Celebrity cruise

Also my feature about a Caribbean cruise with Celebrity is in this month's Cruise International magazine.

Hello stranger

Ah my poor neglected little blog, I'm sorry. It's been a really busy few months... I spent a fantastic two weeks in Arctic Canada with Cruise North (stories in the Mail on Sunday and Wanderlust soon) and have just got back from three weeks away with Voyages to Discovery on a Grand Voyage to Norway, Faroes, Iceland and Greenland.

Tomorrow I'm off to Europe to do a cruise down the Rhine so this is just a short post to update everyone. I've added features to my portfolio from the new issue of Cruise International, Conference & Incentive Travel magazine and the Mail on Sunday.

The plan was to revamp my website and blog in October, but I'm going to be writing a travel guide to Bath for www.simonseeks.com so that may be put on hold... watch this space!

Tahiti and beyond...

So I battled the ash cloud to make it to Paris for my flight to Tahiti last week and enjoyed a lovely week onboard the Paul Gauguin, visiting Bora Bora and other beautiful Polynesian islands for a Mail on Sunday feature that will be appearing later this year.

This weekend I spent the night onboard Silversea's new ship Silver Spirit and my review will also be appearing in the Mail on Sunday soon.

Look out for my interview with Jilly Goolden and a feature about cruise and stay packages in the new issue of Cruise International magazine, out soon. 

Pick me up....at the newsagent

Well, not me exactly. Unless you're in WH Smith's in Bath giving away free chocolate.

But you can see some of my work at the newsagent right now in...

Wanderlust (Feb issue): p10 Seven free things to do in Vancouver

Cruise International (Feb/March issue): p25 Tenerife: Island of contrasts (destination guide)
p28 Hidden Treasure of Madeira (destination guide)
p31 Jewels of the Adriatic (review of Saga cruise around Croatia)
p41 Prices to suit every pocket (eight page guide to cruises for various budgets)
p80 Bars on board (four page round-up of best bars at sea)

Celebrity cruise

Just back from a brilliant cruise around the Caribbean onboard Celebrity Equinox - reviews will be appearing in the Mail on Sunday and Cruise International magazine in 2010.

In the recent Cruise International magazine my features about river cruising and short cruising appeared and look out for more from me in their Feb/March issue.

Happy Christmas everyone! I'm looking forward to my trips to Vietnam/Cambodia and Holland coming up next year....

Upcoming trips

I'm off to Italy next on a food-related assignment. Can't say too much at the moment, but more details will follow. I'm also going to Vietnam and Cambodia on a cruise down the Mekong, which I'm very excited about. I've had my booster jabs and am waiting to find out confirmed dates.

Check out the latest issue of Cruise International magazine - out today - for my features about Vienna, Vancouver and my interview with the industry's most feared critic Douglas Ward.

Cruise International

My feature about the 11-day cruise down the Danube has just been published in the Aug/Sept issue of Cruise International magazine and should be online soon.

Mail on Sunday: North Cyprus

My feature about North Cyprus appeared in today's Mail on Sunday. Look out for my feature about a cruise down the Danube in the latest issue of Cruise International magazine.