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Orcracoke Island Lighthouse
The Five Lighthouses of the Outer Banks – Part One Staggered along the coast of the Outer Banks of North Carolina are five historic and...
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Le Havre and Honfleur
Le Havre as a Port Stop Normandy Part #6 This blog posting represents the sixth and final article in the “Le Havre as a Port Stop” series...
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Paris - as a Le Havre Port Stop
This blog posting represents the fifth in the “Le Havre as a Port Stop” series and focuses on Paris The City of Lights in a Lightening...
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Freemont Street Vegas and the Mob Museum
Freemont Street and the National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement, AKA: The Mob Museum When, I first visited Freemont...
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Resorts, Hotels and Casinos
Resorts, Hotels and Casinos & Hotels – East and West - Central Las Vegas Blvd. If you mention casinos to people who know Las Vegas, they...
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Las Vegas - Not Just Gambling
I am taking a short break from writing about port stops in order to talk about a land-based vacation that can be as short as 24 hours or...
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Mont Saint-Michel
Mont Saint-Michel This posting represents my fourth entry in the series entitled Le Havre as a Port Stop and covers Mont-Saint-Michel...
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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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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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