With the world encumbered by Covid, it is difficult to imagine an extensive trip overseas within the next few years. By the time it's "Covid safe" it may be too late for Maggie and I to undertake another long haul journey. This realisation has definitely...
On the morning of 29th October 2016, the last day of our Mediterranean cruise holiday, we travelled by coach (1.5 hours) from Seville to Cordoba to see the Mezquita (The Great Mosque of Cordoba & Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption). The City of Cordoba is...
It is more than three years since we returned home from our "Voyage to Antiquity". I've written 19 blogs that almost cover our cruise across the Mediterranean, but until now, I haven't written anything on the last two destinations. I'm still not fully aware of...
"They're taking me to Marrakesh" wrote Graham Nash in his song "Marrakesh Express" released in 1969, (performed by Crosby, Stills and Nash). The song is apparently based on Nash's experience of travelling from Casablanca to Marrakesh on the Marrakesh Express train in 1966? Well, fifty years...
Monday 8 am on 24th October 2016, we arrived in Cadiz, Spain aboard Voyage to Antiquity's ship MV Aegean Odyssey. This half day excursion was to see the old town of Cadiz (apparently pronounced Cadith). We entered via the Plaza de San Juan de Dios and...
Sunday 23rd October 2016, 7.30am, our cruise ship MV Aegean Odyssey docked briefly at Motril, Spain to allow us to disembark. At 8.30 am we boarded a bus for the 1 hour trip to Granada and a tour of La Alhambra, while the ship set...
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...
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...
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?