Author Archives: Sarah
Gorgeous Greenland (6): 10-day Umanak Hike and Sail journey on board s/v Rembrandt August 24 – September 2, 2015
Day 5 -10 : Umanak Fjord & Disko Island
Greenland (5): 10-day Umanak Hike and Sail journey on board s/v Rembrandt August 24 – September 2, 2015
Gorgeous Greenland (4): 18-day Northwest Greenland Expedition August 7 – 24, 2015
Day 12 – 18 August 18 – 24: Umanaq Fjord, Musk Ox and Whales
Gorgeous Greenland (3): 18-day Northwest Greenland Expedition August 7 – 24, 2015
Day 7 – 11 August 13- 17: Thule Area & Upernavik
Gorgeous Greenland (2): 18-day Northwest Greenland Expedition August 7 – 24, 2015
Day 1 – 6 August 7-12: Disko Island, Disko Bay & Sailing to Thule
Gorgeous Greenland (1) August 1 – September 2, 2015
Greenland is the world’s largest island, over three-quarters of which is covered by the only contemporary ice sheet outside Antarctica. I was on a trip from Spitsbergen, Norway to Iceland and had a chance to visit the eastern coast of Greenland. I long to see more. During my journey with OceanWide Expeditions earlier this year, … Continue reading
Island-hopping RTW (27): January 18 – June 25, 2015 – Epilogue
After leaving Hong Kong on January 18, I soon realised that I would be visiting many islands during this journey. ‘Island-hopping round-the-world‘ becomes the central theme. It is the second longest one taken since retirement and a relatively leisure one: almost half of the time (68 days to be exact) was spent at sea, well-fed … Continue reading
Island-hopping RTW (26):11 Days in Italy June 15-26, 2015
June 20-26: Florence, Siena and Milan
Island-hopping RTW (25):11 Days in Italy June 15-26, 2015
June 15- 20, 2015: Florence, Assisi & Perugia
Island-hopping RTW (24): 5 Days in Switzerland June 10 – 15, 2015
Switzerland was not on my original itinerary. The day when Ortelius reached Cabo Verde on April 25, I got a message from Prudence inviting me to her 60th birthday cum 25th wedding anniversary party. Hence I made a trip to Switzerland attending her party, visiting friends in Geneva and going to Basel to see a … Continue reading