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Saint Petersburg: Hermitage Museum

In Saint Petersburg we spent a few hours walking around the Hermitage museum. Ordinally this is not the type of museum I would like to walk around but it was very interesting as well as mesmerising. Hermitage is a museum of art and culture, which is the second largest art museum in the world. It […]

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Port Guide: Saint Petersburg

Russia is a country that I have never previously thought of visiting but my cruise took me to Saint Petersburg which included an overnight stay in port. Saint Petersburg is a city that I thought was beautiful, my visit to Saint Petersburg fell at the same time of the 2018 Football World Cup. Visiting Saint […]

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Port Guide: Copenhagen

Copenhagen is a city that I’ve always wanted to visit for a city break so this port of call was perfect to give me a taste of the city. Once getting off the ship we decided to get on the hip on hop off tour bus so that we would be able to see a […]

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Port Guide: Skagen

On my Baltic cruise Skagen was the last port of call. A port where I didn’t know what to expect as it was not a part of Denmark I’d heard of. Most people will recognise the name Skagen from the brand of watches. Skagen is Denmark’s main fishing port which you are able to see […]

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Port Guide: Tallinn

Tallinn was a port of call for me where I had no expectations as it was somewhere that I’d never thought of visiting. As a city it really surprised me as it was beautiful especially the old town area. The walk to old town from the port is approximately 20 minutes. We decided on getting […]

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Port Guide: Oslo

The sail in to Oslo is a definite sight to see as you sail through the Oslofjord. Our port of call at Oslo fell on a Sunday which meant that a lot was closed. Due to this we decided getting the hop on hop off tour bus would be the best option to see the […]

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Port Guide: Helsinki

A port of call at Helsinki made it my first time visiting Finland. There are two different areas to dock in when visiting Helsinki, at the port where we docked there was a hop on hop off tour bus to take you around the city. Due to our visit falling on a bank holiday in […]