My first view of Buenos Aires from our balcony – not a very attractive site with the heavy rain clouds. Our arrival meant that we would be alongside from early Saturday morning until Sunday afternoon, when the ship would sail with a new ‘cargo’ of passengers. Our plan was to experience BA on Saturday morning, […]

We looked at the excursions offered by the ship and decided against buying. A visit to see penguins on Magdalena Is. USD $299 / person, but we had already booked to see hundreds of penguins on the Falkland Islands, because it was much cheaper. We could have booked to explore Torres del Paine National park, […]

Since I was a child, the battle of the river Plate has always fascinated me, and I never expected, in my wildest dreams, to be able to visit Montevideo. The above shows the  Admiral Graf Spee in 1936. As we entered Montevideo harbour we were given the back ground of the battle and an indication of where […]

I was a deck cadet on the above vessel in 1963. Arriving in Singapore on Saturday the 14th September 1963, the cadets were allowed to go ashore and have a swim at the Seaman’s Club. The ship was anchored off the wharf area, and we would take a small junk and be rowed, usual by […]

My first visit to Bombay (as it was then) as a cadet opened my eyes to India with its teaming millions, garri wallhas (motorised rickshaw now commonly called tuk tuks), honking horns, the ringing of bicycle bells, and the ever mouth watering smell of spiced food. I’d grown to love curries, because at lunchtime on […]

I thought I’d just post a collage of photographs of Buenos Aires, without too much ‘chat’. The yellow bus is a Hop on Hop off bus, worth the money even if it is only used to get around from one photo opportunity to another. Part of the main square of the city – Plaza de […]

Since I was a child, the battle of the river Plate has always fascinated me, and I never expected, in my wildest dreams, to be able to visit Montevideo. The above shows the  Admiral Graf Spee in 1936. As we entered Montevideo harbour we were given the back ground of the battle and an indication of where […]

The sailing ship Mimosa sailed from Liverpool in May 1865, with 153 migrants from from Wales, who wished to emigrate to Argentina. Groups gathered in three main points  Abedare (S. Wales), Birkenhead in Cheshire, England, and Mountain Ash, which is in the Rhondda S. Wales, before they all made their way to Liverpool to board the […]

My first visit to Bombay (as it was then) as a cadet opened my eyes to India with its teaming millions, garri wallhas (motorised rickshaw now commonly called tuk tuks), honking horns, the ringing of bicycle bells, and the ever mouth watering smell of spiced food. I’d grown to love curries, because at lunchtime on […]

We looked at the excursions offered by the ship and decided against buying. A visit to see penguins on Magdalena Is. USD $299 / person, but we had already booked to see hundreds of penguins on the Falkland Islands, because it was much cheaper. We could have booked to explore Torres del Paine National park, […]

Since I was a child, the battle of the river Plate has always fascinated me, and I never expected, in my wildest dreams, to be able to visit Montevideo. The above shows the  Admiral Graf Spee in 1936. As we entered Montevideo harbour we were given the back ground of the battle and an indication of where […]

Since I was a child, the battle of the river Plate has always fascinated me, and I never expected, in my wildest dreams, to be able to visit Montevideo. The above shows the  Admiral Graf Spee in 1936. As we entered Montevideo harbour we were given the back ground of the battle and an indication of where […]

Since I was a child, the battle of the river Plate has always fascinated me, and I never expected, in my wildest dreams, to be able to visit Montevideo. The above shows the  Admiral Graf Spee in 1936. As we entered Montevideo harbour we were given the back ground of the battle and an indication of where […]

The sailing ship Mimosa sailed from Liverpool in May 1865, with 153 migrants from from Wales, who wished to emigrate to Argentina. Groups gathered in three main points  Abedare (S. Wales), Birkenhead in Cheshire, England, and Mountain Ash, which is in the Rhondda S. Wales, before they all made their way to Liverpool to board the […]