Author Archives: 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, … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

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 →