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Valetta,Malta
Valetta is the capital of Malta. The city was established by the Knights of the Order of St John in response to the attack by...
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Valetta,Malta
Valetta is the capital of Malta. The city was established by the Knights of the Order of St John in response to the attack by...
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Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
Last port before Southampton. The sun is shining and we have until 4.30 to explore the city. Canary Islands has ,for a long time, been...
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Dakar,Senegal
Happy Easter! After 6 days at sea we are reaching Dakar in Senegal on the West coast of Africa. The staff have created some lovely...
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Ta Con, known to us as Khe Sanh
Being old and ancient, we were teenagers during the Vietnam war. Today we visited the main areas involved in the conflict in...
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Hue
Hue was originally the capital of Vietnam. It was chosen based on a local legend. A woman would recognise a warrior when...
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Vietnam and its people
Vietnam is divided into different areas. Each area has its own traditions for family life , dress and marriage. At the Museum...
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Survived…well so far so good.
While you , and The Vietnamese of Hanoi , were quietly snoring in bed, Mike and I were scurrying to the train...
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Halong Bay
Today was a long bus trip, short boat ride and then a long bus ride. Worth it you say…..well you decide. Halong...
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Hanoi in a day?
Starting at 7.30 am, we were joined by our guide and driver for a whistle stop tour of the major sights...
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On the go again! Hanoi
Leaving on an early flight can be quite fraught. On our trip to the airport for a family holiday to Fiji, we...
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We have had a nap in the Transit hotel……expensive by Thai prices but worth every cent. Walked the shopping halls and decided...
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Helsinki
Helsinki is a beautiful city with wide streets and majestic buildings. It has had a checkered history...
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Our host at Dubrovnik arrived in between showers,and took us to the airport. (Last night John had carried his umbrella to ward...
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