1. To the Far East....again....and then onwards.

As regular readers of my little journals may recall, our 2017 cruise around Japan was severely curtailed due to a typhoon or two in the area and we were refunded a substantial part of the fare in the form of a credit note to be used before the end of this year. Then in February, we received an invitation to a family wedding in Perth, Western Australia. With the assistance of a very helpful travel agent, we have managed to put together a travel package to the Far East and the Antipodes which includes both a return visit to Japan utilising the credit, and an acceptance to the invitation.

Since confirming the booking, we have been working on a more detailed itinerary which will take us over six weeks to complete and will allow us to set foot in five countries along the way. 

Our bags are now packed and our journey will shortly begin. If you, dear reader, would like to accompany us along the way, please feel free to check this blog as I will endeavour to post updates on a regular basis.

Adding to the excitement (and not to mention logistical nightmare) is England's progress in the World Cup with a quarter final date with Sweden on Saturday whilst we are still in the UK. Should they advance further I will have to keep my fingers crossed that the ship will be showing the later matches at somewhat unsocial hours!