Our first day on board the Noordam was a relaxing one as we cruised the Gulf of Alaska in route to Glacier Bay. We decided to take our time in the morning and have a leisurely coffee in the Explorations Cafe. Then we were off to take some photos of the ship and a selection […]
MoreWe made it! Arrived in the Sheraton Anchorage, for our Holland American southbound cruise, around 1am on August 5th. The hotel lobby was deserted save for the lady behind the reception desk. There were two rooms reserved for us and we were happy to finally be in Anchorage. We arrived only nine hours later than […]
MoreSince my last update we have visited Haines, Juneau and, today, we are in Ketchikan. It rained each and every day until we arrived here today. Funny thing is that Ketchikan is the rainiest town in Alaska. It is warm and sunny with a slight breeze. The scenery everywhere we look is wonderful. Eventually you […]
MoreFor those few of you who follow our travel adventures, I want to update you on our current trip. The internet stinks on the ship and I can’t upload photos. Yesterday I couldn’t even get on my site to write. Maybe tomorrow I will have stronger connectivity. In the meantime here’s the lowdown on our […]
MoreIts like deja vu all over again! We are sitting in the Los Angeles airport after a harrowing 24 hours. It all began yesterday, after we downloaded our boarding passes. JoAnn received a text message that our flight to Seattle was cancelled and we would be notified in due course about American’s revised plans for […]
MoreFlying from Venice was a breeze, especially in light of what we went through ten days before to get there. Since we could not make a same day connection to Philadelphia, we decided to spend our layover in Richmond Upon Thames, a pleasant suburb of London. We were originally going to stay in Windsor but […]
MoreWell, the afternoon of Wednesday, May 16th, was our last moment in Croatia. This has been a interesting and exciting trip. We traveled to destinations that were new to us. The scenery was beautiful. The people were nice and the food good. If you have the opportunity to visit the Dalmatian Coast sieze the day […]
MoreOur excursion to Venice and the Dalmatian Coast was drawing to a close with a visit on Wednesday, May 16th, to Pula, an industrial port and Istria’s largest city. As we sailed in we passed Pula’s shipyard, one of Pula’s largest employers.
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