As this Europe trip draws to an end, I intended to visit the new Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo as a path home, yet continued delays took that off the List (for now) and I needed a replacement. With Swiss…
Stockholm Sweden
Travel is mostly about seeing new things, but sometimes an experience is so good, you just have to return. Stockholm Sweden. Two strong memories were the first time I saw the Vasa in its museum, and a unique Viking Restaurant…
Kiruna Sweden
When chasing the northern lights, you often have to be willing or able to travel to clear skies amongst many other factors. Understanding typical weather patterns helps. So I booked the Havila Cruise to view from the sea Tromso to…
Tromso Norway
Time to wind down, and do little but seek the Northern Lights from Tromso. An excellent AirBnB provided a stunning view over the Havn (harbour) towards the mountains & beyond. An easy vantage to relax and potentially get another Northern…
Havila Voyages Norway Cruise
Starting from Bergen, this was a 4 night Short Trip to Tromso. ~40 years ago I worked P&O’s Fairstar out of Sydney in entertainment. Thought it was time to try a cruise again….. The delight & surprise was to discover…
Bergen Norway
With Tromso as the goal, I flew into Bergen to board a boat for a change in transport. Havila Voyages are essentially a new fleet of contracted cargo & mail delivery for the Norway coast, that also do a fine…
Lyon France
Coming from the Alps and heading to the Artic Circle, Lyon was a major airport with options. A town for transit. With little planning or expectation, a day walking to Lyon’s Old Town (Vieux Lyon) was met with surprising rewards,…
Skiing in Val d’Isere French Alps
EPIC. Yep, that sums up skiing Val d’Isere in the French Alps. 4 large ski / boarding areas connected by lifts & runs, or an efficient free bus’s shuttle at base level. An excellent balance of runs (piste) to suit…
Annecy France
Chamonix to Val d’Isere is not far as the crow flys, but about 7hrs on trains going around the Alps. To break up the journey, Annecy and it’s stunning lake are a near perfect half-way point. It’s what you do,…
Skiing in Chamonix Les Houches Saint Gervais France
Making my way to Val d’Isere, the epic Chamonix required a stop. Unplanned was discovering the train from Verbier included the Mont Blanc Express, a very picturesque journey. (photos below) But as you can see (right), not much snow late…