Tag: Europe
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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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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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Freedom in the Mediterranean…More Barcelona!
For our last full day in Barcelona, I had scheduled two tours through Viator. First a guided tour of Sagrada Familia in the morning, then a Flamenco Show at Tablao Cordobes in the evening. Believe it or not, this was my first time scheduling through Viator, I usually book directly through the tour company. Here…
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Freedom in the Mediterranean…Beautiful Barcelona
I will be back shortly to continue my review of this Freedom of the Seas cruise, but since I am still working on my time in Barcelona, I want to take a minute to express my heartbreak over the terrorist attacks on Thursday in this amazing city. I will tell you that I fell totally…
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Freedom in the Mediterranean…The Story Begins!
Way back in the twilight of 2015, when I was on board the Freedom of the Seas Eastern Caribbean cruise, I purchased a “Future Cruise Certificate.” Basically it is a promise to cruise again, which I knew I was going to do anyway, so I took advantage of some perks that they were offering with…
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