Author Archives: gabzandtim
Escape to the English Countryside
Tim and I thought it was time to have a break from the hussle and bussle of city life and pack our bags and head to the beautiful Lake District. We looked online and found a beautiful farm that needed … Continue reading
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Filed under Country 07: England
Amsterdamed
Amsterdam! One of the places on this cruise that I was most excited to visit. There are so many unique experiences that you can’t see or do in Australia, so was excited. The Carnival Legend arrived into Amsterdam around 10:30AM, … Continue reading
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Filed under Country 13: Netherlands
Estonia, where pretzels are bigger than your head!
We awoke in the beautiful bay of Tallinn, Estonia. The sky was overcast, but the sun was trying to force it’s way through. Tim, Jen, Ivan and I enjoyed a buffet breakfast before leaving the boat for a 15 minute … Continue reading
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Filed under Country 12: Estonia
Russian Experience Part 2
Just like yesterday we were up nice and early as we had to be on the bus by 7am. Again we were lucky for another one of St Petersburg’s sunny days, the weather was beautiful. One lady slept in so … Continue reading
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Filed under Country 11: Russia
Russian Experience Part 1
Up at 6am, Tim and I walked sleepy eyed to Truffles Restaurant for breakfast. Today we were docked in St Petersburg, Russia! And like always Tim and I are super dooper organised and left booking a tour to the last … Continue reading
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The Gateway to Santa Clause
Yesterday was another Sea Day filled with trivia games, eating, relaxing in the spa and watching shows. Earlier yesterday I organised a surprise cake to celebrate Tim’s birthday. At dinner our waiters all came out and sung Happy Birthday, embarrassing … Continue reading
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Filed under Country 10: Finland
Crazy Germans
Tim and I got up at 9am as we had planned to meet Jen and Ivan for breakfast, but they were slackers and stayed in bed. After we had eaten we knocked on Ivan and Jen’s door and awoke them … Continue reading
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Filed under Country 09: Germany
Canal Tour Through Copenhagen
Loosing an hours sleep because of the time change when the alarm went off we were both still tired, it didn’t help that our room was pitch black due to no windows so it always feels like the middle of … Continue reading
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Filed under Country 08: Denmark
A Day at Sea
Our first destination was Copenhagen, Denmark, because of the distance we had a day at sea. Sea days were good fun, there were countless numbers of trivia games being held – which we won two of (2 more ships on … Continue reading
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Filed under Country 07: England
Cruising through the Baltic Sea
After spending 3 nights with my cousin and his family in Romford we woke up at 9:30am and packed our suitcase. We were being picked up by our Vegas buddies at 11am and heading for Dover where our cruise boat … Continue reading
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