Costa neo romanticaro

This morning we missed Vadsø, the only harbour where the ship calls only once. Kirkenes marks the end of the journey north. Located at the far end of the world in the Boksfjorden, Kirkenes developed...
Here we are in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam's largest city. Larger than the capital Hanoi, it was formerly named Saigon. But today, our bus is taking us to the Mekong delta. We leave Ho Chi Minh...
Today we'll be exploring the city-state of Singapore. This is a very modern city... like the Marina Bay Sands Hotel that we see under construction, which will overlook the Formula 1 circuit....
No time to waste today! As soon as we arrive, we take a bus to Mount Kinabalu. We leave the city towards more isolated areas, driving into the jungle of Borneo. The bus follows the winding road...
Tonight, we are in Hong Kong. Last time, we left you in Norway with Hurtigruten... and here we go again for another cruise on the Costa Allegra. After 16 hours of travel, we discover the spectacular...
The rain has replaced yesterday's good weather. MS Narvik emerges from the fog towards Havøysund, that we just left. As the view is obscured by fog, let's visit the interior of the...
The sun is with us today. Tonight we called in Bodø and Ørnes. We are about to cross the Arctic Circle again, southward this time. The globe that was built on the Vikingen island to mark the Arctic...

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As the day begins, we discover another Hurtigruten ship: the Vesterålen. Havøysund leaves us with a lasting strange impression, as the village seems so isolated. We can only guess how life must be...
Today begins with a stop in Harstad. During the night, MS Midnatsol called in Finnsnes. Harstad, a city of 23 000 inhabitants, expanded during the 'herring rush' of the late 19th...

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