Antibes, France
Our first stop in France was in Antibes, a city of just over 75,000 people on what is known as the French Riviera, the Mediterranean coastline in Southeast France. It…
Last Two Stops in Italy
After leaving Cinque Terre, we spent two nights in two places on our way to France. Nervi, Genoa The first was the Nervi neighborhood of Genoa. We had been to…
Cinque Terre
Our next stop on our self-guided tour of Italy was Cinque Terre (Five Lands). The name refers to five villages located within Cinque Terre National Park, which is also a…
Hanging out in Livorno
Our next stop in Italy was Livorno, a city of approximately 150,000 in Tuscany on the Ligurian Sea, which is north of Corsica where many (including me) may have thought…
Living Roman for a Few Days
You might be expecting a post about visiting various ancient sites, art, or other tourist-oriented things in Rome. This is not a post about that, because we didn’t do any…
March-April 2025 Transatlantic Cruise – Emerald Princess
(Edited 4/23/25 to add our bridge tour) In late March/early April 2025 we took a transatlantic cruise from Fort Lauderdale to Civitavecchia, the port closest to Rome. Several stops on…
World Cruise – Final Impressions
Going on a world cruise was a very interesting life experience. I am writing this post in mid-June of 2024, seven weeks after we got off of the ship on…
Bermuda
Our final stop on our cruise, after five days at sea, was the island nation of Bermuda. This is another British Overseas Territory. It was our first visit. Bermuda was…
Our Last Stops in Europe
After crossing back to the western side of the Mediterranean, we had three stops, in three different countries, before ending the European portion of our cruise. All of these were…
Greece and Turkey – Scenic Beauty and Excellent Food
The next four stops on our cruise were in Greece and Turkey. These were new countries for us and places we looked forward to visiting. These stops were four days…