It was farewell Spain and hello Portugal. This is my first visit to Portugal and I am excited to see the sights and learn a bit of history. Lisbon is the stunning colourful capital city of Portugal, and is one of the most charismatic and vibrant cities of Western Europe. It is a city that effortlessly blends traditional heritage, with striking modernism and progressive thinking. Lisbon is a hilly, coastal capital city very easy to get around on foot if you don'...

Today we were met with pouring rain for our walking tour around Cadiz. Founded 3,000 years ago by the Phoenicians, Cádiz is the oldest city in Western Europe. Due to the inclement weather many of our intrepid group of travellers declined to venture forth but what a pity for them.....we followed the narrow alleyways into elaborate plazas and saw some amazing sights including; Plaza de San Antonio de Padua In the 19th century, this Plaza was considered to be...

Only a quick tour to discover Barcelona's most iconic landmarks spending most time seeing the neo-Gothic Barcelona Cathedral built in the 14th-century and adorned with a wide range of animal and mythical gargoyles. We passed by La Sagrada Familia : Gaudi's unachieved cathedral which is still under construction after more than 130 years. I visited here 8 years ago and it does not look any different to today!!! Maybe the message is that I will need to visit again...

Today is the day we set off on our epic flights to start our cruise. Leaving Melbourne and heading to Abu Dhabi on Etihad Airlines. Good flight and impressed with the service provided. Watched a few movies as unable to sleep. Arrived in Abu Dhabi and fortunately checked my emails as one our our onward flights ws cancelled due to industrial troubles in Germany. Its midnight but we find our way to the Etihad transit desk and got the marvelous Saffa who was just ...

Only ONE week to go !!!! Time to get super excited..... Travel documents have arrived so now it is time to use my extensive lists that I keep making and pack for my next adventure. The documents arrived in a nifty little woolen travel case with the following quote embroidered on the outside; "The important thing is to never stop questioning" - Albert Einstein. This trip is all about new places, new cultures and meeting new people. My love for travel does never...