A very posh Christmas tree

http://www.instagram.com/p/C08gEjRL9TS/ This is how the other half lives – in Orchard Road, Singapore. Do you find this luxurious decoration inspirational, aspirational or just plain gaudy? Do let me know, and do please have a Merry Christmas, with or without any help from Louis Vuitton!…

Visit Iceland: Get ready, get set… get wet! (Part 2)

Iceland is a land of fire and ice. Fire melts ice. Ice is frozen water. So, when you visit Iceland… … you will get wet!   I visited Iceland on board Cunard’s Queen Victoria. This voyage included 3 stops in Iceland; the first port was Akureyri (part 1), followed by Ísafjörður and finally Reykjavik. Ísafjörður…

Visit Iceland: Get ready, get set… get wet! (Part 1)

Iceland is a land of fire and ice. Fire melts ice. Ice is frozen water. So, when you visit Iceland… … you will get wet! The Icelandic people are welcoming and want their visitors to immerse themselves in Icelandic culture and activities, But… … immersion somehow always involves visitors getting wet! My visit to Iceland…

Happy Mother’s Day

Happy Mother’s Day to my mum, Nanette. Born a country girl, in a border town, with thick and curly hair, she earned herself a scholarship and found her dramatic flair. Her job in advertising took her interstate where she met a certain guy… …they decided to exchange their vows beneath a sweltering Brisbane sky. They…

Visiting Viking Orion

As a long-time subscriber to Cruise Passenger magazine and email newsletters, I was delighted to receive an invitation to visit VIKING ORION when she was berthed in Melbourne earlier this month. A limited number of subscribers were offered drinks and canapes and a guided tour around the elegant, state-of-the-art Viking Orion. The port is a…

Words of Wisdom Wednesday #2

Everybody loves a souvenir and they can be a unique and fun way of remembering  your travels. But I cannot stress enough the need to intervene if one of your family members decides to purchase a sombrero, or sombreros (yes, that is plural) when visiting Mexico. The following graphic images should serve as a warning…

Travel theme: Windy

Close your eyes and turn your face into the wind.  Feel it sweep along your skin in an invisible ocean of exultation.  Suddenly you know you are alive. Vera Nazarian Normally I am not a huge fan of windy weather, as is this week’s travel theme. But when I am cruising on the ocean and…

Travel theme: Paths

This week’s travel theme  is paths and here is one past journey with some of the places and pleasures it lead to: The pathway into London was awash with light while the dark Thames snaked its way through the city. On the ground, the path alongside the Thames embankment brought some interesting and exotic surprises:…

St Valentine’s Day

Ah, what is love?  Who can answer that question; most people have different definitions of what love means to them and I think that is how it should be.  But greeting cards have to be sold, flowers have to be harvested and chocolate has to be eaten so here is my post inspired by St…

Favourite Song Friday – Same Old Lang Syne

This is my final Favourite Song Friday (have a look at my others here) because it is the second last day of this year, and coincidentally my daughter’s 20th birthday, and I shall start another episodic topic next year (stay tuned for that – pun intended…) Tomorrow is New Year’s Eve and people will be…