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All Aboard
On the morning we were to leave Istanbul, a few of us got up early to go see the Suleymaniye Mosque, our last must-see in the city, before our 1 p.m. departure for the cruise ship. Some of our group...
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Pelicans, cats and windmills, oh my! (a day in Mykonos)
Our first day on the ship was a day at sea, and I spent the whole thing napping, working out and laying in the sunshine on the upper decks. The only notable portion of the day was that evening, when...
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Inside the Walls of Rhodes
The day we woke up in Rhodes, Greece was one of the most impressive mornings of opening the curtains to a new port. We were looking at a medieval walled city with a palace in the distance – not...
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Oh Santorini…
I should have known to take the beautiful sunrise we saw while pulling up to Santorini as a sign that it would be a stunning day. Please forgive me for the gratuitous use of scenic photos in this post....
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Cretan Beach Day
I have to admit that our final island port of the cruise, Agios Nikolaos in Crete, Greece was the one I was least excited about. Aside from naturally dreading the end of this spectacular vacation,...
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Athenian Ending
We’d been told by several people prior to our cruise that Athens, our final port, would be our least favorite stop. One of my friends put it more succinctly: “Athens sucks.” Despite these reviews, I...
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Travel Theme: Silver
It’s time for another weekly Travel Theme! This week, the theme is Silver, and it was actually a bit of a challenge to find the photos to match. It turns out that I gravitate toward color in life and...
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