There were almost 2000 passengers on our cruise ship with most of them coming from Australia. A few days before the ship reached Hawaii, we all started to talk about the excursions we wanted to do while stopping at our four Hawaiian ports. The number of passengers who...
The first stop of our cruise was the Kingdom of Tonga. The group of islands is known as The Friendly Islands and the people we met were lovely. It was pouring with rain during our day in port, and I have to admit that this wasn't my favorite destination. Most of the...
During our recent cruise, Edward our stateroom steward used to service our room in the morning and do a turn-down service at night, complete with chocolates on our pillows. As part of his visit to our room he’d make the tissues and the toilet paper pointy. Every time...
Since I’ve just returned from holiday I thought I’d use my Pacific cruise holiday as my topic for this week’s Thursday Thirteen. Thirteen Things I Did During My Cruise Holiday 1. I tried Line Dancing for the first time ever. 2. I went to my first art auction. 3. I...
I'm back! The Pacific cruise was wonderful--relaxing, full of new experiences and fun times. Quite frankly, I don't think I'm ready to face the real world again. In the real world I have to cook, do dishes and make my own bed. Hubby had to drag me onto the plane to...
Shelley is busy with edits, so here are some photos of places she's visited during the last two weekends. This is the Sky Tower, taken from the Auckland Domain. This is the Auckland War Memorial Museum. I came across some people practicing playing their bag pipes....
I'm visiting Nikki Duncan's blog today where I'm talking about traveling and books. There's a download of Wanderlust up for grabs. Comment on my post and you're in the draw. I'm also doing a guest spot at The Romance Studio Blue about a particular weakness of mine--my...
One of the animals Mr. Munro most wanted to see during our last trip to the US was a bull moose. We came across this one while driving in the Grand Teton area. It was a hot day and he was ambling down the small waterway, ignoring all the tourists taking photos of him....
Travel-Ready Packing: Pack Light, Dress Right—Anytime, Anywhere by Julie Ann Martin Publisher: Argo & Cole Publishers ISBN: 978-0-9791186-1-6 Publication Date: 1 Jan, 2010 Website: www.travelreadypacking.com Amazon link: Travel-Ready Packing: Pack Light, Dress Right -...
