Learning to Pronounce Qaqortoq
Qaqortoq was the largest town we visited in Greenland. Being more than just a fishing village/cruise port, It offered a more diverse view of life in Greenland.
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A Corker Stout
Cork is Ireland’s second largest city and home of two of its most famous Irish Stouts – Beamish and Murphy’s. And the place is filled with hundreds of Irish pubs to serve to serve the stouts.
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Glasgow Street Art
My second trip to Glasgow (both this month). Today I decided to mix things up by focusing on street art and exploring all the interesting things in the city I found along the way.
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Isafjordur The Ice Fjord
Today we are back in amongst the fjords as we visit Isfjordur, the capital of the Vestfirðir (Westfjords) region of Iceland.
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Akureyri and Goðafoss Waterfalls
A visit to the Capital of the North included a walk around the town followed by a visit to some of Iceland’s best waterfalls.
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Medieval Winchester
I had a day between cruises to occupy myself and I had identified Winchester as one of the interesting places I could visit in the short time before I needed to be back on my ship. Enough time to take in some Medieval history (and legends).
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Edinburgh In The Rain
My primary focus for today’s visit to Edinburgh was a visit to Edinburgh castle. Tickets were sold out on my visit two week’s ago, so I immediately booked a ticket for today so I would not miss out.
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The Hairy Coos of Inverness
The port of Invergordon provides cruise ships with access to the popular Loch Ness area and the nearby city of Inverness, capital of the Scottish Highlands.
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The Glasgow Skyline
After zig zagging our way up the Irish Sea visiting five countries in five days we arrived in Scotland at the port of Greenock. This provided me the chance to visit Glasgow for the first time (a short 30-minute train ride away)
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Both Sides of Belfast
I expected Belfast to be a different place to visit because of its violent past. Central Belfast looked and felt similar to many British cities. Outside in West Belafst it was a different story.
