TravBuddy.com: AZTraveler's Our Mediterranean Cruise travel blog Copyright 2005 TravBuddy LLC http://www.travbuddy.com/blogs/1890 Seventeen days away from the U.S.A. We hope you enjoy traveling with us. en-us Mon, 29 May 2006 09:03:25 PST Miscellaneous pictures http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/1890/Miscellaneous-pictures-Chandler-15 Mon, 29 May 2006 09:03:25 PST Miscellaneous pictures Chandler, Arizona, May 29, 2006

We really had a great time, and looking over pictures to put on this blog, I found some that really weren't scenery but which needed to be incl...

]]> The end of the cruise http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/1890/The-end-of-the-cruise-Barcelona-14 Sat, 27 May 2006 08:13:02 PST The end of the cruise Barcelona, Spain, May 27, 2006

Saturday we docked in Barcelona, and what a pleasant surprise was in store for us. We had to leave the ship, so onto the bus we went. The...

]]> Au revoir and Hello to Spain http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/1890/Au-revoir-and-Hello-to-Spain-Palma-de-Mallorca-13 Fri, 26 May 2006 06:28:07 PST Au revoir and Hello to Spain Palma de Mallorca, Spain, May 26, 2006

We were pretty toured out but we decided to take one more. Our first choice was full, thank goodness, so we went to Palma de Mallorca, a litt...

]]> Hunting for an Internet cafe http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/1890/Hunting-for-an-Internet-cafe-Toulon-12 Thu, 25 May 2006 09:29:41 PST Hunting for an Internet cafe Toulon, France, May 25, 2006

Thursday found us in Toulon, France. Toulon is another small town. We went into town, Larry with his computer, and ran into two kids from the...

]]> Don't go to Cannes during the film festival http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/1890/Dont-go-to-Cannes-during-the-film-festival-Cannes-11 Wed, 24 May 2006 08:58:21 PST Don't go to Cannes during the film festival Cannes, France, May 24, 2006

On Wednesday we went into Cannes; again by ourselves. We hopped a Petite Train but this one was not nearly as charming at Villefranche. C...

]]> Bonjours, mes amis http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/1890/Bonjours-mes-amis-Nice-10 Tue, 23 May 2006 08:31:23 PST Bonjours, mes amis Nice, France, May 23, 2006

On Tuesday we went to Villefranche, France. We went into town and found what the Europeans call a Petite Train. It’s a tour train with open ...

]]> Monday and it's back to touring http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/1890/Monday-and-its-back-to-touring-Florence-9 Mon, 22 May 2006 07:21:20 PST Monday and it's back to touring Florence, Italy, May 22, 2006

Monday took us to Florence and to Pisa. Florence was a real disappointment. The trip into the city was quite long and the walk from the bu...

]]> A break in the touring http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/1890/A-break-in-the-touring-Portoferraio-8 Sun, 21 May 2006 07:00:13 PST A break in the touring Portoferraio, Italy, May 21, 2006

On Sunday we wandered into town to see if we could find an Internet hot spot. We ran into Amanda and Tres (two of the performers in the ship's...

]]> Rome on a Saturday http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/1890/Rome-on-a-Saturday-Rome-7 Sat, 20 May 2006 05:37:20 PST Rome on a Saturday Rome, Italy, May 20, 2006

On Saturday we were in Rome. We started the tour at the Colesseum, which is a fascinating place—another place to read about before you see ...

]]> We should be singing this title http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/1890/We-should-be-singing-this-title-Sorrento-6 Fri, 19 May 2006 04:55:41 PST We should be singing this title Sorrento, Italy, May 19, 2006

The story of Pompei is really incredible. When you look at the pictures, remember that all of this was buried under ash from the volcano for a ...

]]> On to Taormina--my favorite until Barcelona http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/1890/On-to-Taormina-my-favorite-until-Barcelona-Taormina-5 Thu, 18 May 2006 04:19:54 PST On to Taormina--my favorite until Barcelona Taormina, Italy, May 18, 2006

On Thursday we went into what turned out to be my favorite city, Taormina. It’s in Sicily and it’s a lovely little town right on the Medi...

]]> On to Greece-Corfu to be exact http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/1890/On-to-Greece-Corfu-to-be-exact-Corfu-4 Wed, 17 May 2006 03:49:08 PST On to Greece-Corfu to be exact Corfu, Greece, May 17, 2006

I first heard of Corfu when I was doing a play and had a line that referred to it. I don't remember the play or the line but I did remember the nam...

]]> More of Croatia. This time, Korcula http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/1890/More-of-Croatia-This-time-Korcula-Korcula-3 Tue, 16 May 2006 06:20:26 PST More of Croatia. This time, Korcula Korcula, Croatia, May 16, 2006

On Tuesday we made another stop in Croatia; this time at Korcula. We didn’t book a tour, but rather went over on the tender and just wandered a...

]]> Another Day, Another Country http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/1890/Another-Day-Another-Country-Zadar-2 Mon, 15 May 2006 06:18:12 PST Another Day, Another Country Zadar, Croatia, May 15, 2006

On Monday we were in Croatia and we booked a tour to the Krka River Falls. These were falls in a national park we had seen on PBS and they we...

]]> A Day to get Oriented http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/1890/A-Day-to-get-Oriented-Venice-1 Sun, 14 May 2006 05:35:49 PST A Day to get Oriented Venice, Italy, May 14, 2006

We left the ship to go on a tour of Venice. It was crowded and noisy and we were tired, so we didn't enjoy it as much as we might have. However, we...

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