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Our Travel Experiences


Picture-esque Day
Thursday July 18, 2024 Our hotel and Breakfast Buffet. The Corinthian Hotel in Lisbon is a beautiful hotel with nice outdoor areas and...


Lisbon, Portugal - Do's and Don'ts
Wednesday July 17, 2024 We arrived in Lisbon around 9:00 a.m. this morning, tired and a little jet lagged. Fortunately going through...


Ka kite (Good bye) New Zealand
Monday, February 12, 2024 Today is our last day to enjoy the sights in New Zealand. We are docked in Auckland, and tomorrow morning we...


Kiwi Quickies!
Sunday, February 11, 2024 Today we are in Rotoroa, Tauranga. It is another beautiful, windy day. Rotoroa seems to be a larger city than...


What do art deco, wine, and earthquakes have in common?
Saturday, February 10, 2024 (Australian time) Today was a beautiful day here in Napier, New Zealand. Beautiful blue sky with a few puffy...


Journey Through Time
Friday February 9, 2024 (New Zealand time) Kia ora (hello in Maori)! Imagine yourself in the area of land that will one day be called New...


We had a Paws-itive Day
Thursday February 8, 2024 This morning we woke up in Lyttelton, New Zealand, which is the closest port city to Christchurch. ...


Haunted Dunedin
February 7, 2024 After two days relaxing at sea it was hard to get up and get going this morning. And the time change didn't help! ...


Sea-ing on the Viking Orion
February 5th and 6th, 2024 (New Zealand time) Sea Days are days when the ship is traveling to a new location. So, in this blog we will...


Taz!!!
February 4, 2024 Hobart, Tasmania Let's start with the Tasmanian Devil! Actually, we didn't see a real one, but we learned a lot about...


Melbourne - Something for Everyone
February 2, 2004 (on Australian time) After a relaxing day at sea we arrived in Melbourne. Melbourne is the second most populous city in...


G'day Mate!
January 31, 2024 Woohoo! We made it to Australia, and are onboard the Viking Orion in the Sydney Harbor! The Sydney Harbor is not only...


From Down Under to Up Yonder
January 28/29, 2024 Where Are We? Do you recognize the scenes above? Sooo... we weren't planning on writing a blog about our travel day....


Normandy
November 3, 2023 We extended our time in Paris at the end of our cruise by one day so that we could go to Normandy. Nicolle has a friend...


Blown Away
November 2, 2023 Today started with the breakfast buffet at the hotel. The buffet presentation was nicely done, with a large variety of...


On the Road to Paris
November 1, 2023 Leaving the ship is always a challenge - there is the challenge in packing up everything up the night before, then you...


Charming Towns and Wineries
October 30-31, 2023 These two days have been relaxing. In order for the passengers to be able to see this beautiful countryside,...


Castles and Food
October 29, 2023 This morning we sailed on the Middle Rhine river. This area is known for the many historic castles and ruins visible...


Mainz is Mines
October 28, 2023 Today was a busy day, with 2 excursions to different parts of Mainz (pronounced mines) Germany. Since we have been...


InSpeyer (no, I didn't forget to type the space)
October 27, 2023 Today did not inspire (InSpeyer) at the start. Breakfast was good, and it wasn't raining. And the trip into the town...
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