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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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Castro Urdiales, as a Bilbao, Spain Port Stop
If you have been to Bilbao, Spain and you are looking for alternate places to visit, consider Castro Urdiales. A former 1st century...
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Naked Dave a Cruise Ship Mishap
Every cruise gives us memories both good and bad. We come away with moments to cherish, tales to tell and laughter to share. A recent...
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Cagliari as a Port Stop
When I told my husband we were making a port stop in Cagliari and that I had arranged for us to visit a nuraghi, he looked at me with...
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Venice as a Port Stop
I have been to Venice a number of times and enjoyed great, good and terrible weather. Which in turn means I have experienced Venice at...
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Cádiz, Spain as a Port Stop
I have visited a number of places in Spain and spent a lot of time in both Madrid and Barcelona however this was my first visit to Cádiz....
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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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Southampton, England
Let’s take a short break from “Travel Tips” and talk about some of the recent places that I have visited. In October I found myself in...
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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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Money and Travel – Oh to be Rich!
First and foremost, you do not have to travel to take a vacation. There, now that I have put that disclaimer to paper, let’s address...
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