How to reach the Ring of Brodgar and Skara Brae from Kirkwall’s cruise pier by bus or taxi — costs against a ship excursion, timings, and the return buffer to plan.

Narsaq in South Greenland — a town of fewer than 1,400 people, ringed by fjords, glaciers and drifting ice. What to see on foot, and why photographers keep returning.

Landing at Grytviken: no pier, ten to a Zodiac, a biosecurity check before anyone goes ashore, marked paths to Shackleton’s grave, and the pass above the station.

St Peter Port is the capital of Guernsey, in the Channel Islands: Castle Cornet on the harbour mouth, Victor Hugo’s house of exile, and a town you can walk in an afternoon.

Terceira in the Azores — the UNESCO old town of Angra do Heroísmo, the lava-walled vineyards of Biscoitos, and the green patchwork seen from Serra do Cume.

Portsmouth to Lulworth Cove and Durdle Door in a day: about 70 miles by road, the 1.25-mile cliff walk between the two coves, parking, and notes on light and lenses.

Stavanger cruise port on your own: the ship ties up in Vågen, the Lysefjord boat leaves from Strandkaien a few minutes away, 3–3.5 hours for NOK 890.

Geiranger on your own: tender or SeaWalk, the local bus to Dalsnibba and the Eagle Bend against the ship’s excursion price, what is walkable, and the buffer to plan.