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Tag Archives: train
North Pacific Crossing
We started our journey on the Amtrak Cascades train from Washington State into Vancouver B.C. on a rainy day. The train was full of people traveling to various cruise ships, some for that day and some for the next. One … Continue reading
Posted in Alaska, Canada, Holland America, Japan, Pacific Ocean & Islands, Shipboard Life, Westerdam
Tagged Amtrak, Bearing Sea, Holland America, photos, train, travel, Westerdam
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Australia’s Blue Mountains
Some cruises start in Sydney, some end there, and some are round trips out of Sydney. When cruising to or from Sydney it’s nice to spend a bit of extra time there to see the area. Sydney has great public … Continue reading
Posted in Arcadia, Australia, P&O, Port Cities, Port City Side Trips
Tagged Australia, Blue Mountains, cruise, emu, hike, Jenolan Caves, Leura, photos, Red Hands cave, scenic, Sydney, things to do in the Blue Mountains, three sisters, train, travel
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Italy – Messina and Taormina
Carnival Vista stopped in Messina, Italy on a Sunday. From the ship Messina looks like a pretty big city with lots of interesting old architecture within walking distance. Being Sunday though they made announcements that not much of anything in … Continue reading
Train, Boat, and Bus Excursion in Puntarenas, Costa Rica
Our 17-day Panama Canal cruise on Celebrity Infinity made a port stop at Puntarenas, Costa Rica. Costa Rica lies in Central America between Nicaragua and Panama. The rather long cruise ship dock at Puntarenas crosses a long beach with dark … Continue reading
Saint Kitts Scenic Railway
Like many Caribbean islands, St. Kitts once had many sugarcane plantations. Narrow-gauge railways often carried freshly harvested cane to sugar factories. In Saint Kitts the tracks that remain now host the sugartrain of St. Kitts Scenic Railway. This train carries … Continue reading
Posted in Breeze, Caribbean, Carnival, Ports of Call, Shore Excursions
Tagged Breeze, Carnival, cruise, photos, shore excursion, St. Kitts, train, travel
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Best Shore Excursions
Happy New Year to Everyone On New Year’s Day people tend to both look forward to the future and backward to reflect upon the past. Since I don’t have my next cruise planned yet, I’ll stick mainly to reflections on … Continue reading
Posted in Randoms, Shore Excursions
Tagged blog, new year, pack trip, photo, shore excursion, snorkel, train, travel, Tulum, Twilight, white water raft
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White Pass and Yukon Railroad in Skagway Alaska
Skagway History Skagway began as a gold rush boom town during the late 1800’s. Miners poured through town on their way to the gold fields of the Yukon. White Pass acquired the nickname of the Dead Horse Trail as overworked … Continue reading
Posted in Alaska, Norwegian, Shore Excursions, Sun
Tagged Alaska, cruise, narrow gauge railway, photos, shore excursion, Skagway, train, travel, White Pass and Yukon Railroad
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Kuranda Scenic Railway
When thinking of Australia, the word rainforest does not normally come to mind. Most people associate Australia with kangaroos, the dry deserty outback, beaches, surfing, and metropolitan Sydney. Or perhaps the Great Barrier Reef. We went to Queensland for a … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Day Trips, Port City Side Trips
Tagged Australia, fun, Kuranda, Kuranda Scenic Railway, nature, photos, rainforest, train, travel
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