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Monthly Archives: August 2015
Mediterranean Cruise: Touring Athens
On the fifth day of our Mediterranean cruise, the ship docked in Pireaus, a port about seven miles from Athens. We had 12 hours to spend there and didn’t want to waste a minute!
Posted in Athens, craft mania, cruising, Greece, massage therapy, mediterranean cruise, Parthenon, traffic, travel, unique yoga, vacation
Tagged Acropolis, Athens, Greece, Mediterranean cruise, Parthenon, Plaka
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Mediterranean Cruise: A Day at the Beach in Katakolon, Greece
By the last day ashore of our Mediterranean cruise, we were pretty tired from the all-day shore excursions in the preceding days and decided to go to the beach at the port of Katakolon. (The port is also near Olympia, … Continue reading
Posted in cruising, Greece, mediterranean cruise, travel, vacation
Tagged beach, cruise, Greece, Katakolon, Katakolon Greece, Mediterranean cruise, travel, vacation
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Mediterranean Cruise: A Day in Santorini, Greece, Climbing a Volcano and Exploring a Mountaintop Village
When the ship dropped anchor in the Aegean Sea off the island of Santorini on the fourth day of our Mediterranean cruise, we had a fantastic view of charming white-washed buildings on the mountain top — and the surrounding deep … Continue reading
Posted in cruising, Fier, Greece, mediterranean cruise, Santorini, vacation
Tagged cruising, Fier, Greece, Mediterranean cruise, Santorini, vacation
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Mediterranean Cruise — An Adventure in Montenegro
A trip to the Mediterranean has been at the top of my travel wish list for years, and I recently returned from a great seven-night Mediterranean cruise with an extra night in Venice at the end. Am now madly in … Continue reading
Posted in cruising, mediterranean cruise, Montenegro, vacation
Tagged cruise, Mediterranean cruise, Montenegro, vacation
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Mediterranean Cruise to the Greek Islands and Venice… Off to a Bumpy Start
One of my most fun friends, M, and I went on a “cruise-of-a-lifetime” trip to the Mediterranean this month. And we laughed all the way through Italy, Montenegro (who knew that was a country?) and Greece. I checked my jumbo … Continue reading
Posted in Celebrity cruise, cruising, Greece, Italy, lost luggage, mediterranean cruise, vacation
Tagged Celebrity cruise, cruising, Greece, Italy, lost luggage, Mediterranean cruise, vacation
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Vacationing on Your Own: Pleasures and Perils of Solo Travel
I’m into solo traveling — go on a lot of cruises and other getaways (like scrapbooking weekends, BlogHer conferences and visits to friends) alone and really enjoy it. While there are lots of advantages to vacationing alone, there are also a … Continue reading
Posted in single travel, solo travel, travel, vacation
Tagged single travel, single traveler, solo travel, solo vacations, traveling alone, vacationing alone
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