I went on my first Alaska cruise during the summer of 2023 with my daughter.  It was Part One of her high school travel graduation gift.  I will talk about Part Two of her travel gift in another post. Before leaving on our trip I had been following a YouTube traveller that talked about what to do and see in Alaska at the different ports o...
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When I went to the south of France to tour barges, I discovered the city of Carcassonne.  What interested me most here was The Medieval City.  It is massively reinforced with a second ring of ramparts and towers. The fortifications were impressive enough that it was not attacked during the Hundred Years' War.  By the beginning of the 19th centur...
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My tour through Windsor Castle was amazing and inspiring.  You follow a set path wandering through the castle rooms.  Photography is not allowed inside the castle but you can take photos outside on castle grounds.  I was so amazed with what I saw that I didn't realize 3 hours had passed until I walked out of the castle.  The tour is definitely w...
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When I went to visit my friend in Manchester, England, a few hours north of London, I was quite surprised by the quaint towns I saw.  They weren't overcrowded and not a lot of tourist that I could see besides myself.  Mind you, I visited in late October so that may be why I didn't see many tourists around.  I found the small towns we stopped in ...
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