One of my all time favorite destinations in the world is Iceland and my favorite way to get there is with IcelandAir and boy do I have a lot of Iceland travel tips. Having visited Iceland on more than one occasion (January/February 2012, December 2012, February 2013, and August 2013), my recent trip in October allowed… Read More
Our first port of call on my Mediterranean cruise onboard MSC Preziosa was Bari, Italy. This would be the one port where I had no predetermined objective and really no clue as to what there was to do or where I might want to go. For any trip I take I usually research well in… Read More
What’s it like to sail out of Venice cruise ship port? When it’s time to set sail for an experienced cruiser, I’ll admit that it’s particularly easy to feel somewhat jaded. “I’ve done so many of these before. What could be different?” But sailing out of Venice cruise ship port while on board MSC Preziosa by… Read More
I spy… lots of ships in Venice! Before sailing out of Venice, I began ship spotting a few familiar ships in port alongside our ship, the MSC Preziosa. It’s not like I have buyers remorse or anything when I’m on a cruise ship looking at other ships… really! But am I the only one when… Read More
The last thing anyone wants to see when heading out on a cruise is rain. The morning I was departing my hotel to head out for my cruise in Venice, all I saw was an overcast sky filled with clouds threatening to unleash havoc on an otherwise beautiful day. Of course, I hadn’t bothered to… Read More
After a long flight and an equally long walk throughout Venice, we finally settled on eating and dinner in Venice. Truthfully, I could’ve eaten the second we landed, but around every corner I kept finding more interesting things to look at and photograph. As the sun started to set, I knew it was time to… Read More
If you’re thinking about traveling to Venice, you’ll be happy to hear that you’ll have plenty — and I do mean plenty — of choices. Whether you choose a worldwide branded hotel, a smaller independent hotel, a B&B, or a vacation rental, the abundance of options can be good or bad, depending on how you… Read More
After two flights that took us from Boston to Paris and ultimately onto Venice, I was finally in Venice! But now I was going to have to make my way from the airport to my hotel. On any other day this would be easy, but as I was sleep deprived and beyond tired, I was… Read More
New adventures and new experiences. In a nutshell, that’s what I live for and how I get through the monotonous, boring days of my regular life until I can travel again. When I was on MSC Divina in December, I couldn’t resist booking a cruise on their newest ship, MSC Preziosa. Summer quickly passed and… Read More
With camera in hand, when I’m traveling you’ll often spot me taking pictures of those things you might not necessarily find photo worthy. But big or small, historical in significance or not, if I’m there, I’m taking photos. As I’ve done on other trips (Bermuda, USVI in 2011, Ireland, and St. Thomas March 2014), I couldn’t… Read More
