Souvenir travel ornaments

Travel ornaments gift mementos are a wonderful way to showcase a favorite trip. Ornaments are also a super fun way to show someone you’re planning a destination trip. Personalized gift travel Ornaments The majority of my ornaments can be customized directly by the buyer while they are online. Change the text, change the color of…

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Travel Tuesday memory cruising to Saint Lucia

This week’s Travel Tuesday Saint Lucia via cruise ship memory took place in October 2019 to November 2019. I lucked up and found a 14 day cruise from downtown Boston seaport district eliminating the need for me to fly. Flying anywhere is highly challenging due to medical issues. Getting a ride to the cruise port…

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photo collage of cruise port in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

The ship docked at the cruise port located in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. It was a warm and sunny morning, perfect for sitting on the deck or strolling off ship. I choose to stay near the ship due to my ulcerative colitis flare-up. My first blog post of Puerto Vallarta focused on leaving the ship to…

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Images of San Francisco

Cruising to or from the Port of San Francisco? Thanks to a previous visit to San Francisco, shown in my 2010 image below, I knew my way around the city. San Francisco cruise tip – sticker tips for back to back cruisers Cruise Part One was a 21 day itinerary initiating from New York City…

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walking around town in Zihuatanejo, Mexico

Sharing mobility cruise port tips on my recent visits to different countries is helpful to me too. Writing about these docking experiences may help future cruisers. Conversations with friends and family is now easier as I can refer to my blog posts. Cruising to Zihuatanejo, Mexico, in January 2020 had pleasant weather in the 70’s.…

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Shore excursion tour of Santa Monica Pier

Touring Santa Monica Pier one sunny day in January was exciting. I purchased the five hour Beachfronts and Beverly Hills shore excursion ticket during my cruise on Norwegian Gem. We boarded the tour bus while docked in the Port of Los Angeles. The bus has several steps up to the seats. It also has a…

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whale watching in January

Whale watching is a wonderful Travel Tuesday memory. I purchased a whale watching tour ticket. We took a tender (small boat) from the cruise ship to the colorful port of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. The port has lots of shopping, food places, tour boats. I spotted sea lions and pelicans. I’ll write tips about about…

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Puntarenas cruise port

Puntarenas cruise port in Costa Rica is a walkable, very narrow two lane pier. Norwegian Dawn arranged a free shuttle train to transport passengers to and from the security gate leading into town. I loved celebrating my 65th on a 21 day New York-Panama-San Francisco cruise, January 2020. Cruising is my favorite travel choice. Cooking,…

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Jungle Crocodile river cruise

Norwegian Dawn’s Jungle Crocodile Safari shore excursion tour in Costa Rica was the perfect outing for this 65 year old cruise traveler. The 4 page tour listings showed how many hours we’d be out for the day. The tour description included the activity levels. Level One being the easiest with a little bit of walking.…

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Cruising into Cartagena, Columbia

Cartagena Columbia cruise port was easy to visit. I enjoy traveling by Norwegian Cruise Line to different cruise ports and sharing accessibility information. Tips for those who like to do things near the ship rather than take tour excursions. Cartagena Columbia cruise port, located in a shipping yard while not pretty was close to a…

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