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!…
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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…
Words of Wisdom #7
When packing to travel don’t forget the importance of travelling light mindfully, as well as baggage-wise. Just pack the core values – love, compassion and kindness. Leave behind the heavy stuff that weighs you down – resentment, regret, cynicism and anger.
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…
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…
Cruisey Christmas
Originally posted on Life In Camelot – travel blog:
Last year I spent a cruisey Christmas on board Cunard’s Queen Mary 2 – a rather splendid way of spending Christmas. Obviously there were a couple of thousand of other travellers spending Christmas on board too and, in my journeys around the decks, I was simply…
Favourite Song Friday – Braithwaite
This Friday’s Favourite Song is a little bit late because sometimes life gets very busy, so here is the aptly named, As the Days Go By, written and performed by Daryl Braithwaite. When I was young Daryl Braithwaite lead a band called Sherbet. I was probably the only teenage girl in Australia who didn’t follow…
Harmony in Hiroshima
This week’s blog topic from Where’s My Backpack blog – Travel theme: Harmony Hiroshima was in the news recently when Barack Obama made his visit there – the first US president to do so since the 1945 nuclear attack. This visit brought up the collective memories and consciousness of the horror that occurred almost 71…
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