“I’m blissfully not addicted to other peoples’ opinions.”
I choose where I go, and enjoy what I choose. ðŸ¤
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First Lady of the Sea
Meet the first woman to captain a new cruise ship at launch. All aboard with Capt Serena Melani at the helm of the new “Seven Seas Splendor”. Capt Melani began her nautical career at age 16 as a cadet while still at school, working on cargo ships in her hometown Livorno, Italy. Regent Seven Seas Cruises’ bio also says Capt Melani was one of only a few women to have senior roles on oil tankers, cargo and container vessels.
Congratulations, Capt Serena Melani!
#travel_media #airlines #cruising #cruise #hotels #cuisine #food #travel #holidays #tourism #vacation
TRAVEL WEBSITES: WHAT CAN WE BELIEVE?
I have been banging on for at least 5 years, about the huge flaw in travel websites such as Tripadvisor: they are too open to manipulation. See the newdaily.com report: https://thenewdaily.com.au/money/consumer/2018/07/31/meriton-penalty-misleading-tripadvisor/
THE BEST PART ABOUT TRAVEL IS…
Coming home to these two. Doesn’t it feel good to be wanted? Travel helps us to appreciate other cultures and what we have at home…
QANTAS DIRECT PERTH-LONDON. A REAL REVIEW…
No 17-hour flight is fun. As a travel editor I’ve done plenty, in First/Business Class, paid by the airlines. Here’s the real story, you’re unlikely to see in Traveller, Escape or on TV…
DID YOU KNOW THE TITANIC WAS BUILT IN BELFAST?
We tend to think the liner Titanic was built in England because it sailed from Southampton on its doomed maiden voyage to New York. But no, it was built in Belfast. The Irish like to say: “Hey, the Titanic was sailing perfectly when it left Ireland…” Check out Tourism Ireland: https://www.ireland.com/en-au/articles/tripideas/honouring-the-titanic-in-48-hours/
SERENDIPITY: A DIP INTO SERENITY
A cooked chook in a shake ‘n’ bake bag, or maybe an overdone saveloy bursting at the seams: getting into a wetsuit in 35 celsius isn’t easy. But my “pain specialist” is keen for me to get back into snorkelling as part of living with early onset lumbar osteoarthritis (“Don’t push it, just one step at a time”). Now, I’m wondering if I’ve misunderstood the true meaning of “pain specialist”.
When in, it’s good, passive exercise, with the positive buoyancy of sea water. But I may have scared off most of the fish in the marine sanctuary at Ricketts Point, Beaumaris, in Melbourne’s Port Phillip Bay…
#snorkelling #osteoarthritis #keepmoving #chipsandvinegar
SOLO CRUISE?
It seems too expensive for Australians. P&O, Princess, Holland America Line – they all cater superbly for families and couples. But the “single supplement” excludes most solo travellers. Expect to pay $5000-plus for an entry level 8-night cruise; but $2500 for twin share. Not so in Europe and North America, where single rooms are common. But I will keep searching because solo cruising would be a fabulous experience…
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