Northern Europe on foot, by ship, and with a camera

The ship’s coach tour to La Palma’s green north costs 49 € for about 4.5 hours. What it actually visits — including the forest the brochure names wrongly — what a hire …

Porto Santo ist ein Tenderhafen: etwa 15 Minuten zum Jachthafen, dann ein Kilometer zu Fuß nach Vila Baleira. Was zwei Stunden schaffen, was fünf schaffen — Stand Oktober 2026.

Porto Santo is a tender port: about 15 minutes to the marina, then a kilometre on foot into Vila Baleira. What two hours covers, what five hours covers, and costs for October …

The ship’s coach costs €79; the train runs direct from Portsmouth Harbour in half an hour. The cathedral, the Chagall window, the Market Cross and the Roman wall, with October 2026 prices.

The terminal sits 9 km from Porto’s old town. Metro, bus 500, taxi and the ship’s shuttle compared, with October 2026 prices and how long Porto really needs.

An hour by coach from Falmouth and two hours in the town: Tate, the drying harbour and the Downalong lanes — with October 2026 prices and a route that fits.

The shuttle is free, but the town is only a kilometre away. What a day ashore in Falmouth gives you on foot — prices, opening times and the autumn catch at Pendennis …

A transit call at Portsmouth International Port: free shuttle, free Historic Quarter Pass, HMS Victory under scaffolding, and what the £36 ticket actually adds.