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Mediterranean Cruise: Amalfi Coast and Capri
After taking a shore excursion along the Amalfi Coast while docked at Naples, Italy, during a Mediterranean cruise, I decided that one of my new favorite locations in the world is the island of Capri.
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Tagged Amalfi Coast, Capri, cruising, cruising solo, Mediterranean cruise, solo travel
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Mediterranean Cruise to Malta
If you’re like me, you may have vaguely heard of Malta but don’t really know where it is or much about it. That’s why it was fun to spend a day there on a Mediterranean cruise to Malta!
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Tagged cruising, Malta, Mediterranean cruise, solo cruising, solo travel
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Mediterranean Cruise: Palma de Majorca
If you’re up for a tour of Western Europe from a lovely, floating hotel, try a 10-night Mediterranean cruise like I took — to Palma de Majorca, Corsica, Malta, Sicily, Naples, Rome, Florence and Pisa. It was wonderful! Before signing … Continue reading
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Tagged cruising, flamenco dancing, Mediterranean cruise, Palma de Majorca, solo cruising, solo travel, Spain, travel
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Mediterranean Cruise: Souvenirs from Italy and Greece
Shopping in Greece and Italy was so much fun on my Mediterranean cruise! The shops had so many great souvenirs — and at reasonable prices, too.
Ode to Lost Luggage
Sept. 7 Dear Big Black Suitcase: I haven’t laid eyes on you since Aug. 1 when I left home at 3 a.m. for a “cruise-of-a-lifetime” to the Mediterranean and handed you over to the United airlines rep at the Charleston … Continue reading
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Tagged lost luggage, luggage, Mediterranean cruise, ode to lost luggage, travel, vacation
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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
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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
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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
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