TravBuddy.com: TaxMonkey's Venice & Eastern Mediterranean Cruise November 2007 travel blog Copyright 2005 TravBuddy LLC http://www.travbuddy.com/blogs/19967 I spent November 8-17 traveling around Venice and then taking a cruise to Dubrovnik, Croatia, Kusadasi (and Ephesus), Turkey, and Santorini and Corfu, Greece, on Royal Caribbean's Splendour of the Seas. en-us Sat, 17 Nov 2007 08:48:28 PST Getting to the Port of Venice http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/19967/Back-to-Venice-and-Back-Home-Venice-8 Sat, 17 Nov 2007 08:48:28 PST Getting to the Port of Venice Venice, Italy, Nov 17, 2007

One thing I noticed when preparing for my cruise was that there was very little information on exactly how to get to the cruise ships in the Port o...

]]> Greek Paradise: Corfu http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/19967/Greek-Paradise-Corfu-Corfu-7 Thu, 15 Nov 2007 07:31:12 PST Greek Paradise: Corfu Corfu, Greece, Nov 15, 2007

Our ship came to port in Corfu in the middle of the day on November 15.  We were a little late because of some severe storms in the Ionian Sea...

]]> The Abandoned Party Island: Santorini http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/19967/The-Abandoned-Party-Island-Santorini-Santorini-6 Wed, 14 Nov 2007 07:29:50 PST The Abandoned Party Island: Santorini Santorini, Greece, Nov 14, 2007

Santorini's Troubled Past  What better place for a party place than an island created by one of the world's most powerful volcanic eruptions? ...

]]> Touring the Ruins of Ephesus (Efes) http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/19967/Touring-the-Ruins-of-Ephesus-Efes-Ephesus-4 Tue, 13 Nov 2007 11:30:12 PST Touring the Ruins of Ephesus (Efes) Ephesus, Turkey, Nov 13, 2007

I had a private tour guide lead me around the ruins of Ephesus (or Efes in Turkish, which name incidentally was adopted by a modern ...

]]> Dubrovnik's Old City http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/19967/Dubrovniks-Old-City-Dubrovnik-3 Sun, 11 Nov 2007 07:26:30 PST Dubrovnik's Old City Dubrovnik, Croatia, Nov 11, 2007

Arriving in Dubrovnik:  We arrived at the port of Dubrovnik about a mile or two down the coast from the Old City.  The cabs were lined up...

]]> Venice By Day http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/19967/Venice-By-Day-Venice-2 Sat, 10 Nov 2007 14:27:53 PST Venice By Day Venice, Italy, Nov 10, 2007

Early November was a great time to visit Venice.  It was very sunny for my visit and the rains had not started yet.  Altho...

]]> Arriving in Venice (via Marco Polo Airport) http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/19967/Arriving-in-Venice-via-Marco-Polo-Airport-Venice-1 Fri, 09 Nov 2007 07:26:59 PST Arriving in Venice (via Marco Polo Airport) Venice, Italy, Nov 09, 2007

The Marco Polo airport in Venice is surprisingly small, and fairly nice.  Not as nice as Zurich's airport with smooth modern lines and cowbell...

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