Author Archives: marilyn

Next Level Shemozzle

Posted on September 29, 2026 by marilyn

LANZAROTE, CANARY ISLANDS – 29/9/26 – 2/10/26 It didn’t start out well, luggage not arriving, hire car without Sat Nav that couldn’t be used, no luggage on day 2, getting lost on day 2, 1 bag still missing on day … Continue reading →

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Lisbon Stop Over

Posted on September 27, 2026 by marilyn

LISBON, PORTUGAL – 27 September 2026 I didn’t think that there’d be any point going on the Collette Lisbon tour as we’d seen a lot back two weeks ago but, turned out that they were taking us to the Palace, … Continue reading →

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What else can go wrong?

Posted on September 27, 2026 by marilyn

TERCEIRA ISLAND, AZORES – 24-27 September 2026 We’ve had a few days were everything has gone according to plan, but now we’ve taken stuff ups to the next level (by us, not our tour guide), but more about those later.  … Continue reading →

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Getting my caving hit

Posted on September 26, 2026 by marilyn

AZORES – It isn’t easy finding caves to explore in the Azores (or even in Portugal), mostly they are show caves, I don’t mind the odd show cave. However, getting to and from the caves can be challenging – I … Continue reading →

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The Hunter Valley has nothing compared to Pico Island

Posted on September 23, 2026 by marilyn

FAIAL & PICO ISLANDS, AZORES – 22-23 September 2026 After 4 days on Sao Miguel, we were ready to hit the ground running with 2 days on Faial & Pico Islands.  The trip theme (things not going to plan) continued … Continue reading →

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