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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…
With one week left in 2014, its time to wind down and enjoy some much earned time at home. As the year ends, I find myself conducting a 2014 travel review and formulating a plan for 2015. What a year it has been – my travels covered fourteen countries/territories and yet I only took three round-trip…
Yesterday I shared details of our self-guided city tour for Surabaya using Blue Bird Taxi. Today I’d like to share more about the new Surabaya cruise port terminal itself. We were told that Seabourn Odyssey was the first ship to call at the newly finished cruise terminal in Surabaya. Because we were in a hurry to…
On my recent twelve-night Indonesian cruise aboard Seabourn Odyssey, only one port proved troublesome for advance planning (something I don’t like that much) – Surabaya. Surabaya was a mystery. Plan A was to come up with a tour or other planned activity for the day. The ship’s tours did not sound at all interesting (and were…
I love embarkation day on Seabourn – it always feels like “coming home” for me to be living the suite life once again! Compared to larger lines I have sailed, Seabourn makes the experience seamless which helps start a vacation off on a relaxing note. When we arrived at the Singapore Cruise Terminal (after initial…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
All that sea air always causes me to work up a bit of an appetite when I’m on a cruise. Or at least that’s what I tell myself! Today we hit the midpoint of my review of my three-night Mexican escape on Golden Princess a couple of weeks ago. * Part I – How Did I…