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Category: Europe

2023 Danube River Cruises!

April 13, 2023April 12, 2023 by Stuart

Over two years in the making, the Danube River Cruises are finally going to happen! The first cruise is on the Viking Ullur from Bucharest, Romania, to Budapest, Hungary. Then there is an open day in Budapest (but wait until you read what’s going on that night!). After that “open day,” it’s boarding time for…

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Portugal-Morocco-Spain: Let the Tour Begin

October 21, 2019 by Stuart

Monday, October 21 [Click on thumbnail images for full size] Our Globus tour (code ZU 1018) tour has begun, and we are currently in Seville, Spain. The emphasis here is on Flamenco– just as Fado was the emphasis in Lisbon. Yes, we are actually a couple days into the tour, but with the lengthy travel…

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Portugal-Morocco-Spain: Before the Start

October 17, 2019October 17, 2019 by Stuart

Thursday, October 17 Greetings from Lisboa (as Lisbon is called here in Portugal). Darlene and I are here on our “pre-night” before the start of our 17-day Globus tour that takes us through parts of Portugal, 7 days in Morocco, and then some time in Spain before finishing in Madrid. (Thanks for putting this together,…

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Photos from “Viking Homelands” Cruise

June 10, 2019 by Stuart

In a previous post, I told you about my first Viking Ocean cruise; it was a truly amazing experience. I didn’t include many photos in that post because it was already long enough. In this post, words will be scant and photos will be plentiful. Note: If you want to know anything about any specific…

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My First Viking Cruise

June 6, 2019 by Stuart

To be a little more specific, it was my first Viking Ocean cruise. We were on a Viking River cruise in April out of Bordeaux, France, that was thoroughly delightful. This ocean cruise was on the Viking Sea, and I was one of the guest speakers on their iconic Viking Homelands cruise from Bergen, Norway,…

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