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Madagascar to Mauritius: End Of The Cruise
Turns out that Zanzibar ( a scheduled port visit that was skipped due to a local cholera outbreak ) was not to be the only scheduled port that the Norwegian Dawn would miss. While a public health risk was the culprit with Zanzibar, it would be the weather gods that...
The Seychelles to Madagascar
Day two in the stunning Seychelles took us to the nearby island of La Digue, famed for its especially white, sandy beaches and warm, turquoise waters. One of those beaches, Anse Source Argent, reportedly ranks among the world’s best by some rankings ( Lonely Planet,...
Cruise – Qatar to Seychelles
More than anything our time in Doha had simply been a great chance to relax, the weeks preceding it being a time of continuous travelling - almost every night in a different place. There was an unexpected delight in simply resting in bed as long as we wanted, coming...
A (Circuitous) Route to Europe
There were a few different considerations for our own travels once we parted company with the van in Baltimore. Since it was now early February and it would not get to Hamburg until late February ( with port calls at New York and Halifax en route ) we could : A) fly...
Shipping: Baltimore to Hamburg
Warning: This is a dry and rather technical read on the process of shipping out of the US and not likely of ANY interest to the casual reader ( you have been warned ! ). I include it in the blog series more for the benefit of those among our readership ( I know of a...
Return to Baltimore
. Happy New Year to all our regular readers, we hope 2024 was kind to you and may 2025 be even better. After a 6 month hiatus, Lois and I are finally back at it, however the continuation of our ongoing global van travels required yet another long drive to kick...
