Category: Daily Posts

Yaay! It’s sailaway day! 😎 Having spent a rather impatient last few hours at the fabulous Harbour Hotel in Southampton (seriously, it’s so good, I highly recommend it – see link below), and having had the yummiest brunch at the equally wonderful Maritimo Lounge across the way, we finally boarded…

Hey folks, we didn’t post anything on Monday because basically all we did was shop and walk. I now have officially too much stuff to put in either of my large suitcases so am going to need another bag!! 🙄 Yesterday we went up to Winchester on the train (a…

Today we transferred from Portsmouth to Southampton, courtesy of our lovely new taxi driver friend. On the way he told us of his early life in Eritrea and how he fled in 2005, travelling without papers and in constant peril across Sudan and Libya, then by boat to Italy and…

We arrived in Portsmouth at 6.30 this morning and headed straight to the Holiday Inn at Gun Wharf Quays (our fave hotel in Portsmouth). Having checked in at 7 am, we went straight to bed for a couple of extra hours’ sleep. 😴 Later we had brunch at Pret a…

Hi folks, we’ve just boarded Condor Islander for our journey to Portsmouth. We’ve got 4 large suitcases, 2 rucksacks, a camera bag and my cross stitch! 😆 Next stop Portsmouth tomorrow for a day of shopping, before heading to Southampton on Sunday. Now where’s the bar? More soon… 😎

Back in March 2023, Paul and I decided we wanted to go on a big adventure while we were still young enough to do it. We therefore booked ourselves onto a 78 night cruise around South America on the Cunard ship Queen Victoria, departing on 9 January 2025. We will…