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You can lose everything, but nobody will take away what you saw and what you experienced...
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Dec 04, 2025 12:00 AM Nelson's dockyard in Antigua
Hello from new Caribbean country! In the morning pur ship docked in St John's - the capital of Antigua and Barbuda. The port has a character with many timber houses and and terrible stink. There is not much to see in the capital except restored St John's cathedral. But be ready to pay 5 euro or dollars entry fee already at the gate!
I took my companion by public minibus from West Bus Station to located 22 kms away Nelson dockyard - historic Brit's navy base. Great monument from UNESCO list! Many tourist and many luxury yachts docking now here. Palms, flowers, exhibition and 15 USD entry fee! Free internet! Unfortunately to much clouds and even light rain to go further to Shirley Heights for the view. The fare of minibus full of locals costs only 1,50 USD each way! It os worth to be here...
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Dec 03, 2025 12:00 AM St Kitts and Nevis
After a day spent at sea (great Abba show in the evening!) today in the morning we docked in the capital of St Chrostopher and Nevis carribean republic. It is still 29 deg Celsius and sunny weather. We are going for the walking tour around the Basseterre - the capital. I have neen here few times in the past. The island has green mountains and Nevis - sister island on the horizon. Many drivers offer tours to the beaches, US dollar is widely accepted. First free wifi point you will finf in the port gate building - just before entering the street. In the port cafes they will give you password only ifyou order and pay their drinks...
The main historic attraction of St Kitts is Brimstone Fortress built by Brits. I have been there many times but I wanted to show thes place to my companion so we were heading there again. . From Westside bus station wr toon the minibus heading to Sandy Point (4 USD or 9 local dollars to Brimstone junction) then 30 min sweaty walk up the hill. At the first gate in the walls they charge already 15 USD entry fee, no mercy, no discounts! But it is worth: the wievs as far as Statia an Saba islands, green hills around and well preserved walls and cannons. We were lucky to catch the free lift to the Basseterre on n the way back. Great day!
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Dec 01, 2025 12:00 AM Happy arrival to Barbados
After 5 sea days we docked in Bridgetown Barbados. It is 29 deg Celsius and very high humidity. I have been here many times. The landscape of the capital is getting better and better. Yesterday they celebrated National Day. Today is Monday but they still celebrate! The streets are empty few local people walking. I serve as a guide for my companion. Tomorrow we have another sea day on the way to St Kitts Island. I have here great time while in Europe is already frosty winter... There are 3 cruise ships in the port. The wifi network is weak because so many users. But go the the Gold Park in the city centre to connect without yhe password :)
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Nov 25, 2025 12:00 AM Ponta Delgada - Azores
After 3 days in the little choppy Atlantic Ocean the warmth and sun was waiting fo us in Ponta Delgada - the capital on the archipelago. I have been here in 2011 last time. It is nice to refresh memories. Yemperature is like in the Polish summer, blue sky and the strong sun. Next 5 days we will be sailing the ocean to Barbados. I found the new friends on the ship and the shows in the ship's theatre are excellent!
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Nov 21, 2025 12:00 AM Le Havre - windy France
This is our last port in the continental Europe. Passengers from France are embarking our ship. Next stop will ne after 3 days on the Archipelago of Azores. The morning was sunny in Le Havre but when I decided to go ashore at 10 am I experienced wind and light rain. Better to wait. I was on Le Havre earlier this yoar but the weather eas also cloudy. Everybody on the ship wants sunny and warm weather, but we have to wait at least few days. I didn't pay for the internet package on the ship, so do not expect messages during nest thtee days of sailing.
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Nov 20, 2025 12:00 AM Southampton to London
Sea was a bit rough in the night. Time one hour back. We woke up before sunrise, went for beakfast to self service restaurant and then to the long line to the casino where ships officers and British immigration officers controlled once sgain all people going ashore. The line was all ship long and we wasted again a lot of time. Newer more to British ports, British brothers! Fortunately Southampton Central station was not far (30 min walk) from Myflower Dock where we were docking. But Filxbus stop at the station was not easy to find! It is on port side of the station but no sign! Bus to London arrived 10 mon after the schedule. Sunny morning. 4 deg C. the drive to London will take us almost 3 hours. We stopped on the way at Heathrow airport. Once in London we disembarked at Flixbus station at Victoria station - entry to the garage is from Elisabeth Bridge.
It was nice to see London again after years! We took a long walk heading to Chelsea Bridge then along Thames to Westminster Abbey, taking souvenir pictures with Big Ben from the bridge. Then to Buckingham Palace and to Victoria Station to take return bus at 3 pm. It was not raining and this was a great day!
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Nov 19, 2025 12:00 AM From Gdansk to Nederlands
I am lucky - no frost in the night! At 5.30 I was already in the airport ready for low-cost flight to Eindhoven. No nee to remove ice from the plane. We started almost on time and landed in Nederlands before the schedule. It is cold and dark here. I took a bus 400 to the station. It goes every 10 minutes and costs 5.30 euro for 25 minutes trip. I bought ticket in the machine pn the platform - card only, no cash Once at the station I found the Flixbus stop opposite the bowling monument. Oooops! The bus to Rotterdam will be delayed 45 minutes....
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Nov 18, 2025 12:00 AM New escape voyage
I am going again by ship to the Caribbean!
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Oct 07, 2025 12:00 AM Sous le ciel de Paris...
Fortunately the French air traffic controllers suspended their strike and I departed on time from Bijaia, Algeria to Paris Orly. I landed before the schedule. Before evening low-cost flight to Gdansk I had enough time to refresh my memories of Paris. How to get from Orly do the center on a cheap. Tourist info desk in the airport suggests new metro line 14. One way ticket costs... 16 euro! Oh, no! I followed my previous route: tram 7 from ORLY4 terminal will take you to Villejuif-Luis Aragon metro station (2 euro for rechargable transport card+2,50 one ride. Then you can get regular metro line 7 to the center for another 2,50. But allow a lot of time!
I went to Chatelet subway station - just 150 m to Notre Dame Cathedral. Then, enjoying lovely weather I walked with my backpack to Pont Neuf, Louvre, Concorde Square and all long Champs Elyses to the Etoile. Do you know that they are charging now 16 euro to enter bottom of the Arc de Triomphe?
Later I took metro line 13 to the Saint Denis University end to board aerobus to Beauvais airport. In the late evening I landed happy and satisfied in my Gdansk. This was the end of one more interesting voyage!
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Oct 06, 2025 12:00 AM Bijaia 20 or 2000?
They charge here just 20 Algerian dinars for the ride on the city bus. For 1 euro on the free market they pay now 260 dinars. So you have 13 bus rides for one euro. Strangers can have a problem: If you ask conductor about the price he will say "deux mille" - "two thousand" - that's how they call 20-dinnar coin. But it is not the end of confusion. 5-dinnar coin is called "five thousand" and 100-dinnar - "ten thousand" etc...
Take care!
Bijaia is pretty also at night - they have coastal promenade Breeze de Mer with cafes and eateries where they are coming in the evening. See illuminated old city gate on the picture.
I am getting ready for tomorrow's departures to Europe!
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