We are spending a week in the French Riviera visiting Nice, Monaco and Menton. It’s time for sun, sea and old town charm. Nice is our home base to explore the area. The Côte d’Azur, also known as the French Riviera, is one of Europe’s most glamorous coastal regions. It’s famous for its sun-drenched beaches, […]
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Arriving in Barcelona We sailed into Barcelona from our Transatlantic cruise like a couple of Cajun Explorers chasing sunshine instead of swamp mist, trading bayou breezes for Mediterranean salt air. And cher, let me tell you—this city don’t just welcome you, it grabs you by the soul and says, “Laissez les bon temps rouler… but
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This is the continuation of our 16 Day Transatlantic Cruise to Spain. Part 1 explored Nassau, The Bahamas and the 8 sea days we traveled before arriving in Spain. This post covers our remaining 5 days on our cruise. We are visiting 5 ports around Spain over the next 5 days. This is more like
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We begin our 16 day transatlantic cruise to Spain departing from the Royal Caribbean cruise terminal in Galveston, Texas. This is the first part of our three month 2026 European adventure. The morning we left Houston, we hadn’t expected a cold front. We awoke to 40 degree weather. So, we had a last minute wardrobe
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This is the story of how the Wall Street Journal Discovers Cajun Explorers. We are featured online. We both love shopping at Costco, especially when traveling. So, when planning our trips, whether within the U.S. or abroad, we always make time for a Costco stop to explore local products and snacks we can’t find in
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This is our first time in Phuket, Thailand. Our plan is to stay a few nights in Phuket Old Town. Then, we’ll spend a couple of nights in Patong Beach. After that, we fly back to Singapore and head home. Checking in and getting settled We flew into Phuket from Singapore and arrived early in
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The Republic of Singapore is the smallest country in Asia, approximately 34 miles wide by 17 miles long, with a population of over 6 million people. It’s actually made up of 63 islands and has 4 official languages with English included. It’s both a country and a city. The only two other city-states in the
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I’ve recently posted about our week exploring the beautiful sites of Hong Kong. So I begin this post as we board our Atlantis Cruise in Asia aboard the Celebrity Solstice. We’ll soon explore Vietnam, Thailand and Singapore. Atlantis—an LGBT+ travel and tour company—chartered this cruise. It’s not only our first cruise on Celebrity, but our
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We are spending a week exploring some of the beautiful sites of Hong Kong, also known as the City of Skyscrapers. Here’s a travel tip for you. If you’re looking for an inexpensive and easy trip from the airport into Hong Kong, look into CityFlyer. This is a double decker, air conditioned express bus with
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There are a number of exciting Des Moines day trips from covered bridges to windmills that are definitely worth visiting. In my previous post, Discovering things to see and do in Des Moines, Iowa I shared the fun sights and local dining experiences we enjoyed during our week stay in downtown. The two day trips
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We are spending a week discovering things to see and do in and around Des Moines, Iowa. So, why Des Moines you might ask? Well, we wanted to get away for a quick trip and we threw a dart at a map. Bullseye lands in Iowa. I must admit we’ve never been to Iowa. Since
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We are traveling with friends to Key West, Florida for our first time visit. It’s been on our bucket list for quite some time now. Three people in our travel party (Rob, Danny and Tom) are celebrating their birthdays in March, so it’s the perfect time to spend a week exploring the Key West sites
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After returning the rental car from our Grand Pacific Drive road trip, we flew to Melbourne, Australia for a week. It’s a quick flight, just over an hour. We checked into our 40th floor apartment in a downtown high rise. What an incredible view from our balcony! Arcades and Laneways Melbourne’s laneways are small, tucked
We love shopping at Costco, especially when traveling. Recently, we visited several Costco food court Australia locations. We wanted to discover if there are any regional food court menu options and products in the store. While traveling, we always search for unique items not available in Texas. You just never know what you’ll find. I’ve
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There are 87 scenic coastal miles in Australia’s Grand Pacific Drive in New South Wales (NSW). You can certainly drive it nonstop. But, you wouldn’t really see much while behind the wheel. Although I won’t be the one driving. I’ll be chauffeured by my wonderful husband, like “driving Miss Daisy”. I planned many stops along
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Saying goodbye to the Crown Princess and “G’day Mate” to Sydney Australia Our arrival in Sydney by cruise ship gave us a unique view of the city, Opera House and Harbour Bridge. The captain delayed our arrival until 7:00 a.m., so we would have daylight to enjoy the view. Our escort into the harbor is
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All of our friends know we love shopping at Costco, especially when traveling. Recently we stopped at the Costco food court in Honolulu, Hawaii while on our South Pacific Cruise. While planning our trips both in the US and in other countries, we always search for local product options not available in Texas. You just
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Welcome to part three and the final post of our 31 day South Pacific cruise. We left Tahiti and we are now sailing 5 days toward New Zealand. Here are the links if you missed the first two posts: Amazing 31-day South Pacific Cruise to Australia—1 (Hawaii) and Amazing 31-day Cruise in the South Pacific—2
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Welcome to part two of our 31 day South Pacific cruise. We will visit Moorea and Papeete, Tahiti in French Polynesia. Click here to read my Part 1 post covering Hawaii. It’s another 5 relaxing days at sea before we arrive at our first stop in Moorea. French Polynesia is a territory of France, so
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We arrived early to board the Crown Princess for our South Pacific cruise and were on the ship within 30 minutes. Great job Princess! I’ll share just a few Crown Princess facts: capacity is 3,080 guests and there are 1,200 crew. Although this is an older ship built in 2006, it was completely refurbished in
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We are celebrating my 65th birthday with a 65 day vacation adventure. I know, it’s not a coincidence with the matching numbers. We’re both retired now and since I planned the details for this trip, then why not travel for 65 days? Exploring Hearst Castle and the beautiful Paso Robles vineyards will kick off our
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We enjoyed a wonderful weekend of fun and cooler weather in Scottsdale, Arizona on a trip with our friends Cary, Tom and Autumn. Danny & I had never visited Scottsdale before. So, it was time for a new adventure. First stop, a party at the groom’s house. For our Houston friends and football fans, you
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We celebrated the arrival of 2024 with a one-week New Year’s Eve cruise on Harmony of the Seas. There were 10 of us who departed Galveston, Texas to visit Costa Maya, Roatán and Cozumel. This is our first time to cruise from the port of Galveston and we are excited to set sail. Before our
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Last weekend we drove to my hometown of New Iberia to attend the 80th annual Sugar Cane Festival (and to celebrate my birthday too 😉). It’s probably been 25 years since we’ve been to this festival and who doesn’t like small town Cajun fun? Our usual first stop each time we head back home is
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