Posts from the ‘Cruises’ category

Cuba, A Destination Like No Other

Yes, Cuba is an island in the Caribbean Sea.  Her topography is similar to other Caribbean islands, but it’s different.  Her history is similar, but it’s…

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Cuba, A Destination … Days 2 & 3 … On to Havana

Cuba Cruise,  Days Two and Three Day Two: Punta Frances/Isla de la Juventud Cuba, most newcomers are surprised to learn, is an archipelago of several hundred…

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Cuba, A Destination … Day 4 & 5 … Holguin

Day Four and Five:  Holguin, Home of the Castro Brothers The next day was our only day at sea and a chance to enjoy the ship…

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Cuba: A Destination. . . Day 6, Santiago de Cuba

Day Six:  Santiago de Cuba  All major, early Spanish settlements were placed strategically on a deep bay with a narrow entrance to guard against pirates and…

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Cuba: Celestyal Cristal and Tips for Planning Your Cruise

Cuba Cruise’s Ship, Celestyal Cristal If you have ever sailed on a Greek ship, you will right at home on the Celestyal Cristal.  She is as…

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India in Pictures – Goa, Mangalore, Cochin

Goa, located in West India in the region known as the Konkan, belonged to Portugal for 450 years until it was annxed by India in 1961,…

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India in Pictures – Elephanta island

Elephanta, an island lying seven miles southeast of Mumbia, is one of many Indian temples carved into caves with some of the most amazing collections of…

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India in Pictures – Mumbai

Gateway of India   Built to commemorate the visit of the British Monarchs, King George V and Queen Mary, to India in 1911, it is both the…

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Muscat, Oman’s City in White

As soon as you drive out of the port area into Muscat, you begin to realize that almost all the buildings you are seeing are white.…

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Fujairah, Something of a Surprise

From the sea, Fujairah appears to be a narrow strip of flat land with tall, starkly barren mountains rising immediately behind the coast.  But hidden in…

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