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About SUNGRL

This blog was originally set up to share our 9 month adventure around Europe and the USA with friends and family in 2014. On returning to NZ in January 2015 I decided to carry it on so I could continue to share any future travel adventures - it has become my electronic travel diary. I hope you enjoy and get inspired to visit some of the wonderful places we have visited.

Where has all the Sun gone – Switzerland

Posted on July 11, 2014 by SUNGRL

After a promising start to our second stint in Switzerland the sun simply disappeared making limited guest appearances as it saw fit. As you all know this is not a common occurrence in my world. Despite the trying conditions the … Continue reading →

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Lake Lucerne – Switzerland

Posted on July 6, 2014 by SUNGRL

We arrived back into Zurich in Switzerland on Friday night. Karin met us at the airport and told us that it was a very busy time on the roads due to the start of the summer holidays. We decided to … Continue reading →

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Rhodes, Greece oops I mean Marmaris, Turkey – Cunard Line

Posted on July 4, 2014 by SUNGRL

The plan was to dock at the port in Rhodes at 8am this morning but the winds had got up to 35 knots making it too difficult to do so. The Captain (Inger Klein Thorhauge from Denmark) made an announcement … Continue reading →

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Heraklion, Crete, Greece – Cunard Line

Posted on July 2, 2014 by SUNGRL

We berthed in the Port of Heraklion this morning at 8am. The forecast was for clear blue skies and 30 degrees. Heraklion is the largest city and capital of Crete – it has a population of about 100,000. Crete is … Continue reading →

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Korcula, Croatia – Cunard Line

Posted on July 1, 2014 by SUNGRL

We anchored just off Korcula, Croatia at 8am this morning. We haven’t been to Croatia before so were interested to get our first taste of the place after hearing so many good things from other people that had been here. … Continue reading →

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Living the Dream – Cunard Line

Posted on July 1, 2014 by SUNGRL

Who would have thought – cruising virgins until a couple of weeks ago and now we are on our second cruise within the month. Steve spotted a good deal on the Cunard Line that was going from Venice to Athens … Continue reading →

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Londontown – London

Posted on June 25, 2014 by SUNGRL

We arrived in London on Saturday and are here until Friday. I was really looking forward to our time here so I could do some of the basics like have a haircut, get my legs waxed and go to a … Continue reading →

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Wimbledon – London

Posted on June 24, 2014 by SUNGRL

We arrived in London on Saturday afternoon on the Eurostar via the Chunnel. We caught the tube to Hammersmith and located our hotel Novotel London West. On Sunday we went to Westfield at Shepherds Bush – it is massive. We … Continue reading →

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Venice – Princess Cruises

Posted on June 19, 2014 by SUNGRL

If we were on a plane I would say we started our descent into Venice at about 11am yesterday. It is quite a process entering into a waterway like the one in Venice. Due to the fact that Venice sits … Continue reading →

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At Sea, Day 2 – Princess Cruises

Posted on June 18, 2014 by SUNGRL

After departing from Mykonos at about 2pm on Monday we set off for Venice – this is going to take 48 hours and the boat will cover some 1,600km so the whole of Tuesday was spent at sea. The weather … Continue reading →

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