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A Run through Tallinn History
Culture Kilometre Eight days into our journey and I had yet to get in an honest-to-goodness run. The ship’s treadmill doesn’t count. In port in Estonia, I was out the gangway early, determined to find...
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St. Petersburg Saga
This post could just as easily be titled “No Running in Russia.” The beautiful city of St. Petersburg has more than enough sites to fill several days of travel. St. Isaac’s Orthodox Church viewed from...
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Backtracking the Baltics to Riga
I’m backtracking in my Baltic Sea saga to pick up on our brief stop in Riga, Latvia – my primary reason for electing the Versatile Baltics 3-day land trip while on the Iron & Ice voyage. Although...
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Endurance on the Isle of Mousa
Mousa Broch, Shetland Islands This week, I was prompted to share a photo that reflects endurance. To my surprise, the first visual was not another photo of yours truly crossing a marathon finish line,...
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Hoofing it through Helsinki
Nearing Helsinki’s harbor through Gulf of Finland in the Baltic Sea It’s Travel Tuesday. Our cool autumn weather feels like an overcast Spring morning in Helsinki, Finland. The ship arrived in port and...
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Travel Theme: Arches
Let’s do a Travel Tuesday and join the folks over at Where’s my Backpack? as they explore the shape of the arch in all the forms it appears to us. Photo Credit: Scott D. Welch/Wikimedia Commons On this...
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Travel Tuesday – DIY Copenhagen
Of the many ports of call during my Enrichment Voyage, Copenhagen was one of the shortest, a mere eight hours from disembarkation to ship’s time. I was fortunate to spend some time with my family in...
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Travel Theme: Energy
The white geothermal pipeline snaking through the ruggedly beautiful countryside captures steam that is processed and provides much of the needed energy for the Reykjavik region. My friends in travel...
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Calm Fjord Kayaking with a Run Chaser
Photo Credit: Jerry Isenberg One year ago, on my journey aboard the M/V Explorer, we made our way around the shores of Iceland, A cloud-covered sun was already bright in the sky that June morning as I...
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London Wrap-up: Food and Found Friends
While posting a series about my London stay, I bumped into that great American holiday Thanksgiving. Deciding to hold off on sharing my London food finds until we had made our way through the end of...
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