JustPickOneUK

 This blog has now reached 1500 views! When I started JustPickOneUK I had no idea whether anyone would read anything I wrote. I had no idea whether I would keep going with it. But now over 40 blog posts and 1500 views, plus a YouTube channel, an Instagram page and a TikTok account I think it's doing rather well. I'm still learning the ropes of all of the above platforms as they are all completely different. But I feel like I'm getting there and I have to be content with baby steps as I am still very new. Of course everyone who creates hopes that the thing they make is going to do well. Art is subjective and writing anything or producing a video fills one with anxiety that it will be received in well and that someone else might like it or think the same way you do. But this is not guaranteed and it forces you to grow a thicker skin.  Some people will not like anything you write others will never see what you've written and I have to be okay with that.  For now though 150...

Well that was a lovely day. Well......morning. I got off the ship at around 10am in the end. I had no shuttle bus to take me into town but it isn't too far so one isn't needed unless you are less mobile or want to save your legs for wandering around. I had seen a horse and cart pulling out of a place close to the port heading off for a days worth of tourist entertainment. I thought nothing much of it as I walked past the dowdy looking buildings and a car park full of camper vans. Along the crunchy gravel path I went and came to a small bridge over which lies Cherbourg town. As soon as I got there I found the horses again, 3 large and beautiful animals, attached to two metal carts with 5 or so bench style seats. There was a sign next to them saying £5 for a 30 minute ride. That isn't bad at all! One of the times when being a solo came in handy. So I waited the 15 or so minutes when enough people boarded, paid my fare, was given a ticket and off we clopped around the town ce...

 Well I have done it. I took the leap, I've committed 5 days of my time to...... MSC Cruises. I would have never thought I would do this but, I am going solo on a 4 night cruise from Southampton to Cherbourg and Zeebrugge. My husband sent me a (sort of) joke about a longer cruise to the USA but that lead me down a rabbit hole to the Seascanner Website. Seascanner is the totally online arm of Cruise.co.uk which is a reputable travel agent here in the UK.  On a chance, I decided to have a look and see if there were any cruises going in the next couple of months for seven nights or less and for a cheap deal. I found one I'm going on the MSC Virtuosa leaving from Southampton on the 16th October yes that's less than two weeks from now.  I've booked an inside cabin on a guarantee basis this means that I am guaranteed at least an inside cabin grade but I could be upgraded in the future to an outside or balcony cabin. It's not likely to happen but nice to dream.  The total ...