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Hidden Northern Bali (Celukan Bawang) with Virtuoso Voyager Club
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Hidden Northern Bali (Celukan Bawang) with Virtuoso Voyager Club

I like Bali. The part I like most is the part that is less traversed.  It seems like everyone has been to the southern part of the island.  And more individuals have discovered Ubud since Elizabeth Gilbert put it on the map in Eat Pray Love.  But a majority of visitors to this island paradise…

Sunrise Sail In at Jakarta Harbor – A Seabourn Moment

Sunrise Sail In at Jakarta Harbor – A Seabourn Moment

One of the highlights of cruising on Seabourn are what aficionados like to call “Seabourn moments”. While Seabourn is known for her signature events such as Caviar in the Surf or Galley Market Lunches on some cruises, the staff also tries to come up with a variety of smaller occasions to wow their guests during every…

Five Reasons I Like Small Ship Cruising

I’m often asked why I like small ship cruising.   Smaller luxury ships certainly lack some of the features of their larger counterparts.  They have no rock climbing walls or Broadway musicals.  But they also have several unique benefits due their small size. 1.  Convivial passenger mix Fewer entertainment options means that socializing is the main entertainment.  Smaller…

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Introducing Master Pages

I don’t know about you, but I hate having to dig for things on the internet.  While the Googley people love nothing more than to dig for treasure, I prefer to spend my screen time reading. I have a large trip coming up and want to be able to write about it without having to…

Indonesian Vacation 2014 – Plotting, Scheming & Planning
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Indonesian Vacation 2014 – Plotting, Scheming & Planning

I leave on vacation in nine days. That means in about eight days, I will start packing.  I don’t do much in advance which means I will invariably be tearing the house up looking for something less than ten minutes before I’m being picked up for the airport. What I have done in advance however…

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Is That YOUR Inflatable Penis?! – Golden Princess Review Part V

When Princess Cruises describes their sailings as “a relaxed, rejuvenating retreat at sea”, the image of a young woman wearing a tiara “riding” a large inflatable penis around the crowded Golden Princess Piazza as if it’s a stick horse is not what my mind conjures up. Perhaps I have a different idea of what “relaxed and rejuvenating” mean when…

Are We There Yet? – Golden Princess Review Part IV
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Are We There Yet? – Golden Princess Review Part IV

Two weeks ago I had the opportunity to take a three night cruise on Princess Cruises’ Golden Princess.  It was a round-trip sailing from Los Angeles (San Pedro) with a port stop in Ensenada, Mexico.  I’ve been reviewing the cruise over the past week and today we’ll discuss the ship’s activities and amenities.   If…