Category Archives: Trips

The good news was that we received our Cambodia visas. The day before we left I got an eMail saying that the Cambodian govt. had revised their Visa requirements with immediate effect! This involved answering numerous questions on line, providing … Continue reading →

An early start to the day (for us!), 8AM! It appears that Thai meteorologists are no better than our own, yesterdays forecast was for 0% chance of rain. When we woke up it was pi$$ing down. Our first stop was … Continue reading →

It seems as though our electronics do not like to travel! Lyn’s cell phone got stuck on the boot up page, and after a little fiddling, it now refuses to turn on. Next I tried to adjust my watch to … Continue reading →

As I said yesterday, just a travel day. As many of you may be aware we have developed an aversion to turning right when we board an aircraft, i.e. we fly business class on long haul flights. If you are … Continue reading →

Well, we’re back on our travels again! This one started with a rail trip from Ottawa to Montreal. This was the first time I had taken a train in Canada since I was banned (temporarily) from flying with Air Canada! … Continue reading →

Disaster struck on the last day! Normally on the days with early starts we order a room service breakfast. As today was our earliest start, up at 0600, it would have been perfect. It turns out that on the last … Continue reading →

Today we moored for the last time, this time in Buenos Aries, Argentina. Our tour today was a short one of the city. This is probably the most modern of the cities we have visited. There were only two stops, … Continue reading →

After a full day at sea yesterday we arrived at Montevideo, Uruguay this morning. It was tet another early (for us) start. Today’s tour was to see the city of Montevideo and then travel out to a working ranch about … Continue reading →

A day at sea today, before we arrive at Montevideo, Uruguay. Overall we have been pleasantly surprised with life aboard the Sapphire Princess, there are plenty of activities organised throughout the day if you wish to participate. The ship has … Continue reading →

We’ll start off with a couple of sunset pictures from last night, unfortunately they could be better as they were taken through a salt stained window. I think the “double” sun in the top picture is caused by the angle … Continue reading →