Category Archives: Travel

Speechless – Vatican City, Italy – [11/21/2014]

It’s been a long while since I penned anything whilst on a moving bus, so we shall see if I still have the knack for it. One thing I will definitely say, the buses that take us to and from … Continue reading

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Time Painted Pictures – Sydney, Nova Scotia – [09/30/2014]

The pictures we carry, the frames we gladly add to the weight of our luggage, , are of the people we trust to love us no matter what. ~ Some Girls There are two things that go into my carry … Continue reading

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Homeward Bound –At Sea – [05/30/2014]

When the last day of a contract hits, it lands like a ton of bricks. Suddenly all the preparation you’ve already done seems like a drop in the bucket compared to what you’ve got left to do, but you can’t … Continue reading

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Packing Up My Life – Hubbard Glacier, Alaska – [05/28/2014]

Three days left! With only 72 hours left during this stint on the flagship, most everything is already packed. Unlike a lot of people who put off the dreaded beast of packing till the last minute, I started tackling the … Continue reading

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If You Keep On Believing – At Sea – [01/09/2014]

Nearly twenty years ago, I made a wish. I made it so long ago in fact, that I no longer recall whether I actually made it, or if I made it after the fact and somehow retro-actively imprinted it onto … Continue reading

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Daydreams of the Wild – At Sea – [12/29/2013]

Amongst my current batch of reading is a book entitled Women in the Wild. I’ve been eying it for a few seasons now, but I’ve never picked it up – mostly because I don’t really read non-fiction. But it came … Continue reading

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Cell Block Tango – San Francisco – [12/17/2013]

If you break the rules you go to prison. If you break the prison rules? You go to Alcatraz. It’s very rare that I fly out in the morning, usually they fly me out in the middle of the night … Continue reading

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Packing It In – Victoria – [12/11/2013]

Have I mentioned that I hate packing? I hate packing. Honestly, I need to live in the Harry Potter universe for a few days, where I could just mutter a couple of magic words and everything would be all weighed, … Continue reading

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I Can Hear The Distance Calling – Victoria – [12/07/2013]

I think if you held my heart up to your ear you would probably hear the ocean… Twenty night’s worth of theme and formal wear (including one, exceptionally difficult to track down white cocktail dress), make up and shoes to … Continue reading

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But From Dusk Till Dawn, as the Clock Ticks On – Victoria – [12/05/2013]

I don’t know if the fact that I haven’t been sleeping lately comes from simply never fully coming off of ship schedule (where your entire social life pretty much has to take place after midnight or you give up on … Continue reading

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