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River Cruises

Welcome Aboard the Seabourn Encore!
Welcome Aboard the Seabourn Encore!

Welcome Aboard the Seabourn Encore!

On Sunday we checked out of the Grand Hyatt Athens, where we had stayed for the last four nights, and took our arranged transportation once again with Welcome Pickups.  Our driver Manos had met us at the airport on our arrival…

The Globe Theater and Greenwich via Uber-boat
The Globe Theater and Greenwich via Uber-boat

The Globe Theater and Greenwich via Uber-boat

Today was our fourth day in London, and third full day to tour around. I’ll start this post with a London tip, but it’s actually relative to travel in general; even the best (or in our case semi-mediocre plans) are…

So Long Sky Princess, until We Meet Again!
So Long Sky Princess, until We Meet Again!

So Long Sky Princess, until We Meet Again!

While this cruise on the Sky Princess was a short 7 day Caribbean Cruise, we really packed a lot of fun in one short week and met some wonderful people. The last day of the cruise was a sea day…

Weekend in Savannah, Georgia!
Weekend in Savannah, Georgia!

Weekend in Savannah, Georgia!

We checked out of our Bed and Breakfast, The Goodbread Inn in St. Marys, Georgia on Friday around noon, and drove a short one hour north to Savannah, Georgia. I had not been to Savannah before, and Steve (DOS) had…

Sailing the Yangtze River on the Yangzi Explorer
Sailing the Yangtze River on the Yangzi Explorer

Sailing the Yangtze River on the Yangzi Explorer

Back to our China trip again, after the last ‘catch up’ post to let friends and family know we were home once again. This post is about the luxury River Cruise we sailed ‘up’ (as in upstream) on The Yangzi…

Dinner night out in Johannesburg
Dinner night out in Johannesburg

Dinner night out in Johannesburg

After our morning tour of the K.Y.P. Village and Mandela House, I had a relaxing afternoon back at our hotel, The Fairlawns Boutique Hotel, while Steve (DOS) went shopping with a few others from our AMA Waterways group. Later in…

Sunset train ride over The Victoria Falls Bridge on the Bushtracks Express
Sunset train ride over The Victoria Falls Bridge on the Bushtracks Express

Sunset train ride over The Victoria Falls Bridge on the Bushtracks Express

On the last post we had just arrived into the town of Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. Victoria Falls itself is one of the 7 natural wonders of the world, and I first remember hearing about it in my 4th grade geography class,…

Farewell to The Zambezi Queen – Hello to Victoria Falls!
Farewell to The Zambezi Queen – Hello to Victoria Falls!

Farewell to The Zambezi Queen – Hello to Victoria Falls!

The blog continues on with our last evening aboard the Zambezi Queen. Tonight’s dinner at 7:30 would be an authentic African farewell dinner complete with entertainment by the crew afterwards. We were docked in a quiet and remote lagoon area…

Sailing the Chobe River on the Zambezi Queen
Sailing the Chobe River on the Zambezi Queen

Sailing the Chobe River on the Zambezi Queen

By the second day of our cruise, we knew all of our fellow passengers on our AMA Waterways tour/cruise by name, as we had started as a group in Cape Town for 3 nights. With only 14 cabins, the Zambezi…