Day 3 -Monday 11 May Paris Charles de Gaulle is huge and takes security quite seriously. Despite adequate time and […]

Bonjour Paris – transit for a day.
Day 2 – Sunday 10 May. My followers will know I developed a slight interest in toilets back in 2013 […]

Happy birthday you’re on the plane for 24 hours
Day 1 Saturday 9 May After a lovely time catching up with family on route, we settled into our airport […]

2026 – # We are not on holiday – we are retired
It is with mixed feelings that I begin this blog. Usually I would be super excited, but I am not! […]

Day 39 – Homeward bound – Amsterdam to Singapore
Wednesday 23rd October Breakfast at the Ibis was the worst on holiday; really poor standard despite overall good reviews. The […]

Day 38 – Flight cancelled – are you kidding me?
Tuesday 22nd October A bit of a dramatic blog title and not quite accurate but close enough. We got up […]

Day 37 – Reunited in a gale
Monday 21st October We relaxed over breakfast knowing it was our last gourmet breakfast of the holiday. The day was […]

Day 36 – Adaptability in Alesund
Sunday 20th October The sun was out again, albeit with some fluffy clouds, and forecast for rain this evening. Our […]

Day 35 – Fjords and Mountains
Saturday 19th October We woke after a good sleep to a not too bad a day. Weather forecast was for […]

Day 34 – Forced change of plan
Friday 18 October Our room at the Scandic is very warm. The bathroom has heated tiles right through to the […]