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About Dharmesh

Have always loved travelling and will continue to pursue this love. Favourite Travel quotes: “Traveling – it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller.” – Ibn Battuta “The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page.” – Saint Augustine

7th May – Rome sights

Posted on June 1, 2026 by Dharmesh

Time to explore a bit of Rome, it was a day of following Meeta – she had planned the itinerary ! First stop Trevi Fountain, got there around 8.30am and it was already busy! Amazing seeing this place again after … Continue reading →

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6th May – End of Cruise – Rome

Posted on May 25, 2026 by Dharmesh

All good things must come to end and this was the end of a FUN FILLED Friends tour. Our cruise had anchored in Athens to mark the end of an Epic 10 nights of touring the Greek and Turkish ports. … Continue reading →

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5th May – Cruise Day 10 – Santorini

Posted on May 24, 2026 by Dharmesh

The anticipated stop of the entire cruise – Santorini. We all were so looking forward to this stop – bring on the town with the blue domes! Apparently ALL passengers thought like us and had got up early to queue … Continue reading →

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4th May – Cruise Day 9 – Mykonos

Posted on January 26, 2026 by Dharmesh

I wish I had written this blog earlier and not 20 months later. Mykonos was the most amazing stop of the cruise for both Nita and I. It was so picturesque and just so cute! Perfect weather – clear blue … Continue reading →

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3rd May – Cruise Day 8 – Rhodes

Posted on January 26, 2026 by Dharmesh

(…20 months late, finally getting around to trying to get back into completing this trip ….. pics may have to come to my rescue) Today’s was Rhodes today, another self tour we had planned. Were not expecting much from Rhodes, … Continue reading →

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2nd May – Cruise Day 7 – Kusadasi

Posted on January 23, 2025 by Dharmesh

Today we were docked at Kusadasi, a beach resort town on Turkey’s western Aegean coast. The weather was perfect, clear day with pleasant temps. This is a famous port for visiting the Ephesus ruins, something that most of us were not … Continue reading →

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1st May – Cruise Day 6 – at Sea

Posted on January 21, 2025 by Dharmesh

Day at Sea today, chance to chillex. Not much in store today, we basically hung around coffee places and some of the group were in the pool just chilling. Will summarise the day in pictures. Passing under the last bridge … Continue reading →

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30th April – Cruise Day 5 – Istanbul 2nd Day

Posted on November 3, 2024 by Dharmesh

Good morning Istanbul. Today was another free day for me and Nita, the gang were going about to the Grand Bazaar and then heading over the Gelata Tower and Istiklal Cadesi. Me and Nita had decided to do our own … Continue reading →

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29th April – Cruise Day 4 – Istanbul Overnight stopover

Posted on November 3, 2024 by Dharmesh

For maritime reasons , we were docked on the far side of the Istanbul ports overnights, early morning today we made our way into the Istanbul Port and getting glimpses of the amazing Istanbul sights. Amazing seeing the Istanbul landscape … Continue reading →

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28th April – Cruise Day 3 – at Sea

Posted on August 6, 2024 by Dharmesh

After the big night , we expected all to sleep in…NOT to be. Doc, PCB, Myself , Cheeky + Nita and Yogita ended up in the GYM !!! Had to burn off all those liquid calories! Session was great, Cheeky … Continue reading →

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