Category Archives: Port Cities

Cairns

Posted on June 25, 2011 by LBcruiseshipblogger

On my second visit to Australia, we flew up to Cairns to see the Great Barrier Reef.  After just a couple days in Sydney, we took the train to the airport. Barely.  Somewhere on the train a fight broke out.  … Continue reading →

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Sydney

Posted on May 28, 2011 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Never let your daughter be an exchange student.  My daughter, Sheri, went to Australia the second half of her senior year in high school with the famous last words “It’s only for 6 months.” Ten years later, she’s still there. … Continue reading →

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Saint Martin

Posted on March 5, 2011 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Watertaxi to Phillipsburg, St. Maarten for a look at the town, shops and beach. A bit of island history too. Click on the link about 747’s for awesome videos of a close-up of the underside of airplanes landing right overhead at Princess Juliana airport. Continue reading →

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Puerto Rico

Posted on February 13, 2011 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Walking through old San Juan, Puerto Rico. Visits to the old castle/forts of San Cristobal and San Felipe del Morro. Blue brick roads and iguanas. Continue reading →

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Fort Lauderdale

Posted on December 18, 2010 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Visiting jaws at the Bass Pro Shop in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Boarding the Westerdam for a Caribbean cruise. Continue reading →

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Ketchikan, InnerSea Discoveries part 8

Posted on November 6, 2010 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Walking tour of Ketchikan Alaska Continue reading →

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InnerSea Discoveries part 1, Seattle and Juneau

Posted on September 19, 2010 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Safari Quest InnerSea Discoveries – the Uncruise There’s an old saying that states if something sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Normally that is the truth, but once in awhile it’s not. When the offer came to … Continue reading →

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