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We left London yesterday morning and started on our journey halfway around the world for our holiday in Vietnam and Cambodia. We arrived...

We started off today in Trondheim. Mum and I didn’t get off the ship - too busy enjoying breakfast. We left Trondheim just after 9:30am,...

This is the last day of our holiday. No excursions today and we have to be out of our cabins by 10am. Mum and I returned to our normal...

We awoke today just north of the Arctic Circle, which we crossed at 8:35am. King Neptune wasn’t invited on board this time so there was...

Today was an early rise due to our excursion leaving at 8:10 am. So it was up at 6:30, breakfast at 7am and getting ready to leave at...

We woke today in Havøysund, in the dark, at 8am. Picture 1 – Havoysund We were due to arrive in Hammerfest, the northernmost town in the...

It’s Husky Day!! We awoke this morning as the ship was docking in Vadsø, the only port that we do not call in on our way South. This town...

We did manage to sleep after the excitement of the Northern Lights and woke up this morning in Havøysund. Once again there were lovely...

We awoke this day to find the ship docked at Harstad. This town flourished at the end of the 19th century when the “herring years”...

This morning we woke up just south of the Arctic Circle. This is located at 66° 33’ north and is the southernmost point at which the...

Today we woke up and were sitting down for breakfast as the ship was travelling through Trondheim’s Fjord, this is the third longest...

Today we were awakened by the swaying of the ship – “back and fore, side to side, we all sway together….” – it was pitch black when we...

Up early today, really early, so early in fact that I was in two minds as to whether to go to bed or not! We stayed last night at an hotel near Bristol airport and this morning, at 2 AM , got a taxi to the airport for our flight at 6am. We planned to get there in plenty of time to get our flight – in fact we had too much time. I must remember that 3hrs before a flight is fine time-wise. After a lovely, and I mean lovely, full breakfast we caught our first flight of the day. T

Please note: I visited this area in 2012 so some details below may be out of date. Friday 1st June 2012 Arrived at the campsite at...

Please note - I visited Ironbridge during October 2011 so some information below may be out of date. For more information please visit...