Last weekend me and the wife booked ourselves into one of our most favourite short-break locations.

It’s called Secret Cloud Holidays, and is basically ‘glamping’ on another level!

For those of us that enjoy being in the outdoors, but no so keen on camping – staying in a Yurt is a wonderful experience.

One of only four other yurts on the site, Secret Cloud Holidays is located on a meadow, on the edge of the Derbyshire Peak District, with beautiful views and an assortment of farm animals to keep you company.

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In June 2017 my wife (Susan) and I, decided to embark on our first proper cruise.

I say ‘proper’ because we have done a mini-cruise across the North Sea from Hull to Rotterdam – but I don’t think that can count as a ‘cruise’.

After researching 16 million cruises, cruise lines, ships, reviews, recommendations, Trip Advisor, Cruise Critic, etc. etc. we went for one that sailed to Northern Europe and Scandinavia.

Ten months later and I’ve finally managed to put together this brief account of our experience.

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