Inspired by paintings of the Riviera, I am considering visiting Marseilles. Here are my notes and links …
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Compression cubes
My compression packing cubes are broken and I need some more, or at least one more. It needs a sturdier zip. Here’s what I found …
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Helsinki
Not been at the top of my list, but since, I have limited Scandinavian plans for 2026, let’s have a think.
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Prague
I have not been there yet, maybe it’s time.
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EES/ETIAS
EES is coming this year, allegedly, while ETIAS will wait ’till 2026. EES is an automatic registration and will eliminate the need for passport stamps for short stay visitors to most of the EU; ETIAS is the pre-travel authorisation system, travellers will need to apply for permission to enter prior to visiting the EU, as…
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Bordeaux
This seems a good idea. I can get there by train too. Wine, trains, buses and things to do. …
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Grand Tour 25
New plans for ’25. A return to the Adriatic and Alps. My notes & links …
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Protected: Munich/München
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Protected: Poland
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My grand tour, Venice & back
To Venice and back by train, via Paris, Florence, Lecco & Chur, my notes and links. It was a delightful surprise to find I was traveling over the Bernina Pass. …
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Rhodes
After my trip to Turkey, I feel that I should visit Rhodes, it may be my next destination or if I can work out how to do it properly an interesting way of arriving at Fethiye. Here are my notes on visiting Rhodes. …
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Dieppe
Maybe I’ll check this out?
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Cadiz
Some suggested I visit Cadiz during the winter. Here are my noted and links.
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Sailing the Aegean
I want to go sailing in the Aegean again, but perhaps not in a flotilla. I am looking for a berth rental.
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Fishguard
A town on the Welsh coast, once a herring fishery port, latterly the ferry port to Eire, who knows what’ll become of it now while we’re out of the EU. Originally written to support my first visit there in 2023, but occasionally revised as I continue to visit.
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