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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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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Adios Barcelona

Posted on October 12, 2026 by marilyn

BARCELONA – 10-12 October 2026
We had two more trips to go, and by now we’re pretty worn out, it’s been almost four weeks of sightseeing.  By now we’re getting the hang of the language with our greetings of buenos dias, buenas noches, gracias and muchas gracias which I’ve added to my previous repertoire ¿Dónde está tu casa?  Continue reading →

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