Author Archives: Geoff O'Reilly

We really didn’t get to see Cyprus. When we were leaving Malta on Wednesday I received an email that delivered a business surprise. Shit happens! After debate, Jan and I decided I needed to go home for a while to … Continue reading →

Another beautiful hot day … We took our time getting off the ship. As we did, a very pleasant chap (Chris) approached and offered us a little tour in his Mercedes. He showed us a church … … where the … Continue reading →

Valetta harbour is tiny and extraordinarily busy. You can see the whole harbour here behind the breakwaters. We went in and parked between those two big cruise ships. As you approach it looks like the whole city is just carved … Continue reading →

We anchored “under” Taormina and Mount Etna on another drop dead gorgeous morning. Notice the first, old fortified town perched right up top left. (… and the fort to the right of it.) Here’s a better look. We had decided to … Continue reading →

15 or so years ago, Tom O’Reilly and an old girlfriend Euro-railed and back-packed around Europe for several weeks. Tom doesn’t talk about it much these days, but when he does the Amalfi Coast emerges as a highlight … always … small … Continue reading →

We started our rushed day at the Coliseum. Jan couldn’t believe how big it is … We decided that the size of the queues meant we wouldn’t go in, but we walked right around. Then across to the Forum. The … Continue reading →

Florence is world famous for it’s museums and art galleries … indeed the whole city is a museum … and beautiful! We didn’t have time to queue for 2 hours to see David, so we settled for this copy … … Continue reading →

James, Gigi and many others had told us we’d love Barcelona. They were right. A perfect combination of weather, things to see and do, and shopping!!! We walked for 12 hours (with a few short breaks of course) and didn’t … Continue reading →

This part of southern Spain is famous for sherry, white horses, the Costa del Sol and Seville and of course for being hot and dry. Of necessity the houses are thick walled and painted white to stave off the heat. Today was … Continue reading →

… first settled by the Phoenecians about 3000 years ago? … interesting, but not something we explored. It certainly is geographically very strategically positioned at the end of a skinny peninsular not far outside the Mediterranian. We arrived mid morning. … Continue reading →