Category: Sightseeing Tips

Discovering Edinburgh, Scotland

Edinburgh: April 5th, 2026: The Ryanair flight from Düsseldorf-Weeze to Edinburgh (pronounce Edinborough if you want to fit in with the Scottish) was just about a little over an hour long. We arrived on a blustery day, normal for Edinburgh this time of year, which also happened to be Easter Sunday. Adam (manager of Jeeps …

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2026 Port of Call – Palma de Mallorca

It was our second visit to the capital of de balearic island Palma. But since our friends Caralee and Darcy had not been to the island, we decided to do the same excursion as our last call. The Old Town: a maze of narrow streets, home to the Cathedral (La Seu), Almudaina Palace, and Plaza …

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A Taste of London

  The train from Southampton dropped us off at Victoria Station in London’s City of Westminster district. We had figured out that a 15 minute walk down Belgrave Rd would bring us to our hotel on Warwick Way. And it did, even with large suitcases down the sidewalk. But before we decided to check in, …

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Port of Call Málaga, Spain

The next port of call Málaga, had been on the menu for several days and finally the weather allowed us to anchor in the cruise port. It was still mostly overcast, but a visit to this summer tourist jewel is a must for its renaissance architecture, magnificent food culture, waterfront avenues and close proximity to …

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Port of Call – Palma de Mallorca

Again there was a last minute change as future Port of Call – Palma de Mallorca was placed ahead of the Andalusian City of Malaga. Reason? The same storm system that had taken Gibraltar out of the line up, prevented us from going to Malaga. So, the Regal sailed north to the island of Mallorca …

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