Category: France
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Paris In a Pandemic
For me, travel is healing. It soothes my soul. It gets me outside of my head, and trust me its dangerous in there! It lets me step outside myself and connect with something else. Connect with countries, cultures, people, and ultimately to return home with a better, clearer sense of myself. During this pandemic I…
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A Day Trip from Marseille – Charming Arles
Now, if you have followed my cruise planning at all before, you know I ALWAYS plan my own excursions, I think that you get a better product for less money than booking the cruise line excursions. However, I had waited so long to get organized for this one due to a bazillion things going on…
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Quick Pre-Trip to Nice…Why Not?
Last April, Mom and I decided to try a new cruise line. MSC had an itinerary that appealed to both of us with several ports I had never been to before. In addition, the MSC Meraviglia will be moving to Miami next year so I really wanted to try it in case it became a…
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Châteaux, Rivers & Wine – My First River Cruise Experience
Bordeaux. Finally we are in Bordeaux. The bus ride was not terrible, but its still a bus ride! We made a couple of “convenience” stops so that folks could stretch their legs, get a coffee or snack, or whatever. But eventually we pulled into the dock at Bordeaux. River cruise docks are not ocean cruise…
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My First River Cruise Experience…Pre-Cruise Extension
So after our amazing dinner last night, way too much wine and a good nights sleep, I was up at 6am to go to the gym (not because I am that good about going to the gym, just trying to mitigate the damage I knew I would do on the cruise!). However, the gym at…
Soccer Mom Travels 