Our quest to visit 7 continents, 100 countries, and all 50 states…
Posted in Delta Airlines, Italy, Nieuw Amsterdam on Jul 14th, 2010
We’re currently at the Venice Marco Polo airport, awaiting our outbound flight to Tampa. We should be boarding in about 60 minutes. Disembarkation was very smooth this morning. We took a taxi to the airport, which was both cheap (45 euro vs. HAL’s $79 per person charge) and easy (we went from our cabin on […]
Posted in Italy, Nieuw Amsterdam on Jul 13th, 2010
We arrived back in Venice tonight. It’s a very warm and humid evening (getting us ready for home). As we’d been in Venice already and had to pack (etc.), I couldn’t have imagined venturing out into the sweltering, sticky heat. I plan to write my cruise review on the plane tomorrow and also organize most […]
Posted in Italy, Nieuw Amsterdam, Slovenia, Taxi on Jul 13th, 2010
This morning we awoke by 5:30 with a plan to “touch base” in Slovenia by taking a taxi to and from the small town of Sezana. Clearly, in doing so, we won’t be doing Slovenia justice. But, at the same time, this wasn’t our original plan, and I fully expect we will return. At present, […]
Posted in Croatia, Nieuw Amsterdam on Jul 12th, 2010
This morning we dropped anchor offshore of Split, Croatia. Tendering operations began around 8am, and Libby and I were ashore by 9:00. On the tender, we met a couple of nice people from Texas… one of whom was also disappointed about missing San Marino (she’s also interested in hitting 100 countries, current count = 68). […]
Posted in Montenegro, Nieuw Amsterdam on Jul 11th, 2010
We awoke this morning to Montenegro (new country!), literally, outside of our door. The bay really does look like a fjord (though technically it’s a drowned river canyon) like those in Alaska or (I assume) Norway. It’s very picturesque. Our small breakfast arrived by 7:00. After coffee and a muffin, we prepared to go ashore. […]