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  • How to avoid the Norovirus!

    How to avoid the Norovirus!

    How to avoid the Norovirus! No one likes to be sick, and to become sick while on vacation is especially awful!  Which brings us to the dread Norovirus, the bane of every happy cruise. So first off, what exactly IS the Norovirus?  Wikipedia defines the Norovirus as a…

  • Journeys – Final Day (At Sea) On The Costa Serena
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    Journeys – Final Day (At Sea) On The Costa Serena

      Our Travels – Final Day (at Sea) on the Costa Serena With 25 plus cruises to our record, we’ve developed a routine based on the 7 to 9 day Caribbean cruises that we’ve taken. There’s usually a day at sea at the beginning to explore the ship, detox from…

  • New Found Appreciation for the Tourist Train!

    New Found Appreciation for the Tourist Train!

    New found Appreciation for the Tourist Train! Powered by GetYourGuide After a whirlwind tour of France, Italy and Spain, we have developed a new appreciation for a touristy, cliched standard in many European cities- the Tourist Train. It closely resembles the 10 and under train rides that can…

  • Walls of Avila Part One
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    Walls of Avila Part One

    Ávila, Spain is one of the most well preserved walled medieval cities in Spain.  It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1985. We arrived just after sunset into the beautiful walled city of Ávila.  Against the dusky blue of the clear sky, las Murallas, or the walls,…

  • Journeys – Savona, Italy
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    Journeys – Savona, Italy

    Journeys – Savona, Italy After a wonderful day in Marseille, France, we awakened to our next port of call -Savona, Italy. This is actually the Costa Serena’s home port. After a bit of research, it seemed that most of the touristy things to do were in Genoa. Costa offers a…

  • Journeys • Naples, Italy
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    Journeys • Naples, Italy

    Journeys • Naples, Italy Day three of our Mediterranean journey dawned beautiful and bright.  It was still chilly, somewhat to my disappointment, but the excitement of our next destination overrode any minor issues like a chill in the air.  Naples, Italy! The originator of pizza, next door neighbor to Pompeii,…