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Part VI of the Barcelona as a Port Stop Series Section 2 Tossa de Mar, Tarragona, Girona & Aventura
In part two of day trips from the port of Barcelona, I cover Tossa de Mar, Tarragona, Girona and Port Aventura. Tossa de Mar...


Normandy - the Landing Beaches
Le Havre as a Port Stop Normandy - The Landing Beaches When your cruise ship docks at Le Havre, you will not be short of things to do or...


Bilbao, Spain as a Port Stop
Leading from various locations in the square, are exits to main roads, two of which are streets located in the old town. We exited near the


Sintra as a Lisbon Port Stop
If you have been on a western European cruise, chances are you have already visited Lisbon and you are now looking for tours outside of...


Lisbon as a Port Stop
Lisbon or as I like to call it, the place I learned that trying to eat the famous pastel de Belém, (traditional custard tart), along the...


Pre and Post Cruise Stay in London
Please check out the Pre and Post Cruise Stays Section of this website for complete information on London. In that section I cover:...


Cádiz, Spain as a Port Stop
I have visited a number of places in Spain and spent a lot of time in both Madrid and Barcelona however this was my first visit to Cádiz....

Southampton, England
Let’s take a short break from “Travel Tips” and talk about some of the recent places that I have visited. In October I found myself in...


Panic Packing or Relaxed Readiness?
As usual, I left my packing to the day of departure knowing that I would have a full six hours or so to prepare my suitcase and carry-on bag

Never Too Old to Travel – Top Ten Considerations
When are you too old to travel? Never. Age has nothing to do with your ability to travel the world. Health does. Those are two separate...
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