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January 1, 2008
Ancient Seaports Attract Small Ship Adventurers.
By Bobbie Green The Ancient seaports of Europe have lured visitors for thousands of years, explorers, merchant traders, attacking armies, and tourist. Today's tourist can still journey to historical places where past events can come alive and one can...
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December 7, 2007
A Mediterranean Cruise With Almost No Clothes
By Barry Bassis and Demetra Pappas Photos by Demetra Pappas We never understood people who rush from the airport to the cruise ship and then do the reverse when they disembark. Our recommendation is to begin pampering yourself at a...
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November 30, 2007
Blueprint of a Fantasy at Sea
by Maxine Sommers When I first viewed the "Queen Mary 2" I was stunned by her size- a veritable giant. As I viewed it at the dock in New York my first word was WOW! Indeed it appeared to be...
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October 15, 2007
Civitavecchia Italy Have a Look
By Bobbie Green Virtually un-noticed in today's world this ancient seaport city, rich with history, Civitavecchia, also known as the Seagate to Rome sits in its shadow, waiting for the world to discover her once again. Although she is still...
SoGoNow.com by: Bobbie Green
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October 1, 2007
Exploring America by Barge
By Bobbie Green Newest way to explore American Waterways The visionary was raised in Louisiana near the river; it became the mainstay of his world. Everything came and went by the river, his work was on the river and he...
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September 25, 2007
Ahoy-A Maine Course
Ron Kapon For those of you who are geographically challenged Maine is often confused with its sister states New Hampshire and Vermont. 90% of the land in Maine is forest (mostly inland) with low mountains. With 3,500 miles of shoreline...
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August 13, 2007
Bargin' down the river melts away stress
By Pat Woods As pink sky from the setting sun reflected on the river, a great blue heron gracefully glided above the water. We were enjoying a gala crab and prime rib dinner aboard the R/B River Explorer in a...
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July 9, 2007
Wine Country 201 with Cruise West
By Pat Woods "Wine cheers the sad, revives the old, inspires the young and makes the weary forget their toil." --Lord Byron On a golden October afternoon we stood sipping champagne with new friends on the sunny terrace at Auberge...
SoGoNow.com by: Guest Author
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July 2, 2007
Dubai to Alexandria on Silversea
From Middle East Glitz to Ancient Treasures BY LARRY TAYLOR Two years ago we took a trip to the Middle East. Beforehand, when we told our friends, they usually questioned why on earth we would go there- terrorists, religious strife...
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June 25, 2007
FROM UNDISCOVERED TO REDISCOVERED TREASURES
MY TRIP TO VALENCIA AND RIOJA RON KAPON I have visited Madrid, Barcelona and Seville many times but this late spring I discovered "The Most beautiful City in Spain"- Valencia. Then my adventure took me to a familiar stomping ground-...
SoGoNow.com by: Ronald Kapon
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June 11, 2007
Special Report from the Costa Maya
Story and photos by Bob Schulman If you like to take your vacations in places off the beaten track, now would be a good time to visit the Costa Maya. Chances are, you haven't heard much about this spot on...
SoGoNow.com by: Bob Schulman
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June 4, 2007
Land Cruisers See More of Alaska
By DAN SCHLOSSBERG During its short summer season, Alaska is Disney au naturel, with eagles above, whales below, and all kinds of other wildlife cavorting in plain view. Mountains of blue ice crash into the cold bay with a deafening...
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May 9, 2007
Cozumel: The Legacy of Ixchel
Story and photos by Bob Schulman For eight centuries, Mayan women journeyed to this island off eastern Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula to pray at the temples of their fertility goddess, Ixchel. Millions of women, it's said, walked from villages across the...
SoGoNow.com by: Bob Schulman
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April 30, 2007
Cruise Sightings Caribbean days at sea
by Bosley Wilder Cruising down the shores of High Barbaree! --Mythical island folk song O What fun it is to ride the Royal Caribbean Enchantress of the Seas! For five days last month, while the North chilled out in huge...
SoGoNow.com by: Guest Author
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April 9, 2007
Blow Your Worries Away - Literally
Story by Andrea Gross; photos by Irv Green The first night I crack my head when I sit up in bed. No headroom. The second day I strain my back when I help hoist the sails. No know-how. But by...
SoGoNow.com by: Andrea Gross and Irv Green
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February 26, 2007
CRUISING "AMERICA'S GALAPAGOS" : Touching Whales in the Baja
By Margaret Backenheimer & J.D. Brown When asked what single nature cruise is the most spectacular on Earth, we have a ready answer: a cruise of the Galapagos, located six hundred miles off the coast of Ecuador. But the Galapagos...
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January 18, 2007
Island Hopping Along the Coast of Croatia
By Rich Grant Many Americans were surprised in 2005 when Lonely Planet guidebook selected Croatia as the world's number one dream vacation site. To geographically and historically challenged Americans, Croatia was a war zone, some far off Eastern European country....
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December 1, 2006
Christmas Markets along the Rhine and Danube Rivers.
It's getting to be that time of year when Europe is aflutter with its colourful and sometimes droll, Christmas markets. Every little city along the quiet flowing Rhine is preparing for the glories of the holiday season. Eat, drink, buy...
SoGoNow.com by: Carolan Nathan
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October 27, 2006
ESCAPING TO THE LAND DOWN UNDER - VIA CRUISE LINER
By Carol O'Hara Gloomy fog and relentless rain cast a cold, damp aura upon our hometown landscape. Waiting out this annual event in our own surroundings was a thought far too dismal for us. Thus, we escaped - flying as...
SoGoNow.com by: Carol O'Hara
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October 18, 2006
WINDJAMMER BAREFOOT CRUISE TO THE ABC ISLANDS
RON KAPONFor 30 years I had dreamed about sailing on a Windjammer Barefoot Cruise. An offer of a very heavily discounted rate combined with a free Continental Airlines certificate was all I needed to sign on the dotted line for...
SoGoNow.com by: Ronald Kapon
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September 21, 2006
A Viking Exploration of Europe: Through the rivers and heart of history...
By Linda Fasteson Perhaps it was our Scandinavian heritage that drew him to the Viking River Cruises name, but when my husband, Roger, was looking for a way to celebrate my 50th birthday, he came upon a trip including Austria,...
SoGoNow.com by: Linda Fasteson
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