About

I’m a travel writer who is obsessed with seeing as much of the world as humanly possible. I grew up in Warwick, New York and received my B.A. in English from the University of New Hampshire and my Master’s degree in English (Simmons College – Boston). The travel bug bit my hard on her first trip abroad at age 9 to Germany and I’ve been traveling ever since.

Whether traveling by cruise ship or airplane, staying in a luxury resort or cabin, I truly believe that there is always something to learn along the way whether from the destination or the people you meet along the way.

Currently In & Traveling Plans 
Currently In:  At sea on a world cruise on board Fred. Olsen Cruise Line’s “Black Watch

Upcoming Destinations: World Cruise 2018, Hawaii

World Cruise 2018: Southampton, England; Ponta Delgado, Azores; Horta, Azores; Hamilton, Bermuda; Havana, Cuba; Cozumel, Mexico; Panama Canal; Manta, Ecuador; Callao, Peru; Paracas, Peru; Hanga Roa, Easter Island, Chile; Pitcairn Island; Papeete, Tahiti; Bora-Bora, French Polynesia; Rarotonga, Cook Islands; Auckland, New Zealand; Bay of Islands, New Zealand; Sydney, Australia; Brisbane, Australia; Hamilton Island; Great Barrier Reef; Darwin, Australia; Komodo, Indonesia; Singapore; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Yangon, Myanmar; Cochin, India; Mumbai, India; Aqaba, Jordan; Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt; Suez Canal; Alexandria, Egypt; Athens, Greece; Strait of Messina; Rome, Italy; Pisa, Italy; Malaga, Spain

visited 55 states (24.4%)
Create your own visited map of The World

Destinations and Countries Visited (and counting…):

1. Australia: Sydney; Hobart, Tasmania; Brisbane, Darwin, Hamilton Island
2. Austria: Melk, Vienna
3. Barbados
4. The Bahamas: Nassau, Freeport, Lucaya
5. Belgium: Brussels, Antwerp
6. Belize
7. Bermuda
8. Canada: Toronto, St. John, Sudbury, Vaughan (Canada’s Wonderland)
9. Chile: Easter Island
10. China: Hong Kong; Macau
11. Colombia: Bogota, Cartagena, Leticia, Puerto Narino
12. Croatia: Dubrovnik
13. Cuba: Havana
14. Czech Republic: Prague
15. Dominica
16. Ecuador: Manta
17. England: London, Brighton, Arundel, Bath, Dover, Oxford, Liverpool, Southampton, Haworth, Keighley, Leeds (and many others)
18. Fiji: Suva, Lautoka
19. France: Paris, Toulon, Calais, Corsica
20. French Polynesia: Tahiti
21. Gibraltar
22. Germany: Berlin, Nuremberg, Aachen, Cologne, Regensburg, Passau, Heidelberg
23. Greece: Olympia, Katakolon
24. Grenada
25. Hungary: Budapest
26. Iceland: Reykjavik and beyond
27. India: Cochin, Mumbai
28. Indonesia: Komodo Island
29. Ireland: Dublin, Galway, Cobh, Cashel
30. Italy: Venice, Bari, Florence
31. Jamaica: Montego Bay, Ocho Rios, Whitehouse, Negril and the Cayman Islands
32. Luxembourg
33. Malaysia: Kuala Lumpur
34. Mexico: Cancun, Playa del Carmen, Cabo san Lucas, Mazatlan, Puerto Vallarta
35. Morocco: Casablanca and Marrakech
36. Myanmar: Yangon
37. Netherlands: Amsterdam
38. New Caledonia: Lifou; Noumea; Isles of Pines (Île des Pins)
39. New Zealand (Doubtful Sound, Dusky Sound, Dunedin, Akaroa, Wellington, Tauranga, Bay of Islands)
40. Panama: Panama City, Panama Canal
41. Peru: Callao, Paracas, and Lima
42. Portugal: Cascais, Sintra, Lisbon, Ponta Delgada
43. Saint Kitts and Nevis
44. Saudi Arabia: Jeddah
45. Scotland: Edinburgh, Inverness, Glasgow, Fort William
46. Singapore
47. Spain: Barcelona, Malaga, Palma de Mallorca, Montserrat, Madrid, Melilla, Cartagena, Mirabella, Cadiz, Puerto Banus
48. St. Lucia
49. St. Maarten
50. Sweden: Stockholm
51. Thailand: Bangkok; Chiang Mai
52. Tunisia: Djerba
53. Turkey: Izmir, Istanbul
54. Turks and Caicos
55. Wales: Cardiff
56. United States: Including US Virgin Islands (St. John, St. Croix, and St. Thomas) and Puerto Rico

Contact Marian Krueger To reach Marian directly, you may use the contact form or send an email to Marian (at) Travelshopgirl (dot) com.  Please keep in mind that Marian travels frequently and sometimes access to the Internet isn’t always an option.  This may result in a delayed response, but you will always receive a response. Please note: At this time, Marian is no longer accepting unsponsored Guest Posts. To leave a comment or if you have a travel related question, please feel free to email me directly.