Category Archives: international

Headed on a bucket list adventure:  A Panama Canal Cruise starting in Lima, Peru

Posted on February 24, 2023 by travelbynatasha

In the last 10 months, I will have made it to two of the top designations on my travel bucket list-Machu Picchu and the Panama Canal.  Talk about coming back from COVID with a bang!  Ironically, both trips started with … Continue reading →

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Cusco: The Capital City of the Incas

Posted on February 19, 2023 by travelbynatasha

This is actually the part of our trip to Peru that Boris was most looking forward to, a visit to Cusco, the Capital City of the Incas. We will have a full day tour, saving a few sites to visit … Continue reading →

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Port Days while “Adulting” on the Disney Wish

Posted on February 19, 2023 by travelbynatasha

Rocky and I are having a fabulous time aboard Disney’s new cruise ship, The Disney Wish.  To maximize the number of people to get the experience, they are only running three and four-night cruises out of Cape Canaveral.  With a … Continue reading →

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An Adult Vacation Aboard The Disney Wish

Posted on February 12, 2023 by travelbynatasha

Its time for our first full day on the Disney’s newest cruise ship, The Disney Wish. The Wish just launched last summer. I love to sleep late, but I often don’t do it on vacation because there is breakfast and … Continue reading →

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“Adulting” Aboard the Disney Wish

Posted on February 7, 2023 by travelbynatasha

This past summer, Disney Cruise Lines (DCL) released the first of two boats in its new line of passenger vessels.  Natasha has been on all the Disney cruise ships, so to keep that statement true and as a Christmas present … Continue reading →

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Leaving Machu Picchu and on to Cuzco

Posted on July 11, 2022 by travelbynatasha

When we finished our half day touring Machu Picchu I was wore out and thirty. We went directly to the restaurant next to the Belmond Lodge right at the entrance to the Machu Picchu ruins. It was set up for … Continue reading →

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Natasha visits Machu Picchu: #1 on her Bucket List

Posted on July 5, 2022 by travelbynatasha

If you are a regular blog reader you know I have done extensive international travel, much of it before I even started the blog. My bucket list for travel ebbs and flows, but for many years now the number one … Continue reading →

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The Sacred Valley of the Incas, Peru

Posted on July 2, 2022 by travelbynatasha

We woke up in our gorgeous hotel in the Sacred Valley in the Andes Mountains of Peru ready to start the next phase of our Peruvian adventure, discovering the sites of the ancient Inca culture. Late this afternoon we will … Continue reading →

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Transition Day: from the Amazon to the Incas with a trip to the Manatee Rescue Center

Posted on June 29, 2022 by travelbynatasha

Today we transition from the river cruise portion of our trip to our journey of discovery related to the ancient Incas. We will disembark the Amazon Aria today, fly first to Lima, and then on to Cuzco to do a … Continue reading →

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Natasha goes Piranha Fishing in the Amazon

Posted on June 28, 2022 by travelbynatasha

Today is the day. I have seen them. Saw their red bellies and their sharp teeth. I have even tested fate by swimming in their river. Today, Natasha is going to catch a piranha. But fishing is for later in … Continue reading →

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