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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 […]

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 […]

Holland America Line Nieuw Amsterdam Cruise: Day 10 Rome, Italy

Holland America Line Nieuw Amsterdam Cruise: Day 10 Rome, Italy

Viv & Jill’s Holland America Line Nieuw Amsterdam Cruise: Day 10 Rome, Italy 12-Night Mediterranean Romance Cruise June 3-15, 2011 Day 10 – June 12: Rome, Italy Docking in the port of Civitavecchia before 7 am, we made a quick exit from the ship and took one of the first free shuttle buses to the […]

Holland America Line Nieuw Amsterdam Cruise: Day 9 Naples, Italy

Holland America Line Nieuw Amsterdam Cruise: Day 9 Naples, Italy

Viv & Jill’s Holland America Line Nieuw Amsterdam Cruise: Day 9 Naples, Italy 12-Night Mediterranean Romance Cruise June 3-15, 2011 Day 9 – June 11: Naples, Italy After sailing overnight from Catania, Sicily, Nieuw Amsterdam arrived in Naples just before 8 am. As we had visited Naples on the last Mediterranean cruise we took a […]

Holland America Line Nieuw Amsterdam Cruise: Day 8 Catania, Sicily

Holland America Line Nieuw Amsterdam Cruise: Day 8 Catania, Sicily

Viv & Jill’s Holland America Line Nieuw Amsterdam Cruise: Day 8 Catania, Sicily 12-Night Mediterranean Romance Cruise June 3-15, 2011 Day 8 – June 10: Catania on Sicily, Italy The Nieuw Amsterdam arrived and docked in Catania (second largest city in Sicily and tenth largest in Italy) before we were awake. Again, we had to […]

Holland America Line Nieuw Amsterdam Cruise: Day 7 Sea Day

Holland America Line Nieuw Amsterdam Cruise: Day 7 Sea Day

Viv & Jill’s Holland America Line Nieuw Amsterdam Cruise: Day 7 Sea Day 12-Night Mediterranean Romance Cruise June 3-15, 2011 Day 7 – June 9: Sea Day After such excitement the previous day in Santorini, we were glad to have a sea day to relax and really enjoy the ship’s amenities. We each had a […]

Holland America Line Nieuw Amsterdam Cruise: Day 6 Santorini, Greece

Holland America Line Nieuw Amsterdam Cruise: Day 6 Santorini, Greece

Viv & Jill’s Holland America Line Nieuw Amsterdam Cruise: Day 6 Santorini, Greece 12-Night Mediterranean Romance Cruise June 3-15, 2011 Day 6 – June 8: Santorini, Greece Santorini was the port we were both the most excited to explore on this entire cruise. I had wanted to visit this island which boasts a population of […]

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