Flamenco

Fiery Flamenco and Gypsy Nights

6th February 2019 4

Last month I was foot-tapping to the wonderful five-piece Gypsy fusion band Monsieur Camembert. Theirs is an Eastern European style of music but gypsies, or Romani, are found right across Europe and are said to […]

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Caroline Gladstone

Travel Writer - Cruise Specialist - Features - Guidebooks - Editing

Fiery Flamenco and Gypsy Nights

Mississippi Cruise – Rolling on the River

P&O’s Pacific Explorer grabs the headlines!

Diamond Princess – Northern Asia

Reefer madness – lazy days on the Great Barrier Reef

Ocean Endeavour – Greenland & Canada

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