If yesterday was a tour de force in efficient independent travel, today was almost anything but that. In all honesty, I didn’t do a great job of preparing for the ports on this trip, figuring we’d figure it out as we want along… of course, this has been my modus operandi for years now. So, […]
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I often liken cruise travel to tapas — you get a lot of small plates of different places as part of one meal. Sometimes the dishes are new and exciting. At other times, they’re a favorite dish that you return to again and again. Without a doubt, Barcelona is familiar comfort food for our traveling […]
We arrived in Toulon to clear skies and a crisp morning. Actually, we docked across the bay from the city. To reach Toulon, one would need to take a water shuttle provided by NCL. However, Toulon isn’t exactly teeming with touristic splendors… so, you’d need to transfer to the train station for a 1+ hour […]
We arrived in Monaco after a pleasant night’s sail from Livorno. After breakfast, we departed the ship and hiked up the hill to Monaco-Ville. Rick Steves suggests taking a bus up the hill, but we found it a pleasant hike with great views of the Port of Monaco. At the top of the hill, we […]
We docked early this morning in Livorno, which is the port closest to many of Tuscany’s heavy hitters (like Florence). However, although in theory you have 12 hours in port, best case scenario one has maybe seven hours in Firenze and likely less due to travel time and a fudge factor to avoid missed connections. […]