Random thoughts from the sea
Days 134-136, 2025 European Odyssey Sunday to Tuesday, Nov. 9-11, 2025; Dubrovnik, Croatia; Saranda, Albania; and Argostóli, Greece. When our small tour group turned a corner in the walled city of Dubrovnik, the scene sparked a memory of my visit here 18 years ago. An artist sat painting watercolors in
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Days 126-129, 2025 European Odyssey Saturday to Tuesday, Nov. 1-4, 2025; Athens and Corfu, Greece; Kotor, Montenegro. Well, I can see that I’m not going to get much on my to-do list done during the next two weeks. By early Saturday afternoon, I sat above the Lido pool welcoming friends
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Days 124-125, 2025 European Odyssey Thursday and Friday, Oct. 30-31, 2025; Santorini and Chania, Greece. It’s been all about the wine the last couple of days. I don’t think I ever knew much about wines from Greece, but of course you would expect them to have some good ones, what
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Days 116-119, 2025 European Odyssey Wednesday to Saturday, Oct. 22-25, 2025; Palermo and Messina, Sicily, and Mykonos, Greece. Some people might be growing tired of the Mediterranean after a couple of months, especially revisiting ports a second and even third time. But it also brings no need to plan for
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Days 105-106, 2025 European Odyssey Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 11-12, 2025; Rhodes, Greece, and Kusadasi, Turkey. Rhodes is an easy port to explore on your own. It takes about five minutes to walk from the ship to the Virgin Mary Gate, the closest opening in the massive walls that surround
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Days 91-93, 2025 European Odyssey Saturday to Monday, Sept. 27-29, 2025; Limassol, Cypress; Rhodes, Greece; and Bodrum, Turkey. Limassol, Cypress, taught me that even when I haven’t planned ahead, wearing comfortable shoes and carrying a sketchpad can add up to an enjoyable day in port. By the time I turned
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