Geo: 30.3041, -64.4016Our fifth consecutive day at sea. We've developed a general routine really. Wake, gym, breakfast, an activity, lunch, gym, relax, show, dinner, game, sleep. Ive never been very good at the whole relaxing thing. With a limited amount of activities, games, movies and space I'm getting a bit restless and irritable. I'm feeling a little disappointed and resentful towards the ship and cruise line to be honest. I'm not particularly fussy, but Norwegian just lacks the quality of Royal Caribbean and Carnival. We've met some lovely people at dinners, but noone our age to really have fun with. Its a very old crowd.We try and make the best of it and enjoy ourselves as much as we can. We've frequented the basketball court a lot. Theres never really anyone there. Theres two small soccer ... read more

Geo: 42.8679, -16.222Ocean as far as the eye can see in all directions. We have now had four full days at sea aboard the Norwegian Star. We've sailed west of the coast of Portugal into the Atlantic Ocean. Tomorrow we arrive in the Portuguese colony of Ponta Delgada on the volcanic isle of Azores. Its our first and only stop of the first leg of this cruise until we switch cabins in Miami. So what have we been doing the last four days? Not a whole lot of thinking, that's for sure. A welcome and relaxed approach. Lots of board games, Scrabble and monopoly aplenty. Lots of movies, the tablet is getting a work out. So are we though, that's for sure. After all the tasty treats around Europe, we are on a mission to lose ... read more

Geo: 55.6759, 12.5655That was an epic, grueling bus ride. It took not one, not two, but 15.5 hours from Brussels to Copenhagen. Ouch. We bid goodbye to Bert and Nele at Brussels Nord station around 11pm. By 11.45ish, we were boarding our Eurolines coach. To be fair, it was a reasonably comfortable coach with heaps of leg room. Overnight it was also a relatively empty bus which allowed us to stretch out and get about 4 minutes of uncomfortable sleep. The route was long, taking us via Eindhoven, Hamburg and eventually on a ferry from Germany to Denmark. The ferry ride took us around 45 minutes, time enough for a lunch break. As if the journey wasn't going to be long enough, it was made longer by surprisingly intense security getting off the ferry in Denmark. ... read more

Geo: 49.6044, 6.13034Yesterday was the 5 month anniversary for Nat and I. No, not our relationship, but the time since we flew out of Melbourne on Anzac day in April this year. The last 5 months has been the trip of a lifetime. We've travelled by bus, plane, ship and train, often on the fly. We've seen and tasted some amazing things, enjoyed some amazing company and just had countless experiences in 27 countries so far. Today was to be our 28th, the small but Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.We set off this morning around 7am, boarding a bus to the train station without our prepurchased train tickets. A printer failure last night had left us empty handed. Instead Nele had recommended a student internet cafe, open at 7.30am. Thankfully, this worked out well. We were first ... read more

Geo: 50.8371, 4.36761Its strange to think that 12 hours ago, we were waking up in Africa, on another continent. Leaving Carthage International Airport in Tunisia was relatively straight forward, but amusing all the same, for many reasons. First our cab driver overcharged us again really. If I never have to catch another cab Ill be a happy man. UWe arrived at the airport 2 hours before our flight to Belgium. The arrival sight of a massive queue to just get into departures then, wasn't the most uplifting. This was the stupidest and most pointless security check point I have ever seen. A couple of guys walked around with guns whilst everyone was herded into single file to put their bags through xray security and metal detectors just to get in the building. Bags went through with ... read more