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2026 – June – Cotswolds – Travel Day
Prior to Karen’s operation we were told that she wouldn’t be able to fly long haul for 12 weeks, which
2026 – June – Catch Up
Dearest Reader, It has been a while, but rest assured much has happened, and almost all of it has been
2026 – March – Lanzarote – Days 5 & 6
It was another cloudy day, with a chill in the wind greeting us as we wrapped ourselves up to leave
2026 – March – Lanzarote – Day 4
Today I was up at 7.15am and, an hour later, took Karen a mug of tea in bed. We pulled
2026 – March – Lanzarote – Day 3
Yet another late morning wake-up. At home I sleep with a radio alarm next to me, with my phone and
2026 – March – Lanzarote – Days 1 & 2
I had to wake Karen at 9.30am with a cup of tea as she caught up on some much-needed sleep.
2026 – March – Lanzarote – Travel Day
After a short five and a half hours in a perfectly adequate Days Inn room, the alarm rudely dragged us
2026 – February – Twixtrips
I have been trying to think of a name for this “between trips” blog post and completely failed. In a
2026 – February – Hong Kong – Day 21 -Overnight & Home
Everything that has a beginning has an end, and so this trip — which started well and somehow just kept
2026 – February – Hong Kong – Day 20
For our last full day in Hong Kong – and the final full day of this trip – we had
2026 – February – Hong Kong – Day 19
A late 8.20am alarm saw us up and getting ready for our first free breakfast in the Continental Lounge on
2026 – February – Hong Kong – Day 18
Our final morning on the ship had us up with a 7am alarm to allow time for one last breakfast before
2026 – January – Far East Cruise – Day 17
Our final day at sea began leisurely, so we headed for the served breakfast in the Dining Room about 9am. Karen started
2026 – January – Far East Cruise – Day 16
We woke this morning in Ha Long Bay, in what was formerly North Vietnam. Today’s plans had been the subject
2026 – January – Far East Cruise – Day 15
Another much-needed day at sea began with an 8am alarm — no, I’m not sure why either. The weather forecast
2026 – January – Far East Cruise – Day 14
We both groaned as the alarm went off at 5.45am – a silly time to be getting up on a
2026 – January – Far East Cruise – Day 13
Today was another sea day — effectively a holiday from the holiday. I was awake just before 7am and couldn’t resist immediately
2026 – January – Far East Cruise – Day 12
As we were in no rush today, Karen decided she wanted breakfast served to her in the Dining Room. I
2026 – January – Far East Cruise – Day 11
I was greeted by Karen yelling “GOOD MORNING VIETNAM!” the moment she woke up. I was genuinely impressed that she’d remembered to
2026 – January – Far East Cruise – Day 10
Today’s blog starts with a correction, as yesterday’s completely missed one of the best and funniest moments of the trip
2026 – January – Far East Cruise – Day 9
An almost decadent late alarm call got us out of bed at 6.45am and into breakfast, ready for our first – and
2026 – January – Far East Cruise – Day 8
We decided we would need a holiday to get over this holiday as our alarm went off at 5am again
2026 – January – Far East Cruise – Day 7
Another 6am start — this time the alarms went off exactly as planned. At 6.15am our pre-ordered hot and cold
2026 – January – Far East Cruise – Day 6
Well, the ship’s alarm was utterly useless. It went off at the time it had been set, completely ignoring the
2026 – January – Far East Cruise – Day 5
My third and final attempt to wake up early to phone BA failed today on three separate counts. Firstly, I didn’t