A ship the size of the Allure of the Seas it's no surprise that there are many, many dining options that span both complimentary and specialty restaurants.  Among the complimentary dining is the Main Dining Room open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, Read More...

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I've never had the desire to sail onboard one of the new mega ships, but recently, I had the opportunity to take a 7-night cruise on the Royal Caribbean Allure of the Seas.  The ship holds 5,400 passengers and 2,175 crew.  Thanks to its size, once onboard, it is easy to forget you are on a ship.  Read More...

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The Pool at the Sonesta Maho Resort

I just got back from a escorting a tour to the Caribbean island of St. Maarten.  An island which, incidentally, has two identities: one French and one Dutch.  The Sonesta Maho Resort where we were staying stands on the Dutch side not far from the village of Maho. These were the photos I collected during my stay. Read More...

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Budapest

I'm back from my seven days aboard the AmaCerto, AmaWaterways newest ship, as we sailed from Nuremburg to Budapest.  Though the sites we passed and docked at along the way are remarkable year round, I had the good fortune to visit them during the holidays when these cities are transformed with festive decorations, Christmas Markets, and seasonal goodies.  Here are some of my photos of the trip. Read More...

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The Napa Valley area is a lush, green valley with over 500 wineries and is an excellent place for any wine lover to visit and even non-wine drinkers such as myself. We stayed at the River Terrace Inn in Napa, a lovely hotel and a great place to base yourself. Read More...

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After the farmers market at the Ferry Building our city tour continued on to Golden Gate Park.  Once a barren series of sand dunes today the area would be entirely unrecognizeable to a San Franciscan from the 1860s. Read More...

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Trafalgar's full day city tour was scheduled with a myriad of events and stops that provided an excellent overview of the city and its culture.  Our first stop was at the San Francisco Ferry Building which coincided with the weekly Saturday farmers market.  Read More....

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I just got back from our tour of San Francisco & Wine Country offered by Trafalgar Tours.  Trafalgar has never disappointed in the quality of its accommodations, its tour director, or its planned excursions.  The same was true of the San Francisco Wine Country Tour. Read More... 

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