Aix-en-Provence and Marseille
Pity the port that follows Florence. Suffice it to say that Toulon (actually Seyne sur Mer) isn’t up to the … Continue reading Aix-en-Provence and Marseille
Pisa and Florence
Pisa is charming and Florence beguiling; this was my favorite day of the cruise, edging out Ephesus and Pompeii. … Continue reading Pisa and Florence
Rome
Rome, they say, wasn’t built in a day, and it can’t be seen in a day either. We ping-ponged from … Continue reading Rome
Naples: Pompeii and the Amalfi Coast
Cruise ships make a lot of money on port tours, contracting with local operators to show large groups (several busloads … Continue reading Naples: Pompeii and the Amalfi Coast
Mykonos and Delos
Mykonos is a storybook Greek island. Blindingly white houses whose shutters match the impossibly blue sea dot the island’s gently sloping hills. As … Continue reading Mykonos and Delos
Kusadasi and Ephesus
Temporarily leaving Greece, we docked next in Kusadasi (KOOSH-uh-das-uh), a port on the Aegean coast of Turkey south of Izmir (ancient … Continue reading Kusadasi and Ephesus
Athens
Poor Athens. Suffering along with the rest of Greece, some of its modern buildings are nearly as dilapidated as the … Continue reading Athens
Dubrovnik
Our second port, Dubrovnik, clings to hills overlooking the Adriatic. With no ship’s tour lined up, we cabbed into the … Continue reading Dubrovnik
Mediterranean Cruise: Introduction and Venice
Freshly returned from a twelve-day Mediterranean cruise, I’m going to post “a port a day” as I work through our … Continue reading Mediterranean Cruise: Introduction and Venice
Final Thoughts on Scandinavia and Russia
Globalization may be rampant – there were Starbucks, McDonalds, and even 7-11s in every port – but my whirlwind tour … Continue reading Final Thoughts on Scandinavia and Russia
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