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🇮🇹 Our Chill Day on the Med: No Heat, No Hassle
We are docked off the coast of Porto Cervo, Sardinia this morning. Neither one of us were in the mood to be hot today, so we decided to stay on the ship for a chill day. Plus, it’s a tender day, and I’m not a fan of that sweltering, bobbing lifeboat. So, the day: Anna…
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🇮🇹 Mamma Mia, It’s Hot in Florence
Sheeeeeee’s BACK!! She’s not 100%, but Anna has turned the corner. Ciao to the ick!! And just in time for us to nearly die of heatstroke in Florence. It was 101 degrees today. There is no deodorant that can get you through that kind of heat. Took a bus from the port of Livorno to…
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🇮🇹 Wandering Without a Plan in Carloforte, Sardinia
FYI ladies (of a certain age): hot flashes and Mediterranean heat are not compatible. I am melting. I’m sticking to my vacation linens. Tendering to Shore Had to tender from the ship to the town of Carloforte this morning. Not a fan of tendering. They use the ship’s lifeboats. So you’re trapped in an “I…
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🇮🇹 A Food Tour of Naples: There’s Something Wrong With This Water
I’ve said it before, and I’ll continue to say it: one of the best ways to learn about a place is through their food and drink. You can explore a place all you want, but without a guide, you aren’t likely to zero in on the true local flavors and experiences. To this end, I…
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🇮🇹 Shopping in Rome & Cruise Embarkation
Weather report from Rome: Had some time to kill before our transfer to the cruise port. So we got up super early and did wind sprints up and down the Spanish steps. Just kidding. We went shopping in Rome. Anna and I both loooovvve perfumes – we always try to find the ones we can’t…
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🇮🇹 Ciao Roma: Kicking Off Our Mother-Daughter Mediterranean Cruise
Ciao Roma! Annaliese and I are in Rome in advance of a mother-daughter Mediterranean cruise. We’re celebrating Anna finishing her masters degree, and joining the ranks of employed people. Fair warning: It’s going to be HOT on this trip. It’s the Mediterranean in June. And I’m hot flashing. So I will be complaining about the…
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Venice, Italy 🇮🇹
Disembarkation from the cruise ship was an absolute cluster. People everywhere. Lines, lines, more lines. No one seemed to know which line to stand in, or why. Taxis and vans were not allowed in port today because . . . Italy. So, the taxi I reserved to take us back to Venice was stuck somewhere…
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Trieste, Italy 🇮🇹
Woke up to a bit of a situation this morning. We were supposed to take the Venice city water bus to our meeting point near the bus station (on the outskirts of Venice, where cars can actually go) to catch our shuttle van to the port of Trieste, for cruise departure. But the city busses…