Venice, Italy
News came through that Venice was experiencing its worst flooding in 22 years as an "acqua alta" hit St Mark's Square caused by high tides and strong scirocco winds. I'd already been woken in the middle of the night by…
Split, Croatia
We sailed into a breezy Split this morning with the prospect of a rainy overcast day. It actually turned out quite nice and it never ceases to amaze me just how much nicer places are in the sunshine. Me and…
Bari, Italy
Bari is an industrial port and capital of the Apulia region of Southern Italy. It's the first of 6 stops in Italy so the solos and I sauntered around the old town visiting all the main sights of Bari. The…
Saranda, Albania
Not on the original itinerary, Albania was added when the troubles in Turkey began some months ago all because passenger safety is the most important thing to Holland America! Anyway, Turkey's loss is Albania's gain and by the look of…
Mykonos, Volos, Thessaloniki and Lemnos
Sometimes described as the ultimate gay destination, Mykonos is a very pretty place indeed. I ventured out with three of the solos, Larry, Jone and Diane and we strolled around for a couple of hours through the multitude of narrow…
Athens, Greece
From landing at Athens airport to getting into a taxi took 17 minutes which was a personal best. First in the passport queue, bags came off almost immediately and off I trotted to the taxi rank where Mikis was waiting…
