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Best cruise keepsake from a special cruise – I highly recommend Cruise Maps!

October 23, 2024 by Karen

Karen with a map of her wedding cruise

I’d like to recommend a wonderful company for the best cruise keepsakes!

I just received a beautiful custom map from Cruise Maps that perfectly captures the memories of my wedding cruise in August 2017.

The map details our journey from …

Mexico: Straight-laced snorkeling with whale sharks

August 20, 2019 by Karen

Getting close to gentle sea giants has had tighter restrictions imposed by reputable eco tour companies in recent years, but that hasn’t made this bucket list experience lose any of its magic.

“You can’t join in if you’re ill.” Warns …

Meeting crocodiles and monkeys in Costa Rica

January 1, 2019 by Karen

Bin Laden the croc with tour guide RodrigoI came closer to some cute white-faced capuchin monkeys and a river crocodile than I ever had before on an eco tour from Punta Arenas in Costa Rica.

Best Local Dishes and Restaurants in Fiji, Tonga and Samoa

December 25, 2018 by Karen

Robert's Oliver doing a demo of Polyniesian food on the shipGet top tips about the best food and restaurants in Fiji, Tonga and Samoa as recommended by New Zealand celebrity Chef Robert Oliver.

Machu Picchu overland cruise ship tour itinerary info and tips

November 4, 2018 by Karen

Machu Picchu

I recently went on an incredible three-day, two-night tour to Machu Picchu from a cruise ship.

Even though I’d researched it pretty well before going, and was given a lot of good information by the cruise line, there were a …

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