A Travel Blog
The adventure continues … Our adventures didn’t finish with our arrival at Cerbère though. Not only was it a roundabout trek up a fairly steep hill to the railway station, but when we got there we discovered that the ticket office didn’t open until 9.45 while our train was leaving at 9.39. To wait for … Read more
Well Lagos is a beach resort town after all. We didn’t really loaf but it was a slower paced day which started off with breakfast in the hotel. Apparently breakfasts are commonly included when staying at Portuguese hotels – not so in Spain. And it was an OK breakfast – a couple of cereals, a … Read more
I think I must win the award for the best non-shopper, as today we spent quite a few hours in Dubai Mall – arguably the world’s largest mall with over 1200 retail outlets not to mention an iceskating rink, a waterfall, an aquarium and zoo, and so on – and bought nothing but food. Oh, … Read more
As-salam alaikum (“peace be upon you”) from Dubai. We arrived here exactly on schedule after a pleasant – as pleasant as Economy Travel can be – trip with Emirates. Len and I both managed to watch Amour, a film we missed when it came to Canberra. Len surprised me by choosing to watch it, and … Read more