Archives in Category: Travel

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Final Splurge

I leave today for a week in Costa Rica with my son and his partner. Because neither of my sons lives close, it’s always a project to get together.  It requires the kindness of the weather gods plus multiple airline

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United Airlines

My fingers are quick to complain about airline service, or lack thereof.  They dislike flying immensely.  The rest of my body does too.  There is just too much cramped space, dry air, FAA regulations, and delays for my taste.

So

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Deconstruction

There’s something sad about the last full day on a cruise ship.  I think it’s because that old friend, Reality, checks in.  She knocks early in the morning too.

The mail slot outside our cabin door is stuffed with instructions

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Bermuda

Bermuda has more than four hundred years of British history under its belt, and it shows. A large fort greets the cruise ships as they dock and an old fashioned pub, the Frog and Onion, is within walking distance of

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Cruising Etiquette

There are almost three thousand passengers on this ship and one thousand crew members.  You might think it would feel crowded, but it really doesn’t.  However, there are times when you bump against strangers; and this is handled with certain

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Food, Part Two

On the other end of the food spectrum are the passengers who are never satisfied in spite of the variety of foods and venues on the Crown Princess.

We met the first case in point the day after we embarked. 

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Food, Part One

Before I took my first cruise in 2001, I’d heard that the easiest way to put on five pounds was to take a four-day cruise to the Bahamas.  I’d also heard those four days were an endless party with a

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New Job

My current job is about to come to an end as the company closes. It’s not that I need a replacement, but I have been known to daydream about such things.

Case in point:   I attended a seminar this afternoon

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Big

This morning Earl stared out our stateroom slider window and said, “This ocean is big.”

This is about as profound as saying, “Rain is wet.” And I was quick to remind him that a repositioning tour with many sea days

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Sail Away

We just pulled away from the dock in Lisbon and turned around in the wider part of the Tagus River.  Twenty-four hours ago, I didn’t even know the Tagus existed.

I love sail away, no matter if it’s from Lisbon

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