Category Archives: Travel
Visit to Croatia: Brač
After our night in Split, Robert dropped us off by the city’s main seaside promenade and then took the tour coach to join the queue for the ferry that, some two hours later, would take us to Supetar on the … Continue reading
Visit to Croatia: Trogir & Split
After our night in Plitvice, we headed south, descending out of the large cloud mass that had dominated the previous day’s weather and onwards to the Dalmatian coast. By late morning, we had arrived at Trogir, a delightful town that … Continue reading
Visit to Croatia: Postojna caves, Istra & Plitvice lakes
On a sad note, as I write this post, it is less than three days since the terrifying events in Paris took place. Paris is our favourite travel destination and some of the attacks took place only a kilometre or … Continue reading
Visit to Croatia: Zagreb
This is the first of seven new posts about our recent visit to Croatia. Previously, I have posted a panoramic account of my walk along the walls of Dubrovnik, and my shared my opinions of the suitability of a coach … Continue reading
London as a destination? Still flummoxed after all these years!
In 1982, I spent six weeks in Britain and Ireland as part of an extended journey around the globe. My travels took me to London twice: arriving there from Australia, via a stopover in Copenhagen; and for a few days … Continue reading
Croatia? Often idyllic. By coach? Not ideal
In five visits to Europe since 2008, Maggie and I have been on seven coach tours – four with Trafalgar and, in 2014 and 2015, three with Insight Vacations. (We have also travelled independently in such places as Paris, Burgundy, … Continue reading
Walking the walls of Dubrovnik
Maggie and I have now returned to London after spending a fortnight in Croatia, mostly on a coach tour with Insight Vacations. That tour ended in Dubrovnik, where we spent three full days. On the third day, we had no … Continue reading
Scenes from a short tour of Britain
Maggie and I arrived in London on 10 September. Three days later, at 7.30am, we joined a six-night, seven-day tour of Britain. This post presents photographic highlights of the tour, accompanied by a brief account of the journey. From London, … Continue reading
London: the witnesses for the defence
We began our 2015 European travels with three days in London. At this point, following a six night tour of other parts of Britain – we still can’t decide how we feel about London as a visitor destination. The case … Continue reading
Cruising, but only just; crazy, just crazy
Australia is a long way from both Europe and North America; our population is relatively small; and our residents can visit many parts of Asia and the Pacific for a relatively small outlay and without spending 24 hours or more … Continue reading
Rick and Maggie's food and travel adventures 