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Fifty Four and Counting

Fifty Four and Counting

Blogger, Photographer, Writer – just a good old honest opinion of restaurants, products, services and life in general

Astronomy and Astrophotography

The Dwarf Mini and it’s adventure in Peru and Bolivia, including one of the darkest places on earth!

Attractions

Stonehenge, Salisbury – Probably one of the world’s most famous sites

Attractions

Frameless, Marble Arch, London – I’ve never been immersed in famous art like this

Alberobello

Alberobello, Italy – A picture post card town full of Trulli homes

Food

Takayama, Japan and Shirakawa-go – A stunning part of this country

Costa Rica

Pachira Lodge, Tortuguero, Costa Rica – Jungle Wildlife at its best

Day 7 – St Petersburg, Russia

Baltic CruisefiftyfourandcountingJuly 20, 2013

We woke this morning at 6am as we have a very early start. Already the weather in St Petersburg is overcast and predicted to rain. After passing through Russian immigration control we joined our tour group of 16 lead by Marina of Alla Tours. A short journey in our mini bus and we boarded a…

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Baltic CruisefiftyfourandcountingJuly 19, 2013

Day 6 – Helsinki, Finland

A delightful city, lovely people. Again we spent the day with Graham and Suzanne. The weather was quite mixed with the…
Baltic CruisefiftyfourandcountingJuly 18, 2013

Day 5 – Stockholm, Sweden

Today we arrived in Stockholm after sailing past some 30,000 of the archipelago islands, many with beautiful summer homes on them.…
Baltic CruisefiftyfourandcountingJuly 17, 2013

Day 4 – At Sea

At Sea today … rest day, reading and sunbathing in a quiet spot on Deck 13. Also climbed the Rock Wall!
Baltic CruisefiftyfourandcountingJuly 16, 2013

Day 3 – Copenhagen, Denmark

It looks cloudy this morning but the forecast says it will warm up to 19-20 degrees. We woke early to have…
Baltic CruisefiftyfourandcountingJuly 15, 2013

Day 2 – At Sea

Clocks moved forward 1 hour during the night. We slept soooo well! The Breakfast special was poached eggs and spinach with…
Baltic CruisefiftyfourandcountingJuly 14, 2013

Day 1 – Harwich – Checking In and first evening

Well the check in process and dropping off the car was fairly seamless. The signs on reaching Harwich to the ship…
Baltic CruisefiftyfourandcountingJuly 12, 2013

Pearl Wedding Trip to the Baltic

Adele and I start our journey to the Baltic tomorrow. Our trip takes us to the Scandinavian capitals, Tallinn, Gothenburg and…
Guest HousesfiftyfourandcountingSeptember 25, 2010

Castle Canyke Farm – Bodmin – “If only …

“If only I could stay at Castle Canyke wherever we go!” It pains me to say this, but I just can’t fault…
HotelsfiftyfourandcountingJune 10, 2010

Limak Limra Hotel, Kiris, Turkey – “Great resort – just not 100%”

I’m still here at the resort after 1 week. This is a 2 week holiday. The resort is impressive when you…

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