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Carentan, Rouen and Bayeux.
Le Havre as a Port Stop Carentan, Rouen and Bayeux When your cruise ship docks at Le Havre, you will not be short of things to do or...
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Normandy - the Landing Beaches
Le Havre as a Port Stop Normandy - The Landing Beaches When your cruise ship docks at Le Havre, you will not be short of things to do or...
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Bilbao, Spain as a Port Stop
Leading from various locations in the square, are exits to main roads, two of which are streets located in the old town. We exited near the
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Sintra as a Lisbon Port Stop
If you have been on a western European cruise, chances are you have already visited Lisbon and you are now looking for tours outside of...
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Lisbon as a Port Stop
Lisbon or as I like to call it, the place I learned that trying to eat the famous pastel de Belém, (traditional custard tart), along the...
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King's Wharf Bermuda as a Port Stop
Whether you choose to do an island tour, go shopping, golf, scuba dive, visit caves or lay on the beach, Bermuda has something for you. ...
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Hvar as a Port Stop
Over the past 20 years, Croatia has been one of my favourite places to visit. I was originally supposed to visit Zagreb in the early...
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Winchester, England
As mentioned in my previous blog post relating to Southampton, prior to taking a cruise from that port city, I opted to take a day trip...
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Panic Packing or Relaxed Readiness?
As usual, I left my packing to the day of departure knowing that I would have a full six hours or so to prepare my suitcase and carry-on bag
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Never Too Old to Travel – Top Ten Considerations
When are you too old to travel? Never. Age has nothing to do with your ability to travel the world. Health does. Those are two separate...
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