Next stop Pisa! We left our 'palace' and walked our bags to our car. It was much easier to walk than drive the car in again in case we met another resident or our army friends again. We put Pisa into the GPS and we were on our way. Shelly and Eddie decided to come … Continue reading Pisa, Italy

Our final Port was Civitavecchia, just outside Rome. Bel and I had been to Rome previously so skipped it this time, picked up a car and headed straight to Siena, Tuscany. The drive was pretty smooth except for a couple of extra laps on a round about. We passed by sunflower fields, vineyards, hilltop towns … Continue reading Siena, Italy

Today we had our first day at sea and we had a tour booked. It was an Inside Access Tour- what happens behind the secret doors. First we visited the dining room and learnt how to fold three different kinds of serviettes. The dining room staff fold hundreds each day. We'd need a lot of … Continue reading Capri, Italy

The ship arrived at Mykonos at 7am. We headed to the Tenders early and were able to walk straight on. We walked around Mykonos Town, quickly getting lost in the maze of beautiful white buildings and cobble stoned streets until we eventually found the bus station. The first bus to Elia beach didn't leave until … Continue reading Mykonos, Greece

We arrived in Santorini at 1pm and from a distance the white houses made the island look like mountains with snow on top. We had to get a tender to shore and the wait for the tender was a while. We were tender 15 so we didn't get off until 2.30 pm. There were 3 … Continue reading Santorini, Greece