This blog is intended to help preserve my own and others memories. I can recall many holidays from my childhood and flicking through old slides reminds me of things stored away deep in my memory banks. So here are some notes of one of our best holidays abroad, jotted down to stir up other memories and to remind us of the details that make for a good break. It is mainly for my own benefit but also, I wanted to know about where I was going, and thankfully a small handful of bloggers gave their own accounts of the different places I ended up visiting or avoiding. So I am returning the favour to the blogging community and hopefully this might help somebody out there.