We have become quite enamored with using cruise ships to traverse the Atlantic, having crossed from Europe back to the US for Christmas the past two years. This year we used a cruise to travel in the opposite direction from Buenos Aires, Argentina, to Southampton, UK. Despite reading VERY mixed reviews about the MSC cruise…
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We left Canada at the end of July 2022. Now, 16 months later, we’re heading back for a short visit with family and friends by way of a 14-night transatlantic cruise onboard Royal Caribbean’s Enchantment of the Seas. We’ve done thirteen cruises in the past but never more than seven days in length, and this…
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After 38 days of fairly quick travel through Northern Europe and the Baltic states we finished our time in Europe this year with a quiet month on the coast of Spain, capped by a few nights in Barcelona. We quite like Spain, particularly in autumn, and have spent a bit of time in that country…
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We drove from Montefiascone, Italy to Malpica, Spain, which is roughly 2200 km (1367 miles). In Canada Howard would think nothing of an 11-hour day of driving, making a journey of 2200 km a very doable two-day trip. European roads are not so conducive. Vehicles were travelling anywhere between 70 km over the speed limit…
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We wrapped up our 2021 travels by leaving the Costa Blanca on a 4-day road trip inland, wending our way past rocky outcrops dotted with windmills and castles before finishing in Madrid for our flight back to Canada for Christmas. Day 1 – Villena, Spain Just under an hour northwest of El Campello, where we…
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Following our hectic three plus weeks in Jordan, Egypt and Dubai, we decided to relax for a month on the southeastern coast of Spain, in the town of El Campello. After spending so many months melting in the heat, the mild fall temperatures (18-20°C) along the Costa Blanca were most welcome! In the 1950s the…
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