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Prague’s Little Brother, Bratislava, Slovakia – July 2017

The train chugged into Bratislava Hlavna station and we disgorged onto the platform and out to the taxi rank. The train station isn’t exactly the most modern and ornate building I’ve ever seen and it...

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P&O Pacific Dawn / Christmas Cruise – December 2019

12 nights: Brisbane > Esperitu Santo, Vanuatu; > Champagne Bay, Vanuatu; > Port Vila, Vanuatu; > Lifou, New Caledonia; > Noumea, New Caledonia; > Brisbane. Maybe this is a throwback...

Melaka [it’s not the Greek!], Malaysia – November 2018

Whilst in KL we were staying in a rooftop penthouse owned by my mate Lee. We were in his local pub and a mate of his came in who lived in Melaka. He ran ‘Sid’s Bar’ on the river and invited us down...

From Russia With Love – July 2017

Moscow We took a direct flight from Ulaanbaatar to Moscow with Aeroflot. Not the worst airline I’ve ever flown with but not exactly Emirates level of service and comfort. The business class seats were...

Mongolia, The Wild and Unconquered Country! – May 2018

All Aboard The Jazz Train  Express (North) to Selenge Province Whilst mum was on holiday with us in Mongolia we took another trip aboard the ‘Jazz Train Express’ from the capital Ulaanbaatar...

Luxury Personified, The Maldives – April 2018

What can I say about The Maldives that has not been said already! We stayed in the Grand Centara resort, Maafushivaru Atoll Island and 5 big stars to them for their service. Initially we had been back...

Red Eagle Island, Langkawi, Malaysia – January 2018

We had tried to travel direct between two major islands down the west coast of the Malay peninsula from Phuket to Langkawi but at the time we did it, there was no direct route between the two so we...

A Rest In Budapest, Hungary – July 2017

Coming in from Moscow it was only 2 ½ hours into another bucket list city. It is actually two cities Buda and Pest being pronounced Pesht. The city is situated on both banks of the River Danube which...

Who shot JFK? Dallas, USA – August 2012

The assassination of President John F. Kennedy There is absolutely NO WAY EVER EVER EVER that Lee Harvey Oswald shot President John F. Kennedy alone! It’s not unfeasible that Oswald did not even...

The Big Easy, New Orleans, USA – August 2012

For those of you who have known me for a while you would know that I am not easily rendered speechless. A weekend in New Orleans has left me so. An absolutely unbelievable city and that is only the...