Tag: travel


  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • Journeys – Palermo, Italy

    Journeys – Palermo, Italy Our next port of call- Palermo, Sicily! Palermo is an ancient city with a very modern vibe. Since it’s founding in 734 BC by the Phoenicians, who […]

  • Journeys – Toledo Spain

    Journeys • Toledo Spain After a wonderful lunch in Tarragona, we packed up the car and headed out for Toledo.  Since our road trip was going to take a bit […]

  • Journeys – Cagliari, Italy

    Journeys – Cagliari, Italy Our last port of call was Cagliari, Italy. Cagliari is an Italian municipality and the capital of the island of Sardinia. This was a surprise stop, since we […]