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We awoke this morning moored in the river by Cai Be. The Mekong River is the longest river in South East Asia, originating in Tibet and...

Today is the day that we embarked on our cruise along the Mekong river. We left just before lunchtime for our bus ride to My Tho port,...

Today is our first, and only, full day in Ho Chi Minh City. I continued with Tai Chi this morning - I’m trying to get in a habit for when...

This was our last day in Ha Long Bay. Two nights was the best length of time to visit for, we seem to have done everything but haven’t...

Today is our second day in Ha Long Bay. Mum and I got up early and went to the sun deck to partake in some early morning Tai Chi. This...

I was adventurous this morning and had Pho Bo for breakfast, beef noodle soup. The chef cooked the noodles in front of me before adding...

Today is our first day in Vietnam! We had breakfast in the hotel – they had a wide spread from exotic (to us at least) fruit, Danish...

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

Day 01 – 29th April 2023 Arrived in Edinburgh last night and walked to the hotel – not a walk that I would recommend if you have a big...

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...