Our First P&O Cruise! Oh no P&O! How would this cruise compare to our fabulous Virgin Voyage Cruise in October we wondered? Well, they say there is a cruise line for everyone…… Upon arrival at Southampton docks, we saw Iona. Southampton’s light is almost blocked out by her size! Never have we seen such a […]
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Off We Go Again….. With some excitement and a little uncertainty, we repacked the car and headed off to Southampton. How would this cruise compare with Virgin Voyages? We would soon find out…. Packing Nightmare! The drive to Southampton was uneventful. It rained a lot but we were used to it by now. The hotel
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Tuesday 19 December We boarded the shuttle on December 19th to Folkestone easily, managing to get on a train half an hour earlier at no extra cost. We always tend to book the latest crossing in a particular price bracket and hope to get on an earlier one without a surcharge. It’s been working so
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SUNDAY 17th DECEMBER With the car packed up, we set off from Tarn on our first leg to Orléans. We had decided to split the journey to give the car a break…. We set off in lovely sunshine but within minutes, we were engulfed by fog! Our little hamlet on a hill really does have
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“I think we should take the Honda out today, just to give her a run” Janine decided. We had arranged to have lunch with 2 of our good friends in a local restaurant. Our little old Honda Civic was pampered during the week, cleaned, all fluids checked, windscreen wash added and rested, all to prepare
SARLAT OR SPAIN? “I want to go away for my birthday”, Alison declared. Fantastic, somewhere warm? “No, Sarlat la Caneda!” Why do you want to go to Sarlat? “There’s a great Christmas market and we’ve never been!” But its cold, wet and damp! “It’ll be lovely!” It’ll be closed! “But I’d like to go to
Sarlat-La-Caneda……Alison’s Birthday Weekend In The Dordogne. Read More »
What To Do On A Sunny, Winter Morning…. What to do on a sunny yet freshhhhh morning? We’re trying to make the most of our very few remaining days of nice weather here in SW France. We grabbed the opportunity to get wrapped up and head off to Bassin de Lac St Ferreol, which is
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Hello Virgin! How did we come to travel on a Virgin Voyages cruise, you may ask? Well, it fitted the bill. Adult only, new ships, smaller capacity than the other mainstream cruise lines, tips included, unlimited soft drinks and ice cream. A huge free bar tab of $600, free onboard spend of $300, and no
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