marilyn

MALTA – 17 October 2026
Christine had stayed at Malta a few years ago and loved the place.  We were booked into one of the “included” trips, but after the last three, we decided that Malta deserved more than a 3 hour walk/drive around town.  So, Christine scoped out the options and booked us into a private tour for just the four of us.  Turned out to be the best decision we’d made over the last five weeks. Continue reading →

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Déjà Vu

Posted on October 15, 2026 by marilyn

MARSEILLE, AJACCIO & ROME – 13-15 October 2026
Forty-nine years ago, I visited San Francisco for the first and last time.  I’d always wanted to see San Francisco and in fact had done a geography school assignment on the city, gathering images from travel brochures I’d found in a travel agency.  So, along with my husband and three-month-old son, David, we landed in for a week’s visit to SF. Continue reading →

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