We had a family Disney cruise the week of Thanksgiving but flew in early… 1) the air tickets were less expensive and 2) we could have some fun before the cruise. After […]
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A Last Minute Cruise – Part 4
Our 4th and final cruise port was in Costa Maya. The port was specifically built for cruise ships, due to the beautiful beaches and and nearby Mayan ruins. We headed to the […]
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Trip Down Memory Lane – Timpanogos Cave National Monument
As a fmaily, we went to Timpanogos Cave in 2002. Our daughter Jodi was off to her first year of college, so this was a new adventure for her, but it fit […]
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A Trip Down Memory Lane…Rio Tinto Mine
Our 4th theme of our trip to Northern Utah was Geology. We had visited the copper mine that sits on the west side of the Salt Lake Valley, when our daughter Jodi […]
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A Trip Down Memory Lane…Utah History
Our 3rd theme for our Northern Utah trip was History. Our kids went to the Golden Spike National Historic Park with their grandparents over 30 years ago, so we included it in […]
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Africa Cruise – Nosy Be, Madagascar
Nosy Be is an island off the northwest coast of Madagascar. It is one of 253 small islands that surround the main island of Madagascar. and is considered the tourism capitol of […]
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Christmas Cruise – Reunion Island
Our guide for the day was David, who spoke excellent English and our driver was Thomas. Reunion Island is a French territory so it is considered part of the European Union. It’s […]
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Christmas Cruise – Dubai by Day
It was Christmas Eve, and we decided to do a day tour and an evening tour. We had a great view of Dubai from our cruise ship. Dubai has 3.6 million citizens, […]
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Christmas Cruise – Abu Dhabi by Night
We had enjoyed our day tour of the Grand Mosque and set out on a night bus tour with Sylvia who was from Croatia. It was a driving tour, with occasional quick […]
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Christmas Cruise…Abu Dhabi by Day
After embarking in Doha, Qatar, the NCL Dawn docked in Abu Dhabi, UAE the next morning. It was a short 102 nautical miles across the Persian Gulf. In 1892 the area now […]
