As we were swimming at the beach in Barbados we heard a mix of people from Celebrity Summit and the Crown Princess (also in dock that day) complaining about their respective cruises....
Category: Caribbean, Cruising, Travel Outside U.S. Tags: Barbados, Caribbean, Caribbean cruise, Celebrity Cruises, Celebrity Summit, cruise, Cruise Critic, cruise ship, Cruising, Dominica, Grenada, international travel, Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, San Juan, St. Croix, St. Maarten, US Virgin Islands, USVI
In planning for our 7-day 5-island adventure, we decided to pick two of the islands for driving tours, two of the islands for beach days, and one island for an “adventure.”...
Category: Caribbean, Cruising, Travel Outside U.S. Tags: beach, Caribbean, Caribbean cruise, Celebrity Cruises, Celebrity Summit, cruise, Cruising, international travel, Sint Maarten, St. Maarten
In December we spent one week island hopping through the Caribbean on the Celebrity Summit. Not a bad way to spend a week! We have grown to love cruising. It’s your...
Category: Caribbean, Cruising, Travel Outside U.S. Tags: Barbados, Caribbean, Caribbean cruise, Celebrity Cruises, Celebrity Summit, cruise, cruise ship, Cruising, Dominica, Grenada, Puerto Rico, San Juan, St. Croix, St. Maarten, U.S. Virgin Islands, USVI
Venice is, of course, a classic Italy “must do.” As it should be! However, if you have more time in the area, I recommend taking a tour of the nearby islands...
Category: Europe, Italy, Travel Outside U.S. Tags: Burano, Europe, international travel, Italy, Murano, Venezia, Venice
Rome, the eternal city. Can it be done in a day? Of course you won’t be able to take a deep dive, but you can devote yourself to a couple major...
Category: Europe, Italy, Travel Outside U.S. Tags: Colosseum, Europe, international travel, Italy, Pantheon, Piazza Navona, Roma, Roman Forum, Rome, Spanish Steps, St. Peter's Basilica, Trevi Fountain, Vatican
For those picture perfect postcard views of Florence, you need to go up! There are two vistas and two (wait, make that three!) towers/domes you will want to climb. So put...
Category: Europe, Italy, Travel Outside U.S. Tags: Duomo, Europe, Firenze, Florence, Florence cathedral, international travel, Italy, Palazzo Vecchio, Piazzale Michelangelo, San Miniato al Monte, skyline, sunset, views, vista
No, I’m not saying that Florence is in a intermediate state. This past June, Limbo was the area where we resided–Piazza del Limbo to be more specific. What I love about...
Category: Europe, Italy, Travel Outside U.S. Tags: Bottega del Chianti, Clet, Europe, Firenze, Florence, history, international travel, Italy, Piazza del Limbo, street art
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