After our hasty evacuation from Kinabatangan, we spent the next 24 hours exploring wildlife, sights and culture in Sandakan and beyond
Floods in Borneo led to an unexpected stay at Sabah Hotel, Sandakan
After a stormy night on Turtle Island, we were safely ferried back to the mainland for our onward wildlife sightseeing at Bilit Adventure Lodge
Selingan Turtle Island is where we headed next on our Borneo tour, to see turtles nesting, hatchlings being released and - to our surprise - play Scrabble
After our several wonderful days in Milos, we found ourselves back in Athens with a planned 24 hour stop before the haul back to Dublin
Milos, originally a suggestion from our travel advisor to steer us clear of Santorini, turned out to be a wonderful, highly-recommendable suggestion
We were far overdue a visit to our only national theme park of any description, Emerald Park, just outside Ashbourne in Co. Meath
We had a wonderful time at Lake Garda, staying in Malcesine - a lovely, medium-sized town with relative peace and quiet
We seized the opportunity, while in PortAventura, to jump across to Caribe Aquatic Park and sample all the water slides!
Verona comes across as still something of a quaint, smaller and traditional Italian city despite ever-growing tourism