It happened again, luck struck us. We found ourselves on another amazing boat, doing a great itinerary, TOGETHER. We wanted to pinch ourselves as we chartered through all the most famous islands of the Caribbean- from Antigua to St Barths and all the other beautiful ones in between. The charter was intense, but the crew…
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A New York Minute
“One belongs to New York instantly, one belongs to it as much in five minutes as in five years.” ― Tom Wolfe When you google New York Minute this is what comes up in Urban Dictionary: “A New York minute is an instant. Or as Johnny Carson once said, it’s the interval between a Manhattan…
Istanbul: Walk on the Wall.
If one had but a single glance to give the world, one should gaze on Istanbul. Alphonse de Lamartine You need to get out of the center. You need to walk the wall and look at both sides, soaking in the vastness and greatness of the city, witnessing the meeting of East and West. Don’t…
Taking The Plunge- A Turkish Bath
A MUST DO WHEN VISITING ISTANBUL! I booked into my Hammam on recommendation from my chief stew. It was a slightly more expensive one than the others, but she had sung its praises and so I decided to treat myself. As I do. I was hoping that Bryce and I could do it together, but…
The Magic of Istanbul
I find myself finding “favourites” every time I swing my arms in this city, my favourite Mosque, my favourite tea shop, my favourite street…which has meant that the city has fast climbed it’s way up my list of Favourite Cities to Number 1. That might sound like a big claim, but when you are lucky…
Bungee? In Russia?
There is a small coastal town in Russia, called Sochi. And just past that there is an even smaller town called Adler. This is where we were. The funny thing is it is actually home to the Russian Grand Prix and the Russian Winter Olympics. But, the town is not much to look at. And,…
Oh the places we will go.
Bryce woke up this morning singing the words of this famous Dr Seuss poem, “You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You’re on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who’ll decide where to go…” And…
my grateful plate 