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12 Oct Solomon Islands Adventure (Part 2)
After 5 days on Guadalcanal we moved to Savo Island. Map courtesy of Google Maps The morning of Saturday 26 August 2017, we set out from this location in Honiara (see photo below) on the one hour boat ride. Our trip was made in a similar fibreglass...
25 Sep Our Solomon Islands Adventure (Part 1)
Monday 21st August 2017, 2 pm we arrived at Honiara Airport on a Solomon Airlines flight from Brisbane, Australia. Map courtesy of Google Maps The Solomon Islands consists of over 900 islands and more than 300 are inhabited. Honiara is the nation's capital, situated on the island...
25 Jul Erice
Thursday 20th October 2016 7am - Aegean Odyssey delivered us to Trapani, a city on the west coast of Sicily housing a population of approximately 70,000 people. This was our base for an excursion to the small town of Erice. View of Trapani harbour from MV...
22 Jun The Wonders of Palermo
Tuesday, October 18th 2016: 2 pm we arrived in Palermo Harbour, Sicily. Palermo is situated on the north coast of Sicily and has been the islands capital city since the 9th Century. We were visiting this city / province to see several significant sites, as part...
21 May Rome, Past and Present
Rome is said to be the 14th most visited city in the world. So it's a daunting task to deliver anything that you have not already seen, heard or read about Rome?
02 May We Almost Missed Sorrento
21 Apr Holiday in Paradise
We interrupt our "Voyage to Antiquity" program to bring you this exciting alternative holiday bulletin. WE...
28 Mar The Under Rated Capital of Campania, Naples
October 15, 2016 - Following our excursion to Herculaneum we returned to the MV Aegean Odyssey (docked in Naples Harbour) for lunch and a quick nap. Then it was time for an afternoon, unguided walk through Naples. Castel Nuovo Naples is said to be one of the...
16 Mar Disaster at Herculaneum
We were headed to one of the most densely populated areas in Europe, Naples. And it's not just Naples that is densely populated, it's also the areas to the south and southwest. I was puzzled as to why so many people would want to live in...