24Dec 2023 by Andrew Brittain
P&O Stingray Sensation Excursion to Stingray City in Antigua

P&O Stingray Sensation Excursion to Stingray City in Antigua

Caribbean
For our stop in Antigua, we’d booked another excursion with P&O - this time the ‘Stingray Sensation’ excursion, which takes you to the so-called ‘Stingray City’, where you get to swim and interact with stingray on a sandbank just out off the coast of Antigua. The Stingray City excursion turned out to be one of the coolest, most fun things…
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24Dec 2023 by Andrew Brittain
Can You Get Sunbeds on P&O Arvia?

Can You Get Sunbeds on P&O Arvia?

Caribbean
In the months leading up to our Caribbean cruise on P&O Arvia, we joined several popular Arvia-related Facebook groups, which are great for getting ideas and advice from other past and future cruise passengers. However, they're also a great way to get filled with negativity, as the majority of people posting in them seem to be complaining or worrying about…
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24Dec 2023 by Andrew Brittain
What’s it Like Flying to a P&O Caribbean Cruise?

What’s it Like Flying to a P&O Caribbean Cruise?

Caribbean
All the details on what to expect when flying to a P&O Caribbean cruise: How do you book seats? can you be sat together? What are the planes like? What happens with your luggage? How do transfers between ship and airport work? Answers to these questions and more... The subject of flights seems, along with that of availability of sunbeds,…
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22Apr 2023 by Andrew Brittain
Fonts de l’Algar, Near Alicante

Fonts de l’Algar, Near Alicante

Spain
This was our favourite of all the places we visited on our week in Alicante - a stunning set of waterfalls in the mountains about an hour's drive from Alicante centre. We were actually staying in El Campello, about half-an-hour north of Alicante itself, so the drive from El Campello to Fonts de l'Algar was only about 40-minutes. If you're…
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22Apr 2023 by Andrew Brittain
Walking up to Santa Barbara Castle in Alicante

Walking up to Santa Barbara Castle in Alicante

Spain
We had walked around Alicante town, visiting the 'Mercat Central' market, and wandering around the streets of the 'El Barrio' old town before deciding we should head up to see the dominant feature of Alicante - the Santa Barbara castle at the top of a huge hill overlooking the town and sea. Views from the top of Santa Barbara Castle…
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21Apr 2023 by Andrew Brittain
Visiting Altea Village and Guadalest, Costa Blanca, Spain

Visiting Altea Village and Guadalest, Costa Blanca, Spain

Spain
Whilst on our trip into the mountains around the Costa Blanca, after our visit the stunning Fonts de l'Algar, we decided to carry on up the mountain road towards the mountain-top village of Guadalest. We weren’t totally sure what was here or whether it’d be worth driving the extra distance up the winding mountain road but it turned out it…
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21Apr 2023 by Andrew Brittain
Dormio Resorts Costa Blanca Review

Dormio Resorts Costa Blanca Review

Spain
We were looking for a very last-minute Easter school holiday trip, anywhere warm to escape the terrible April weather. The last available flight we could find to anywhere warm was to Alicante in Spain - and the Dormio apartments resort was about a 25-minute drive or so from Alicante airport. We found the place on Airbnb. It looked decent from…
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01Sep 2022 by Andrew Brittain
Calo des Moro

Calo des Moro

Mallorca
As well as its popular, beautiful mainstream tourist beaches, Mallorca's coast is full of small, natural 'cove' beaches - known as calas - many of which are more remote and difficult to access, but provide a more natural and 'wild' beach experience for those willing to put the effort into hiking / climbing / boating to them. Perhaps the most…
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31Aug 2022 by Andrew Brittain
Cala Murta Beach, Near Formentor

Cala Murta Beach, Near Formentor

Mallorca
We had seen pictures of Cala Murta before our trip to Mallorca - and we knew it was a remote, natural beach hidden away and only accessible by walking a forested mountain-side trail. It sounded like just the type of place we love to visit - and a welcome change from the busier, more mainstream tourist beaches on the island.…
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29Aug 2022 by Andrew Brittain
Cala Deia

Cala Deia

Mallorca
Cala Deia was the third of Mallorca's best, hidden natural cove beaches on our list to visit, after Cala Murta and Calo des Moro and is one of Mallorca's most famous beaches - apparently a popular hangout of the rich and famous who come to enjoy its stunning cliff-side restaurant that overlooks the clear blue waters of the cove. The…
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28Aug 2022 by Andrew Brittain
Mondrago Natural Park

Mondrago Natural Park

Mallorca
Mondrago Natural Park is a beautiful area of beaches, forested coastal and cliff-side walks very close to the popular resorts of Santanyi and Cala D'Or in the south-east of Mallorca. We were looking for somewhere to visit a bit different to the main tourist beaches - and Mondrago Natural Park's description of having natural beaches accessed through woodland walks sounded…
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