Lisbon (Portugal)
Before Lisbon, we visited Saint Petersburg, Gdansk, Warnemünde, Antwerp, Le Havre, Dublin. Places that appeal to me as a visitor. Places...


Ireland
On this post: English version Spanish version Video of Dublin Photos of Kilkenny and Howth En esta entrada: Versión en inglés Versión en...
France
Of all the countries we have visited so far, France is the one we know best and feel most comfortable in. For that reason, instead of...


Antwerp (Belgium)
Arrival It may seem strange to those who look at it from the outside, but we are not on a four-month cruise, and this is very patent to...


Warnemünde (Rostock, Germany)
The original itinerary of our Atlantic voyage included the port of Hamburg but some sort of huge international convention was supposed to...


Gdansk (Poland)
Another long one and with way too many photos! Same deal as before: Spanish version after the English version and photos at the end. /...


Saint Petersburg (Russia)
This is a long one! Spanish version after the English version. Photos at the end. / ¡Esta es una entrada larga! La version española está...


The MV Explorer
And so, after almost 11 months of preparation, of thinking about it in abstract terms, of getting nervous, we left on board the MV...


"Crossing the Bar" - sort of
Like Alfred Lord Tennyson, we have accepted our fate, which is (at least for now, we certainly hope) much gayer than his. Although...


Southampton (UK)
The sea part of our voyage begins in the English city of Southampton, famous for its association with several emblematic vessels: the...