THE CLARE'S TRAVELS AROUND THE WORLD
THE CLARE'S TRAVELS AROUND THE WORLD

2026 – February – Hong Kong – Day 19
A late 8.20am alarm saw us up and getting ready for our first free breakfast in the Continental Lounge on

2026 – February – Hong Kong – Day 18
Our final morning on the ship had us up with a 7am alarm to allow time for one last breakfast before

2026 – January – Far East Cruise – Day 17
Our final day at sea began leisurely, so we headed for the served breakfast in the Dining Room about 9am. Karen started

2026 – January – Far East Cruise – Day 16
We woke this morning in Ha Long Bay, in what was formerly North Vietnam. Today’s plans had been the subject

2026 – January – Far East Cruise – Day 15
Another much-needed day at sea began with an 8am alarm — no, I’m not sure why either. The weather forecast

2026 – January – Far East Cruise – Day 14
We both groaned as the alarm went off at 5.45am – a silly time to be getting up on a

2026 – January – Far East Cruise – Day 13
Today was another sea day — effectively a holiday from the holiday. I was awake just before 7am and couldn’t resist immediately

2026 – January – Far East Cruise – Day 12
As we were in no rush today, Karen decided she wanted breakfast served to her in the Dining Room. I

2026 – January – Far East Cruise – Day 11
I was greeted by Karen yelling “GOOD MORNING VIETNAM!” the moment she woke up. I was genuinely impressed that she’d remembered to

2026 – January – Far East Cruise – Day 10
Today’s blog starts with a correction, as yesterday’s completely missed one of the best and funniest moments of the trip

2026 – January – Far East Cruise – Day 9
An almost decadent late alarm call got us out of bed at 6.45am and into breakfast, ready for our first – and

2026 – January – Far East Cruise – Day 8
We decided we would need a holiday to get over this holiday as our alarm went off at 5am again

2026 – January – Far East Cruise – Day 7
Another 6am start — this time the alarms went off exactly as planned. At 6.15am our pre-ordered hot and cold

2026 – January – Far East Cruise – Day 6
Well, the ship’s alarm was utterly useless. It went off at the time it had been set, completely ignoring the

2026 – January – Far East Cruise – Day 5
My third and final attempt to wake up early to phone BA failed today on three separate counts. Firstly, I didn’t

2026 – January – Singapore/Cruise – Day 4
I had half a plan in my mind to try and call British Airways at exactly 8am this morning to

2026 – January – Singapore – Day 3
After a dreadful night’s sleep, courtesy of jet lag and far too much caffeine late in the day, I was

2026 – January – Singapore – Day 2
After a surprisingly long sleep for me, I ended up waking Karen at 7.20am to get ready for the day.

2026 – January – Travel Day(s) to Singapore
It was meant to be a leisurely start to both the morning and the trip. Our flight wasn’t until 6.40pm

2026 – The Start of a new year of blogging.
I may have mentioned several times before that I love Christmas. As a child, it was all about the excitement
2025 – Reflections
Well, that was the year that was. It started poorly with medical issues — first with my foot problems and

2025 – November – Florida – Day 16 & Home
And so, just like that, we were on the very last day in Florida for 2025. The time had flown

2025 – November – Florida – Day 15
A very late start for us today, as we didn’t plan to leave for Aquatica until 9.30am. The weather was

2025 – November – Florida – Day 14
It was a slower and much warmer start to the day. We left the villa around 9.15am for a leisurely

2025 – November – Florida – Day 13
One of the attractions of visiting Florida at this time of year has always been the weather. The hurricane season