In attempt to use some of the $150 of onboard credit I decided to take a tour arranged by the ship to Avignon, the Palace of the Popes...

I organized a private tour in an 8 passenger minivan. Our driver guide Benjamin was excellent. Our tour started by driving along the...

Today I had organized a tour of Cinque Terre. It was a private tour in an 8 passenger minivan. We left the ship at 0745 and the guide...

I started a bit later than I should have. The ship was scheduled to be cleared at 0600. By the time I got the free port bus to town it...

Sea days are a wonderful thing. Today's activites: I slept in until around 0930. I would have slept longer, but the Cruise Critic Meet...

I was one of the first few people off the ship today. I had intended to visit the Bellver castle, however as I was walking I checked the...

Thanks to my favorite airline (United) my flight landed at 10:32 instead of 07:45. I rushed to drop off my suitcase at Bags & Go (which...

So far everything is looking wonderful. The door chime on the Excursion wasn't active this morning. I got to the Parking Spot (#2) and...

I'm mostly ready for my next fun trip - my first ocean cruise this year. I'll be sailing on the NCL Epic on Sunday from Barcelona, Spain...

Flying back to Houston... Immigration had a hard time finding my entry stamp. Apparently despite the fact that I have plenty of empty...

We had an afternoon chopper (Augusta Westland 139) back to Doha. The Radisson Blu upgraded me to what they called a suite...

The friendly immigration workers are still playing the game to determine how many stamps will fit on one page. I have plenty of empty...

Recognize this view? Yes I'm on the Qatar Airways 777-300ER again. No complaints here. Good service, good seats. Direct flight. Well I...

This morning I finished packing my bag and took the very short walk to the train station. The train costs 8.8€ from the Brussels North...

Today I took two 'free' walking tours. The first one started from Grand Place at 10:00 AM. I got to Grand Place early so I could take...

This morning we packed, had a small breakfast and left the ship around 8:00 AM. I stored my luggage at a friend's hotel and then went to...

This morning we arrived in Amsterdam, Netherlands. We docked not too far from the central train station. There was an MSC ship docked at...

This morning we arrived in Koln (Cologne), Germany. We started the morning with a 90 minutes walking tour of the city. There was a...

The ship stayed docked in Rhudesheim, Germany until 9:00 AM. I walked briskly through the town to get a few photos in the daylight. It...

This morning we arrived in Speyer, Germany. We took a bus to Heidelberg, Germany. The first stop we made after the journey was to the...