Author Archives: Sarah
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
Island-hopping RTW (23): Italy, May 27 – June 10, 2015
June 5-10: Sardinia – Olbia, Oristano & Cagliari
Island-hopping RTW (22): Italy, May 27 – June 10, 2015
June 1 – 4, 2015: Italian Riviera (Portofino, Cinque Terre, Sarzana and Leiri) & Pisa
Island-hopping RTW (21): Italy, May 27 – June 10, 2015
May 27 – 31, 2015: Milan, Genoa, Italian Riviera While in Cabo Verde, I was delighted to learn that Denise and Ellen could join me for two weeks. We chose Italy and spent two weeks visiting Milan, Genoa, Italian Riviera including Cinque Terre, Porto Venere and Portofino, Sarzana, Leiri, Pisa and Sardinia.