Category Archives: Excursions

Dubrovnik, Croatia

Posted on April 11, 2022 by patmathews

April 11, 2022 So many people have told me how beautiful Dubrovnik is.. well it certainly lived up to expectations and then some! George Bernard Shaw visited the city in 1929 and said “If you want to see heaven on … Continue reading →

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Corfu, Greece

Posted on April 10, 2022 by patmathews

April 10, 2022 Our port of call today is Corfu, Greece.  We arrived while it was still a bit dark outside but you could still see one of the forts as we sailed in. Our guide is Zita who was … Continue reading →

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Katakolon, Greece

Posted on April 9, 2022 by patmathews

April 9, 2022 We arrived at our first port in Greece this morning.  The village of Katakolon is on the western coast of Greece’s largest peninsula, the Peloponnese.  It is best known as the gateway to one of ancient Greece’s … Continue reading →

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Syracuse, Sicily, Italy

Posted on April 8, 2022 by patmathews

April 7, 2022 As I wrote in my previous post, instead of Messina, Sicily, because of dangerous winds, we were rerouted to Syracuse which is located in the southeastern coast of Sicily.  I am not sure if the local authorities … Continue reading →

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Valletta, Malta

Posted on April 6, 2022 by patmathews

April 6, 2022 We had not booked anything for Malta as we had been here several times before.  I was interested in a tour called Maltese food and wine and signed up, but we were waitlisted.  When I called destination … Continue reading →

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Amalfi and Positano

Posted on April 6, 2022 by patmathews

April 5, 2022 This was probably our fourth visit to this area of Italy and it never loses its charm.  Today we took a ferry from Amalfi (which was an anchored and tender port) to Positano.  Our guide was Alessio … Continue reading →

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Monte Carlo, Monaco

Posted on April 4, 2022 by patmathews

April 3, 2022 We  have been to Monaco before and were looking forward to tour tour today which was taking us to Eze, France (have visited before and loved it) Nice (new to us) and Monte Carlo (visited before ). … Continue reading →

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Malaga, Spain

Posted on April 1, 2022 by patmathews

March 31, 2022 Malaga is a beautiful city built around the splendor of Spain’s Moorish heritage. We decided to explore that heritage by traveling to Grenada to tour Alhambra, a complex of palaces atop a hill that offers panoramic views … Continue reading →

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Funchal (Madeira) Portugal

Posted on March 29, 2022 by patmathews

Tuesday, March 29, 2022 As I wrote, we missed our first time visiting the Azores. So now we are in the Madeira Islands.  We were told to expect all kinds of weather – sun, clouds and rain and we had … Continue reading →

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Koblenz, Germany

Posted on November 20, 2019 by patmathews

November 13, 2019 This morning we had a walking tour of Koblenz, which is where the Rhine and the Moselle rivers meet.  We were actually docked on the Moselle although when we left we made the turn back onto the … Continue reading →

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