Bella Barcelona y el grandioso Gaudi

Posted by on Mar 8, 2013 in Spain | 1 comment We had booked to stay in Barcelona for two nights after the cruise and were fortunate to get into Tripadvisor’s  #1 recommendation for ‘Specialty Lodging’ which was situated close to the downtown area. We were even more grateful for the beds when we learned that the following night two of the league’s top football (soccer) teams, Real Madrid and Barcelona, were playing at the Barcelona...
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Cruising the Med part 2 – ports of call

Posted by on Feb 28, 2013 in Cruising, France, Italy, Spain | 1 comment We arrived into Barcelona on time at 9am via Ryanair after a very early start in Budapest and caught a taxi directly to the port for €28 – and back into the land of western prices.  Although our cruise ship wasn’t scheduled to sail until 6pm, we could leave our bags and complete the check-in procedure then have a few hours in downtown Barcelona ahead of our official boarding time of...
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DIPS cruises around the Med

Posted by on Feb 28, 2013 in Cruising, France, Italy, Spain | 1 comment After many long nights trawling the internet in Budapest and languishing over where to go next, we came to the conclusion that travel in Eastern Europe during winter was not going to be straight forward. Many of the low cost airlines simply don’t fly in this region during these months of year. Our departure date to Iceland from Berlin had already been fixed for the 8th of March, and we would...
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