19-21 April: Utrecht-based
Wednesday morning I was up with the muffled sounds of announcements in the hallways, and cleaned up, mostly packed, and headed for my...
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KB Cook
- May 16
- 7 min
16-18 April: three calls in ports
Sunday morning found the ship docked outside the harbor in Plymouth, England. This was our first port in Europe, even though the British...
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KB Cook
- May 7
- 1 min
Notre-Dame de Paris
Sunday, May 7, 2023, which was Mother's Day in France, was a day which had breaking clouds with the sun slipping through now and again....
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KB Cook
- May 3
- 7 min
6-7 April - Overnight in NYC
Early Thursday morning the captain had entered the New York harbor, passing under the Verrazano Narrows Bridge and along side the Statue...
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KB Cook
- Apr 28
- 6 min
3-5 April - Boarding and at sea I
At the start of a 138-day trip, having packed my roller and “carry-on” on Sunday, I was up ahead of the alarm on Monday morning and began...
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KB Cook
- Mar 14
- 2 min
Volume II update
Returning in November with about 180 newly photographed cathedrals, and adding to those I visited earlier in 2019 and 2022 (and another 5...
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KB Cook
- Dec 31, 2022
- 13 min
Quick cruise to Key West and Nassau
My final trip for 2022 was a quickie cruise aboard the RCL Brilliance of the Seas out of Tampa for a 4-night trip (15-19 December 2022)...
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KB Cook
- Dec 26, 2022
- 15 min
Greater Philadelphia
Midday on the first of November I crossed the Delaware River into what I’ll call northern Philadelphia. While my itinerary had visits to...
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KB Cook
- Dec 22, 2022
- 14 min
Cathedrals in New Jersey
With the ship in port, after breakfast I debarked, collecting my luggage and walking to the exit. After 20 minutes of complete...
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KB Cook
- Dec 14, 2022
- 19 min
12-night Transatlantic crossing
Sunday and midway! Another time change. My upstairs “neighbor” delayed until 7am to begin pacing. Made another trip to customer service...
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KB Cook
- Dec 10, 2022
- 13 min
Exeter, Truro, Southampton, Winchester
Itinerary accomplished in London, I was able to catch the earlier train to the Exeter Saint David station. In an unbooked seat on the...
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KB Cook
- Dec 6, 2022
- 16 min
Lancaster, Preston, Blackburn, York
The Stena ferry from Douglas on the Isle of Man to the English port of Heysham started with rough seas, but by the time the ship reached...
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KB Cook
- Nov 27, 2022
- 12 min
Galway - City and County
On the 13:25 #51 bus from Ennis bound for Galway, I enjoyed the 80 minutes as we passed from County Clare into County Galway. With only a...
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KB Cook
- Nov 23, 2022
- 15 min
Counties Kerry, Limerick and Clare
Following my itinerary, I left Gabriel House and rolled my bags down the hill and across the river to the Cork central bus station, where...
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KB Cook
- Sep 22, 2022
- 10 min
Ireland - Belfast
Tuesday morning I was up and ready to move from Derry to Northern Ireland's capital city. Heading down the two flights of stairs from the...
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KB Cook
- Sep 7, 2022
- 8 min
Ireland - Derry/Londonderry
After waking at the hotel in Glasgow, getting ready to leave - off to the Emerald Isle, I skipped breakfast and headed to the taxi ranks...
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KB Cook
- Sep 4, 2022
- 11 min
Scotland - Land of the Gods (Part II)
From Oban, I left my lodgings and rolled my gear around to the bus stop, to catch the first of two buses on my way through Fort Williams...
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KB Cook
- Aug 17, 2022
- 3 min
On my way to Europe
While a lot of preparation has been done over the last year or more, this trip physically began on Saturday with my neighbors Sue Ann and...
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KB Cook
- Jul 30, 2022
- 3 min
St Joe, Missouri and then home
Monday 18 July Awake at 7:30, I took advantage of breakfast by the Holiday Inn and had eggs and sausage patties with juice and decaf...
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KB Cook
- Jul 29, 2022
- 7 min
Cathedrals in Iowa
Continuing Saturday 16 July [In La Crosse at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe] I returned to my car and continued along US-14/61 about...
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