South Coast NSW

Trouser that! Pocketing a bargain on strides in Bateman’s Bay

2nd December 2020 2

Nothing like a catchy pun-filled headline to hook you in. Or so I’m hoping. Indulge me if you will. There I was in Bateman’s Bay in early February, five weeks after devastating bushfires had sent […]

Cruising

Mississippi Cruise – Rolling on the River

One of my favourite cruises In those pre-pandemic days, I used to go on cruises fairly regularly – in fact, I’d notched up 60+ cruises on ships of all shapes and sizes and prize tags. [...]
Australia & NZ

P&O’s Pacific Explorer grabs the headlines!

Ahoy cruise fans! Here’s a story about ships and the re-start of the Australian cruise industry. I know – a bit of a shock mateys. So strap yourself in, or nautically speaking tighten that life [...]
Cruising

Diamond Princess – Northern Asia

Turning Japanese – dare to bare in the bathhouse on Diamond Princess Making promises over dinner and a few wines is OK but when it comes to agreeing to go naked in a Japanese bathhouse, [...]
Cruising

Reefer madness – lazy days on the Great Barrier Reef

Coral Expeditions to the Reef – Endless days of snorkelling bliss, as long as you’re wearing a stinger suit The Great Barrier Reef stretches for 2300 kilometres along the Queensland coast and is, in fact, [...]
Cruising

Ocean Endeavour – Greenland & Canada

Greenland has about 150km of roads and none of them link any two towns. However, it has dozens of fiords and hundreds of waterways, meaning almost everyone has a boat. So the best way for [...]

Caroline Gladstone

Travel Writer - Cruise Specialist - Features - Guidebooks - Editing

Trouser that! Pocketing a bargain on strides in Bateman’s Bay

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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