Author Archives: Barry

Normal Service will be resumed as soon as possible!

Posted on February 16, 2024 by Barry

I’m still not feeling the best, the asthma is not liking the high altitudes plus I am trying to fight off a cold and something really unusual for me, I have no appetite! We both conquered Machu Picchu today, it … Continue reading →

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Intentionally Blank (Now Filled in!)

Posted on February 16, 2024 by Barry

Sorry no words of wisdom due body malfunction!! We’re now at sea off the coast of Chile, apparently with reasonable WiFI access) so I will try to update the events of a few days ago. The body malfunction referred to … Continue reading →

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Not Working Out as Expected!

Posted on February 14, 2024 by Barry

The title is not referring to the trip, it is referring to the blog! The days have been busier, or at least longer than expected much of that can be blamed on the traffic! Today we caught a double whammy … Continue reading →

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Hot, Humid and Tired!

Posted on February 13, 2024 by Barry

This going to be a short entry as we are both pretty tired both from the travelling yesterday and wandering around a hot (30C / 86F) humid Lima. As as I said earlier we booked a tour for the afternoon … Continue reading →

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We Made It

Posted on February 13, 2024 by Barry

We arrived in Lima around 15 minutes early at 2315. Yet again we proved that priority tags on the bags only impeded their progress, so much so this time we felt that they hadn’t made it. Eventually we were reunited … Continue reading →

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A New Continent!

Posted on February 11, 2024 by Barry

As the title suggests, South America will be a new continent for us, only leaving Antarctica to be conquered. I suspect with the high prices demanded for those trips it wil remain unconquered! We headed out from the trailer this … Continue reading →

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The End

Posted on October 21, 2023 by Barry

Well, as usual, all good things have to come to an end. We left the ship at 0600 (yes, six o’clock in the morning!!) to catch the transfer coach to Amsterdam airport. The rain had stopped and it was 13C … Continue reading →

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Rained Out!

Posted on October 20, 2023 by Barry

Well, it had to happen. We woke up to rain in Amsterdam, but if it had to happen this was the best place to do so. We have been to Amsterdam a couple of times before, so we weren’t missing … Continue reading →

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Back to the Modern World

Posted on October 19, 2023 by Barry

We arrived in Cologne early this morning, it looked rather drab and dark even at 0830. I suspect being at the western end of the time zone may explain this? After breakfast we headed out to the city centre, boy … Continue reading →

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Another 2 for 1

Posted on October 18, 2023 by Barry

Last nights entertainment was Disco Night, we didn’t last too long with that!! For Dave and Karen, it’s the sum of a prime and a square. We travelled overnight and arrived at Rudesheim around 0830. Today was a little warmer … Continue reading →

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