Intro There’s nowhere quite like the South of France for Mediterranean glitz and beauty. My husband Chris and I love this area and have visited many of its prime hot spots (and lesser ones) over the last 25 years. In June 2026, when some great value flights to Marseille suddenly appeared (£108...
Na Pali Boat Trip We were booked onto the 2pm sailing with Makana Charters from Port Allen, about a 90 min drive south. Had thought of visiting Waimea Canyon pre trip but there had been a fire in the area and road access had been affected with it being unclear when this would be...
This was the island that had drawn me the most to Hawaii in terms of landscape – the Na Pali cliffs looked amazing as did the north of the island.In fact, the boat trip to see the cliffs was my No 1 ‘must see’ of the whole trip – IF weather allowed.A long, long way to come if that didn’t play ball...
Breakfast of fruit and toast on the balcony, high 70s temperature as the sun came up.I should say now that we both arrived in Hawaii ‘walking wounded.’ I usually have two colds per year and generally throw the worst of them off after 2 or 3 days; Chris is rarely bothered with colds and has the...