I didn’t think we were going to make it to Turkey this time. We almost didn’t. Our scheduled stop in Izmir was cancelled for safety concerns due to the political climate weeks before we left for Barcelona. We weren’t entirely heartbroken – we had no plans for Turkey, having done an extensive tour of the Read more
Well, it’s been a few weeks, hasn’t it? Time seems to be escaping me lately. It’s like one minute, I was in San Francisco for my birthday and the next, it’s October. It’s October. When did that happen?! It’s been a crazy month, though. I got promoted at work (…again, which makes two promotions in Read more
Visiting Greece always intimidates me a little bit. It’s not like visiting Spain (I speak fluent Spanish), Italy (Italian is close enough to Spanish for me to get by) or even France (which is similar to no language I know, but at least uses the phonetic alphabet). I know three words in Greek: kalimera (good Read more
On our ten day Carnival Vista itinerary, eight of those days were port days (and one was embarkation day), which meant on this brand new ship with all kinds of new features and new things to explore, we only had one sea day to do it all in. We’re pretty adept at packing our days Read more
La dolce vita. Our first two days in Italy were all about the rich history and stunning architecture of the cities we were visiting. Our third day in Italy? That was our day to enjoy the Italian culture and lifestyle. La dolce vita. The sweet life. And there was no better way to enjoy that Read more
