A walking tour, by wheelchair of Cadiz.
Our final port destination before disembarkation in Southampton was Cadiz in Spain. It’s a very famous area in British naval history as it is very close to the Cape Trafalgar where in 1805 England expected…. I was not able to access any of the excursions offered from the ship, however my research had shown thatRead more
Pompeii and Herculaneum. All ruined out.
Now there were many options of trips that we could have taken in and around Naples, the local Amalfi coastline into Sorrento or even onto the island of Capri. However was really keen to visit both Pompeii and Herculaneum and even though I was informed that access would be difficult for me, and I wouldn’tRead more
A Magnificent Day in Ephesus
Our port of call in Turkey was Kusadasi which until about 20 years ago was a town of about 10,000 and is now a city of about 100,000 people swelling to just over 1 million in the summer! As we came into port there was another cruise ship in the berthed next to us whichRead more
Back in the Colonies
Limassol, Cyprus As we left the Suez Canal and headed towards Cyprus and in particular the town of Limassol, both Sharon and I had a sense of being on the home ground. I think it was just the familiarity of being in the Mediterranean region once again that bought this on. On our visit toRead more
Tied Down in Muscat!
Well Muscat was a real surprise for me, I didn’t really know what to expect but was enthralled with what I found. We had a tour in an adapted vehicle which is the first one that actually has tiedown secures for the wheelchair, making the whole journey much safer and slightly more comfortable actually. I’mRead more
Dubai
The last time that I was in Dubai was for a very brief one hour turnaround at the airport in 2001. The view from the aeroplane at that time was of quite a desolate place with very few high-rise developments. Obviously I was aware of the many changes that have happened in this Emirate overRead more
It Ain’t Half Hot Mum
Cochin, India was another port a little like Colombo, where the local coaches and taxis are not wheelchair accessible.Read more
Colombo (Not the man in a mac)
Colombo, Sri Lanka. Unfortunately for me Sri Lanka is one of those places that doesn’t have wheelchair adapted taxis readily available. That being said however, prior to leaving Sydney I had been in touch with a local taxi company who were prepared to rip some seats out of one of their vans and build aRead more
Back on Malaysian Soil
Langkawi and finally a stop in Malaysia where I can get off the ship. We had moored in a fantastically beautiful bay surrounded by little islands and the sunrise in the morning was just stunning. I think the photograph above is equivalent to 1000 words. Although I could physically leave the ship we were informedRead more
Hot in Thailand or Mad Dogs and Englishmen
We awoke in Thailand at a port called Laem Chabang which is close to Pataya, which in my opinion is a particularly sleazy town particularly in the evenings. The port that we called into was particularly busy and activity loading ships with containers was going on all around. Right in front of us was aRead more