If you’re like most people, you probably have dreams of going on a cruise through the beautiful Bahamas or mystical Mediterranean coast. Then adult responsibility hits and you have so many bills that all those luxury travel dreams seem like a far-off fantasy. Sure, cruises can be expensive. But guess what, they can be cheap too! Cheap cruises are actually how I got … [Read more...]
Cruise Ship Shore Excursion in Cochin Kerala.
If you read my post yesterday about our day in wonderful Mumbai, you’ll know that we enjoyed our first ever cruise ship shore excursion in India, with a few reservations. I’d ask you to go back and read it, if at all possible, by clicking the link in the first sentence, I’m on limited ship internet, no time to repeat myself. Today let's talk about our shore excursion in Cochin, … [Read more...]
Visiting Elephanta Caves ( Elephanta Island) Mumbai India
Our visit to Elephanta Island and Elephanta Caves of Mumbai, India. It's a fairly long boat ride, but the caves and ancient temples are more than worth it and Mumbai itself is a must-visit destination in India. Let me start by saying that I'm crazy about India. Just standing on her soil, catching a waft of incense, hearing an accent or a “What is your good name please?” puts … [Read more...]
Best Fishing Spots in Australia
To explore the vast spaces that Australia has to offer, you’d be hard pressed finding a better way to explore the sun burnt country than by getting yourself behind the wheel of a four-wheel-drive, just for ease, convenience, and the ability to pack up and move to wherever the fish are calling you! You can choose to camp, you can choose to stay in cabins or campervans. … [Read more...]
Kayaking in Vang Vieng and Caving Tubing
A reader has asked for information on the kayaking and caving trip we took in Vang Vieng Laos, so, happy to oblige, here's the run down. We took this tour twice, we enjoyed it so much the first time we just had to go again. This was, to us, far more fun than tubing ( which we also tried), actively paddling is more exciting than just drifting down the river, we also thought it … [Read more...]
5 Beautiful Kayaking Routes in Australia
Back home in Australia outdoor pursuits are, understandably, big news. We owned kayaks, camping gear, fishing tackle and a great big truck to transport them in. Our children were small, so our kayaking endeavours were restricted to our local (Four Mile) beach, Lake Tinaroo on the Atherton Tablelands along with the occasional foray as far south as beautiful Magnetic Island off … [Read more...]
Inside Cabin or Outside Cabin on a Cruise Ship?
Should you choose an inside cabin or an outside cabin on a cruise ship? I should say stateroom, they call the cabins that. The decision ultimately comes down to personal priorities and how much you'd like to pay for your cruise. These are our feelings about making that call. Both of our cruises mentioned here were with Norwegian Cruise lines. Our inside stateroom was on … [Read more...]
Our Cruise on Norwegian Epic. Day 2.
Hello from our Atlantic Crossing cruise on Norwegian Epic! Epic is a beautiful ship and we’re off to a good start on our second cruise with Norwegian Cruise Lines this year. I can’t check in to Facebook, Twitter or Instagram as often as I normally do because satellite internet at sea isn’t cheap and connection is difficult, but I do have a very limited amount of … [Read more...]
Things to Do on a Cruise Ship – That You May Not Have Thought Of.
We're cruise mad here at the moment, we're taking our second Trans Atlantic Cruise in a couple of weeks and I'm on a mission to spread the word about how much fun cruising can be and how affordable cruising can be particularly as an alternative to flying.. There are things to do on a cruise ship that you may not have thought of, lots of things. Before our first ever cruise I … [Read more...]
Is Cruising Safe For Kids?
Is cruising safe for kids? The tragic February death of a child in a cruise ship's pool has probably added more anxiety to the shoulders of the potential cruise parent. I can only share my experiences and what I saw on our one, rather lovely, cruise read more about it here , but maybe I can help worried parents in forming their own opinions on their child's safety. Before We … [Read more...]
Finding Cheap Cruises ( Re-positioning Cruises)
We took 2 10 day + cruises in a year a little while ago. We wouldn't take a second or third if we hadn't loved the experience of cruising and found it extremely affordable. We were budget travellers for that year, yet we managed to find 2 cheap cruises within our budget. Our repositioning cruises worked out at about the same cost as flying across the Atlantic between Europe and … [Read more...]
What’s a Transatlantic Cruise Like?
Nerves got to me in Southampton in February before our journey across the Atlantic to New York. I had no idea what lay ahead on our voyage and weather conditions concerned me. Want to know the good news? We loved our Atlantic crossing on Norwegian Getaway. So much so that we booked a return Atlantic crossing on Norwegian Epic for later in the year. Read on to see how our maiden … [Read more...]