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How to Survive a Booze Cruise

By on November 19, 2011 in Australia, cruise, Whitsundays, wine

Tweet After too much time in the great outdoors on Fraser Island, I knew sailing the Whitsundays was more my style. I did a similar booze cruise in Croatia over a year ago, so I figured a two-day cruise would be a piece of cake. The Whitsundays are known for the insanely blue waters, where [...]

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They’re Playing My Song

By on September 15, 2010 in Croatia, cruise, Mexico, travel

TweetHave you ever been in a foreign country, surrounded by the unfamiliar, only to find something from home? I’ve had three run-ins with familiar songs while abroad and they always come at the most bizarre times. The Song: “Georgia on My Mind” by Ray Charles The Moment: My friend Christine and I were in Amsterdam for [...]

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Favorite Travel Memories: Makarska

By on August 3, 2010 in Croatia, cruise, travel tuesday

Tweet Oceans and mountains: the best of both worlds I know I’ve already said how much I loved Croatia, but this particular night goes down as one of my favorite travel memories. My Australian cruise mates and I had reached the middle of the trip. At the point between being complete strangers and being sick [...]

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Losing My Independence

By on July 10, 2010 in backpacking, Croatia, cruise, love, manifesto

Tweet This post was inspired by conversations with people about solo travel and reading lots of blog posts. If you want to know more about traveling alone, visit Gray’s blog at SoloFriendly.com. I first planned a trip alone because most of my friends don’t have the same desire or budget to travel. They’re mostly homebodies, [...]

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Summer on the Water

By on February 20, 2010 in Croatia, cruise, Europe, summer, travel

TweetIf you’ve been reading for the past month or so, you know I’ve become obsessed with Australia and the thought of going this summer. Well, there’s been a slight change of plans since I don’t want to go there when it’s winter in the southern hemisphere. So I’m back to the original(ish) plan, which is Croatia. I’ve been [...]

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What I Learned About Cruising

By on August 11, 2009 in cruise, travel

Tweet -Roger the porter: Your “helpful” porter, who may do little more than watch you bring your bags to the curb, will harass you for tips. Ours kept mentioning that this was the last time we would see him and I thought, “Okay, it was nice to meet you,” but he kept saying it until [...]

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Cruise Diaries: Part Three

By on August 10, 2009 in Cozumel, cruise, Mexico, travel

TweetDays 5 & 6  (8-4-09 to 8-5-09) What a completely unreasonable day. Upon arriving in Mexico, we took a taxi to Paradise Beach, where we paid $10 for use of kayaks and water slides. Being the idiot I am, I jumped off the water trampoline and gashed by foot onto the reef. We went through 2 [...]

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Cruise Diaries: Part Two

By on August 9, 2009 in cruise, Grand Cayman, travel

Tweet Days 3 & 4 (8-2-09 to 8-3-09) We had breakfast at the buffet, then laid out for a couple of hours and watched an ice sculpting demonstration in the 100+ degrees pool deck. I was actually impressed with this talent. Then we changed and went to a much better lunch in the dining room. [...]

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Cruise Diaries: Part One

By on August 7, 2009 in cruise, friends, travel

TweetNote: I had a lot to say about every day, so thanks to my cruising experience, I now have writing material for the whole week! I also wrote what we ordered at dinner, which is very uninteresting, but I figured it is good to know what to expect when it comes to cruising fine dining. [...]

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