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'Charcoal' is our black bear mascot, an extensively travelled, tech-savvy and inquisitive bear.

He offers his insights frequently, likes travelling, but dislikes being packed in carry-on!

Day 8 Review - KORU

Our second 'superyacht' spotting of our cruise, this time Jeff Bezos's superyacht 'Koru' moored behind us in port. At $500 million, the second most expensive superyacht we'd seen, as days before we had seen 'Yacht A' outside Trieste. Yacht A rumoured to have cost $600…

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Day 8 Review - Michael Portillo - brief encounter

So, after spending an hour above Dubrovnik, waiting for the sun to reveal itself from behind some 'storm clouds', we sauntered back up the hill, towards the cable car station. A man and woman walked downhill, the man carrying an outside broadcast 'boom' mike and…

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Day 6 Review - Koper, Slovenia

Weather for the Day 31 Deg C / 87.8 Def F Sunny, getting more overcast in afternoon We had a fantastic day in Koper! And our first in Slovenia. We had a leisurely start, as the Marella Discovery 2 was docked close to the town.

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Day 2 Review - Kotor, Montenegro

Kotor is 'probably' going to be the highlight of this trip! The marketing images just show a spectacular view down into the port from the fort. They don't lie. We were lucky as the port allowed us to dock on the jetty, so we did…

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