Janette FrawleyJun 6, 20234 min'Athens, the eye of Greece, mother of arts and eloquence' - John MiltonOur first sight of Athens is through the window of a cab from the port at Piraeus to the centre of Athens. It is reasonably early on a...
Janette FrawleyJun 5, 20232 minCruising 2023'Every traveller and historian agreed: the bravery of the people and the beauty of the island' It is our last full day at sea and our first taste of Greece as the ship pulls into Heraklion port on the island of Crete. I'm looking...
Janette FrawleyJun 2, 20232 minCruising 2023'Parting the desert: the creation of the Suez Canal' - Zachary KarabellWe had been anchored overnight; the Captain will be advised some time after 4am when he can start the transit through the Suez Canal. I...
Janette FrawleyJun 1, 20235 minCruising 2023'After a day's walk, everything has twice its usual value' - G M Trevelyan Imagine stepping off a bus and right into the pages of a storybook! That is exactly what we did, except that the book wasn’t a fairy...