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Travel in Italy – Capri
May 15 Capri After the morning with Mariano from Pleasant Travel, he dropped six of us off at the dock in Sorrento. Jody and Jeff decided to stay in Sorrento instead. Mariano instructed us on the best ferry or hydrofoil … Continue reading
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Tagged Amalfi Coast, Anacapri, Capri, cruise ship, Italian culture, Italian lifestyle, Italy Photos, Italy travel, Lake Como, Mediterranean Cruise, Monte Solaro, Mt Vesuvius, Norwegian Epic, photography, Photos, travel, travel planning, travel writing, writing
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Travel in Italy – Port of Napoli and Private Tour on the Amalfi Coast
May 15 Tuesday This was the day we were meeting Mariano from Pleasant Travel for a personalized tour on the Amalfi Coast. I had arranged this tour and there are eight of us going on a custom tour to several … Continue reading
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Tagged Amalfi Coast, Italian culture, Italian food, Italian lifestyle, Italians, Italy, Italy Photos, Italy travel, Mediterranean Cruise, mozzarella, Napoli, Norwegian Epic, Pleasant Travel, Sorrentine peninsula, Sorrento, travel, travel planning, travel writing, writing
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Travel in France – Aix-en-Provence
May 12 Aix-en-Provence After touring Avignon the next stop was the town of Aix-en-Provence which I had heard described as a little Paris minus the museums. Our French tour guide Thibeaut told us that roughly 150,000 people live in Aix … Continue reading
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Tagged Aix-en-Provence, Cruise, France, France photos, Italian food, Italy Photos, Mediterranean Cruise, Norwegian Epic, Provence, travel, travel writing, writing
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Travel in France – The Provence Region – Tour to Avignon
Saturday May 12 This was an early morning as I had to be ready to leave the ship by 7am for a tour to Avignon and Aix-en-Provence. By 7:15 the tour bus departed the port of Marseille and I was … Continue reading
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Tagged Aix-en-Provence, Artists, Avignon, Cezanne, France, French bread, French pastries, Mediterranean Cruise, Norwegian Epic, Palais des Papes, Photos, Provence, solo travel, travel, travel writing, writing
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Travel in France – The Medieval Village of Eze
May 11 Eze After the time in Nice the bus then took us to the medieval village of Eze high in the hills and Cecile was still acting as the guide. In Eze it was very hot and I was … Continue reading
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Tagged Cannes, Cannes Film Festival, Eze, France, Mediterranean Cruise, Norwegian Epic, Photos, solo travel, South of France, Studio lounge, travel, travel writing, writing
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Arrival in Cannes – A Tour of Nice and Later Eze
Friday May 11 Cannes is on the French Riviera and from what I could see of it from the ship it looked beautiful. This is my first time visiting France and I have always heard that the south of France … Continue reading
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Tagged Cannes, Cannes Film Festival, Cruise, Eze, France, Italy travel, Mediterranean Cruise, Nice, Nice Flower Market, Norwegian Epic, South of France, travel, travel writing, writing
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Travel in Italy – Cinque Terre
Thursday May 10 The ship docked in Livorno this morning and Sue and I are both taking a tour to the Cinque Terre. I am very impressed with the efficiency of the cruise ship personnel in organizing the tours and … Continue reading
Travel in Italy- Mediterranean Cruise
The shuttle came at noon to pick us up to go to Civitavecchia and I met the other passengers with whom I had been corresponding on Cruise Critic. Everyone was reallly nice and excited about the cruise. We boarded the … Continue reading
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