Peter's Travel Blog

Today, we arrived in Odessa, in the Ukraine.   We’ve had a little trouble with internet connections over the last couple of days; yesterday, we were disappointed not to find free Wi-fi in Varna. Later, when we came to upload and update all our stuff, on board ship, we found we couldn’t because the internet was off… grrrrrrrrr!   This...

Today, we arrived at the first of our Black Sea destinations, Varna; the largest city and seaside resort on the Bulgarian Black Sea coast.   It was going to be a relatively short visit, with guests asked to be back on board ship by 3pm, so to maximise on our time, we decided to purchase a couple of shuttle bus...

Today has been a sea day, but one with a difference. In the morning, we passed through the Dardanelles Strait; worth getting up early for and listening to the on-deck commentary by Dr Roger Cartwright…   This is an area steeped in history and myth. It was the scene of a major military campaign in the 2nd World War, at...

Today, we arrived in the port of Piraeus, in Greece. It was another relatively early start, in order to get up on deck and see whereabouts we were. Piraeus is a large port, so it pays to establish your bearings as soon as possible. After a hearty breakfast, we got our things together and went ashore. Today’s objective was to...

Having workshops at the latter end of the afternoon has given us lots of time to enjoy the sea (and reduced the need to get up too early). Standing at the pointy-end of the ship and watching the world go by is a very relaxing thing to do, and surprisingly absorbing; The Mediterranean is a busy place, so there are...