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WJ Tested: Residenza d’Epoca in Piazza della Signoria Bed and Breakfast Review

WJ Tested: Residenza d’Epoca in Piazza della Signoria Bed and Breakfast Review

WJ Tested: Residenza d’Epoca in Piazza della Signoria Bed and Breakfast Review ~ WAVEJourney’s Review –A deluxe Bed and Breakfast in one of the best locations in Florence, Italy. We would rather be in Florence and staying at Residenza d’Epoca in Piazza della Signoria! During a visit to Florence we found Residenza d’Epoca to be […]

WAVEJourney Cruises The Rhine Gorge

WAVEJourney Cruises The Rhine Gorge

WAVEJourney Cruises The Rhine Gorge We would rather be waking up to castles and vineyards on the steep terraces along the Rhine Gorge! The beautiful 65 km section of the River Rhine between the German towns of Koblenz and Bingen is known as the Rhine Gorge. The steepness of the slopes upon which vineyards are […]

WJ Tested: Back to the Basics at Big Bar Guest Ranch

WJ Tested: Back to the Basics at Big Bar Guest Ranch

WJ Tested: Back to the Basics at Big Bar Guest Ranch When you need a break from the day-to-day grind, a little slice of heaven awaits you in the Cariboo Country of British Columbia, Canada. Take a hiatus from the rat race and enjoy the simple life Big Bar Guest Ranch has to offer.  You’ll […]

Pacific City on the Oregon Coast: Dune Surfing

Pacific City on the Oregon Coast: Dune Surfing

Pacific City on the Oregon Coast: Dune Surfing is Not for Sissies! By Vivienne Chapleo and Jill Hoelting Flying down a 45-degree vertical slope on a snowboard would have you believing you are on Oregon’s Mount Hood or Mount Bachelor. In fact, there is no snow and the sound of waves from the Pacific Ocean […]

WAVEJourney Attends Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show

WAVEJourney Attends Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show

WAVEJourney Attends Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show: Color Me, Dazzle Me, Inspire Me!   Who says you have to be a quilter to appreciate quilts? Well, whoever it was, they were wrong! With 1200 quilts of all shapes, sizes, techniques, designs, themes, colors and styles, the 33rd Annual Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show in Sisters, Oregon, will […]

WAVEJourney Takes the Overnight Train from Granada to Barcelona

WAVEJourney Takes the Overnight Train from Granada to Barcelona

WAVEJourney Takes the Overnight Train from Granada to Barcelona WAVEJourney spent a full day in Granada visiting the Alhambra Palace in Granada, Spain, and devouring as much local tapas as possible in the area near the Granada train station. So, by the 10 PM train departure time that evening we were good and tired and […]

Schooner Zodiac Nauti-Girls Cruise

Schooner Zodiac Nauti-Girls Cruise

Schooner Zodiac Nauti-Girls Cruise: Seduced By A Schooner ~ A Tall Ship Tale! Article by Jill Hoelting, photos by Vivienne Chapleo In 1902, English poet and writer John Masefield’s “Sea Fever” was first published. The lyric poem begins: I MUST go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and sky, And all I […]

Holland America Line Nieuw Amsterdam Cruise: Day 13 Disembarkation Barcelona

Holland America Line Nieuw Amsterdam Cruise: Day 13 Disembarkation Barcelona

Viv & Jill’s Holland America Line Nieuw Amsterdam Cruise: Day 13 Disembarkation Barcelona, Spain 12-Night Mediterranean Romance Cruise June 3-15, 2011 Day 13 – June 15: Disembarkation in Barcelona, Spain Thankfully, we were spending another night in Barcelona and our destination today was a hotel near the top of La Rambla, which allowed us the […]

Holland America Line Nieuw Amsterdam Cruise: Day 12 Barcelona, Spain

Holland America Line Nieuw Amsterdam Cruise: Day 12 Barcelona, Spain

Viv & Jill’s Holland America Line Nieuw Amsterdam Cruise: Day 12 Barcelona, Spain 12-Night Mediterranean Romance Cruise June 3-15, 2011 Day 12 – June 14: Barcelona, Spain This was in essence a full day at sea, with arrival in Barcelona not until 6 pm. As we had both visited Barcelona previously and would be staying […]

Holland America Line Nieuw Amsterdam Cruise: Day 11 Livorno, Italy

Holland America Line Nieuw Amsterdam Cruise: Day 11 Livorno, Italy

Viv & Jill’s Holland America Line Nieuw Amsterdam Cruise: Day 11 Livorno, Italy 12-Night Mediterranean Romance Cruise June 3-15, 2011 Day 11 – June 13: Livorno, Italy Docking in Livorno, the gateway to Tuscany, by 7 am and with most passengers planning excursions of some sort off the ship, we actually decided just prior to […]

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