Something felt not quite right today as we headed down to Southampton to begin our 2 week Baltic Cruise aboard the Sapphire Princess, perhaps one associates travelling with flying from Heathrow, Gatwick or even Bristol! The thought that you can travel to Russia by boat from the UK is...
Bruges, the so-called hidden gem of Belgium. As mentioned in the previous post, a taxi was necessary to transport us from the port of Zeebrugge into the centre. One chose to use a company called Hendricks Taxis, however, little did we know that taxis are not allowed in the...
Today was the turn of visiting the Danish capital, Copenhagen, sound familiar? As we spent 4 days here last year, the plan was to take a leisurely stroll into town and visit what we missed i.e. a walk around Nyhavn and The Opera House. Now this is me your talking...
This morning we docked in the Swedish capital, Stockholm. Unlike Copenhagen, the port is situated within walking distance of the centre (if you know where your going!). We began our meander into the centre with Superbunny by following some fellow passengers who turned out to be lost also, in...
It must be said that leaving Stockholm last night through the fjords was probably one of the most awesome views from a cruise ship thus far! Anyway, one is pleased to report that we docked in Tallinn at the planned port meaning it was a mere 15 – 20...
Whilst in St Petersburg, one chose to tour with I Love Travel after reading Cory Lee’s experience with the company. A lovely lady met us outside the cruise terminal and whisked us away into the city passing some of it’s famous landmarks such as The Winter Palace and The...
Before one starts banging on about Helsinki, I keep forgetting to write about the so called “white nights” phenomenon that we have had the pleasure of experiencing over the past few days. Basically this is when the sun sets at some ungodly hour (think it’s around 12:30am) only to...
Today was something of a ‘make it up as you go along’ type of day as the majority of the ship decided to coach it off down to Gdansk (which is 14.5 miles from the port) whereas one thought it best to stay in Gdynia where the ship is...
