Monthly Archives: October 2026

The beginning of our Mediterranean Cruise Adventure

BARCELONA PORT – 12 – 27 October 2026 Back in the 1970s I did a lot of “cruising”, it was really my preferred choice of getting from A to B; Sydney to Port Moresby, Sydney to Auckland, Sydney to Singapore … Continue reading →

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Barcelona – Christine’s fabourite place in Spain

BARCELONA, SPAIN – 7-12 October 2026 I have to say, if you were to pick one city in Spain to visit, I’d highly recommend Barcelona. We arrived on Wednesday evening and our luggage arrived on the same flight (although we … Continue reading →

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A deep dive into Gaudi

BARCELONA, SPAIN – 8 October 2026 Ally (Christine’s travel agent) had booked us into a tour with a guide for the first day in Barcelona (in the Catalan province). Our guide Carmen was excellent.  I had no idea where we … Continue reading →

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Finding the silver lining

LANZAROTE, CANARY ISLANDS – 4 – 6/10/26 After yesterday’s 5-star tour, we’ve got some pretty high expectations for the next trip.  For some unknown reason, I thought we would be taking a ferry ride and there would only be the … Continue reading →

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Back on track and loving it!

LANZAROTE, CANARY ISLANDS  – 3 October 2026 After our first “commercial” tourist tour we’ve voted that Christine has outdone herself. That bloody car can stay in the driveway forever for all we care.  At 8.30am we walk down to the … Continue reading →

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