Thursday 16 April 2015

Thinking about a Journey.....

I'm getting a wee bitty excited now!!

A fat little letter plopped onto the mat this morning...

...containing my cruise pack for August/September....

...including the "Shore Excursion Guide" :-)))

O.M.G. the choices that have to be made!!



CAGLIARI - SARDINIA

Do I visit Calgliari City, Botanical Garden & Conservation Area...

... Su Nuraxi and Barumini Archaeology....

..the Archaeological Site of Nora...

...or an easy amble around the city?


LA GOULETTE - TUNISIA

Do I visit... Carthage and Sidi Bou Said...

...the Bardo Museum and Medina...

...or Panoramic Tunis?


SOUSSE - TUNISIA

Do I visit...El Djem...

...Monastir & Sousse...

...or Roman Kairouan?

(I'm really looking forward to this leg of the journey as I have some photos of my father's that were taken during the North African Campaign. He was in the Eighth Army who faought there and then went up through Italy and Austria before finally coming home.)


VALLETTA - MALTA

Do I visit...the Blue Grotto, Tarxien and Marsaxlokk (how the hell do you pronounce that one?!)

...Valletta and Mdina....

...take a Valletta Harbour cruise...

...or take in the panoramic highlights of Malta?


SYRACUSE - ITALY

Do I go to Noto...

...take a Syracuse city tour ...

...or visit Mount Etna?


CHANIA - CRETE

So will it be Chania town and surroundings...

..rural Chania...

or take a bus trip to Knossos?


SANTORINI - GREECE

Will it be Pyrgos, Oia Village & Winery...

...Island Highlights and Fira Museum...

...Akrotiri...

...or a trip into the Volcanic heart of the caldera?


PIRAEUS - GREECE

The choices...

...An Introduction to Athens...

...Athens and the Acropolis & Museum...

...The Acropolis...

...or take a canal trip to Ancient Corinth?

Pffffffffff!!!!!!!!

As I said...CHOICES OR WHAT?!


I've been working on some sample pages for this trip...

...just a few ideas for folk to do during days at sea....







It will be SUCH FUN!!

I still have a lot of sample pages to do...

...so watch this space for updates. :-)

If you're interested...

...the cruise can be booked HERE

or go to http://www.voyagesofdiscovery.co.uk/ and have a look at what they have on offer.

Go on....treat yourself!! :-))