What kind of traveler are you? While some people really enjoy being part of a large travel group, you know the kind — one of 100 on a huge coach bus, everyone taking a picture of the same thing at the same time, you may not be one of them. I’m definitely not since I… Read More
Think you know everything there is to know about Texas? Arlington is the American Dream City, and we know everyone wants to be happy. Arlington is nearly 100 square miles and has a population of nearly 400,000 residents, so it won’t be long before you discover why everything’s bigger in Texas. Located only about 20… Read More
24 HOURS IN LONDON Have you noticed how much I love to travel? I’m often asked what my favorite travel destination is and while the world constantly changes around me, one thing remains the same. I’m absolutely in love with London and it’ll always be my all time favorite city in the world. The city… Read More
Remember how I said I was on a Mysterious Morocco and Seductive Spain cruise with Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines? On this day we were in port in Melilla, which I thought was in Spain. Technically, it’s Spain, but it’s considered an autonomous Spanish city in Spanish North Africa and Morocco has officially claimed it as an… Read More
Summer is already behind us, and as we watch the leaves fall to the ground and images of snow and bad weather loom in our future, it’s beginning to look like time to plan for a winter getaway. Nothing beats a getaway to somewhere hot in the middle of winter when you feel like you… Read More
On an overcast October morning, we continued cruising and exploring Spain while onboard Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines Balmoral and I noticed that we weren’t alone in the port of Málaga. This definitely wasn’t my first visit to Málaga. I had been in the area recently looking at the spectacular menorca property. I was looking for… Read More
Our first port of call after three days sailing the ocean blue onboard Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines Balmoral was Cádiz, Spain. As you can see in the itinerary map above, our Mysterious Morocco and Seductive Spain cruise was an adventure to destinations I had never been to before, but for Malága, Spain. I felt like a… Read More
Cruise Food, Glorious Balmoral Food While most people will shy away from talking about cruise food and might even say that they choose cruising for the itinerary or the ship, I’m not going to lie to you. I love cruise food. There — I’ve said it. First of all, I don’t love all cruise food.… Read More
This post brought to you by LastPass. The content and opinions expressed below are that of Travel Shop Girl. If you travel often like I do, staying organized at home and on the road can be challenging. One of my biggest pet peeves when I travel is not having access to a website for some… Read More
Today I’m taking you on a tour in pictures of Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines Balmoral in my latest cruise ship review. Having now been on 30 cruises, while this was my first ever Fred. Olsen cruise, it certainly wasn’t my first cruise and I was curious if the British cruise ship Balmoral would stack up to some… Read More
