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Travel
Category Archives: cruises
A Postscript to our French River Cruise
Our last night on board, we had to do our packing. Luckily breakfast started at 6:15 am, so we were able to enjoy one last scrumptious meal before our 6:45 am disembarkation from the ship. If you arrive and depart … Continue reading
Posted in cruises, international, River Cruise
Tagged France, Lufthansa, United Airlines, Uniworld
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Last Touring Day in France: Arles, Olives, and an Artist Light Show
Today is our last touring day in France. We will visit Van Gogh’s Arles, an olive farm, and see an artist’s light show that is touring internationally in its birthplace. Normally we would take the morning tour and pack in … Continue reading
Avignon in the Burgundy Region of France
Today we are in the beautiful French city of Avignon in Burgundy. This is one of the few remaining cities that has all its city walls still in place; the walls stretch for over three miles. At our berth along … Continue reading
Posted in cruises, international, River Cruise
Tagged Avignon, France, Les Halles, Palace of the Popes, Palsis des Papes, Papal Curio, Pont Benezet, Uniworld
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Viviers and Grignan, France, and a Truffle Dog
If a town could ooze charm, this is it. Today we are in Viviers, France right on the Rhone. This well-preserved medieval town thrived in both the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Some writers call it an “architectural open-air museum”. … Continue reading
The Twin Cities of Tain L’ Hermitage and Tournon, France along the Rhone River
After sailing all night on the Rhone, we are docked at Tain L’ Hermitage, France for a visit to the twin cities of Tain L’ Hermitage and Tournon. After breakfast, we walked over to the historic Romanesque church built on … Continue reading
Posted in cruises, international, River Cruise
Tagged France, Hermitage Hill, Rhone, Rhone River, St. Julian's Church, Tain L' Hermitage, Tournon, Uniworld
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An International Traveler Again
There has been a long drought, but Natasha is once again an international traveler. Boris and I left today for France to take a river cruise through Burgundy and Provence. The rules continue to change-including a change in COVID testing … Continue reading
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Tagged France, SS Catherine, Uniworld
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Headed home from Vietnam during COVID-19
Today we are trying to get home to Houston Texas from Vietnam as worldwide panic has set in over COVID-19. Boris was convinced that he would sleep through the night knowing we had flights in the morning. It didn’t work … Continue reading
Posted in cruises, international, River Cruise
Tagged Ho Chi Minh City, Houston, Saigon, Uniworld, Vietnam
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The Saigon River at Night
Our last night in Saigon, we are taking a dinner cruise on the new riverboat, the Saigon Princess. Since Cambodia has closed its borders and river traffic along the Mekong has been shut down, Uniworld was forced to cancel our … Continue reading
Reality hits us in Saigon
No sleep again last night. We were just too anxious about what was happening with our trip. We went down to breakfast at 6:30 am when they opened. We had been up for hours. Even though our meeting was not … Continue reading
