We are home now and I am happy to be here. There’s no place like it, and all that. But I have to say it was an utterly fabulous vacation. I loved every single minute. A couple of great food moments I didn’t get blogged in real time. Shopping with the Chef in Valencia was…

There aren’t a lot of places that, when I leave them, I can say with any confidence that I shall not pass this way again. But with Ibiza, I am pretty sure. Despite the fact that we had an absolutely terrific lunch here, a place that goes by the nickname “the party island” and I…

Today is a long day at sea and my vow to myself is to stay away from the huge lunch buffet they stage to keep us entertained. Don’t need it, don’t want it, don’t even like it. So there. Yesterday we got off the ship for a few hours at Sete, which is a seaside…

Spent a couple days reading The Cuckoo’s Calling by J. K. Rowling. Really, really enjoyed it — fun start to a new detective series — but it means I haven’t been a very faithful blogger. We have been back-tracking a bit with this second ten day segment of the cruise. From Marseille to Le Lavandou…