Here's a brief synopsis of some of the recent cruises and other vacations Nancy and I have enjoyed.
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2008 Safari WestNancy and I visited an African game reserve in Sonoma County, California. |
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2006 Alaska Cruise-TourNancy and I spent two weeks in Alaska with Princess Cruise lines. The first week was land travel from Fairbanks to Anchorage, including Denali National Park. The second week was on the Sapphire Princess from Anchorage to Vancouver, B.C. |
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2005 Mexican Riviera CruiseWe took a 10 day cruise over the Christmas holiday break on Holland America Lines, traveling from San Diego, concentrating on the Sea of Cortez. |
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2003 Pacific NorthwestWe visited the Pacific Northwest over the Fourth of July holiday week, including Seattle and Portland. |
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2002 South AustraliaWe returned to Australia and centered our activities around Adelaide, which is one of the most significant wine regions. We also had two interesting days on Kangaroo Island. |
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2001 Mediterranean CruiseWe took a luxurious two weeks vacation on Windstar Cruise Line for our 25th wedding anniversary. We sailed from Lisbon to Nice with many stops including Tangier, Palma de Mallorca, Barcelona, and Cannes. |
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2002 Bordeaux Wine TourHal traveled on an extensive wine tasting tour of the Bordeaux region in France, starting in Paris, and visiting a number of great châteaux. |
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2000 Australia MillenniumWe traveled to Australia to celebrate the new millennium (meaning January 1, 2001). We spent the majority of the time near Sydney and Melbourne. |
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New York City Restaurant ReviewsI spent a year of heavy traveling to Wall Street with Sun Microsystems and wrote up a number of restaurants recommendations, originally for the edification of my fellow travelers at Sun. |