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The Great European Adventure, Days 1+2: Chicago to London to Barcelona

The Great European Adventure, Days 1+2: Chicago to London to Barcelonafeatured

In many ways, I feel like this trip kind of snuck up on me. We’d been planning it for months, but it always seemed just out of sight until the moment it was actually here. This trip, our departure in particular, was extraordinarily more stressful than any other trip we’d taken. European culture and customs Read more

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Oh, Island in the Sun: Breeze-ing Back to the Southern Caribbean (Part Three)featured

I’ll go ahead and say it: I’m pretty high maintenance. I take forever to get ready. I like to sprawl out across whatever desk is closest to me and take my time in putting my makeup on, contemplating shades of lipstick that I’ll only apply once because I’ll forget to reapply after we leave the Read more

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Oh, Island in the Sun: Breeze-ing Back to the Southern Caribbean (Part Two)featured

Day two in Florida didn’t start with any more promise than day one did. While we had yet to experience anything like the torrential rains The Weather Channel had been forecasting all week, we also had yet to see any sunlight. 37,000 feet above, Stephanie was on an early flight to meet up with us Read more

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Oh, Island in the Sun: Breeze-ing Back to the Southern Caribbean (Part One)featured

Two weeks ago, I was stepping onboard the Breeze. I was in Miami. The sun was beaming brightly in every which way, the air was balmy and calm and even though we were repeating a trip we’d taken a week earlier, we were excited with the adventures to come in the eight days ahead. And Read more

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The Palm Trees are Really Cool: Onboard the Carnival Valor’s Southern Route (Part Four)featured

The nice thing about cruising out of San Juan is that departure times are often late. Very late. Ours was at 10:00 pm. Normal sailaway times are often between 4:00 pm and 6:00 pm. So this meant a few things that reacted off each other: late departure meant late embarkation which meant I could sleep Read more

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