• travel review: helsinki

    Heathers Helsinki Is A Great Food Tour!

    In the late summer of 2017, we enjoyed a wonderful cruise through the Baltics on Azamara. One port of call was Helsinki, Finland. Read this food review: Helsinki for more details. We enjoyed a beautiful day of walking through the…

  • food review: Stockholm

    Stockholm: Have Some Great Grub With Food Tours

    In late August 2017 we were in Stockholm, Sweden before a cruise. We were booked on a food tour with Food Tours Stockholm. Our amazing visit with Gunilla (our guide) to over eight facilities included samples of bear mousse, elk…

  • travel review: amalfi coast

    One of our favourite places is the Amalfi Coast

    If I passed on from this world tomorrow, Troy would move here the next day (or maybe somewhere in Greece!). Amazing food, friendly locals, and a really beautiful way of living a simple and full life. Our very first time…

  • travel review: seville

    Seville: Semana Santa in Seville is Magic

    In March 2013 we took advantage of a free cruise credit (Troy won it!) with Celebrity to squeeze a cruise in during a busy spring. After a brief visit with family in London, we flew down to Seville, Spain. Read…

  • cruising 101-shore excursions

    Cruising 101 – Shore Excursions you’ll love

    When we first started cruising, we booked every day in port on a cruise line organized excursion. By the second cruise, we had learned that only ‘inexperienced’ cruisers booked the cruise line excursions. So, we planned and booked private tours.…

  • planning my life away

    Planning my life away? No way!

    I get a lot of comments from friends (you know who you are!) about how much planning we do for our travel. Check out how we plan different types of vacations here. They are not all positive comments. Sometimes, they…

  • travel review of new zealand

    Travel review of New Zealand: The amazing wildlife

    Spring 2014 we were on a cruise from Auckland, New Zealand to Sydney, Australia with Celebrity Cruises. One of the standout memories of this trip were the amazing animals we came across in all our excursions and adventures. Some we…