Final Thoughts on our Viking Cruise Final Thoughts on our Viking Cruise By Megan Cutler | September 9, 2024 | Comments 0 Comment As I mentioned during my last travel blog, Pompeii was the last shore excursion of our Viking cruise. It has taken me most of the year to document a journey that lasted only a week, but it has been well worth the effort to recall all the wondrous sites we witnessed along the way. Though … Read More Read More
In the Shadow of Mount Vesuvius In the Shadow of Mount Vesuvius By Megan Cutler | August 5, 2024 | Comments 1 comment I have been slowly making my way through all the stops on the Viking Cruise we took this past Christmas. We started out in Athens. Then we made our way to Turkey, where we visited the ancient city of Ephesus. Following our departure from Turkey, we spent 2 days at sea, one of which was … Read More Read More
Sicily’s Famous Clock Tower Sicily’s Famous Clock Tower By Megan Cutler | July 8, 2024 | Comments 0 Comment After we finished our extended trip at sea, our next stop was Sicily. It is the largest and most populated island in the Mediterranean Sea. And it’s located just to the west of the toe of Italy’s boot shape. It is separated from the continent by the Strait of Messina, and its most prominent landmark … Read More Read More
Christmas at Sea Christmas at Sea By Megan Cutler | June 3, 2024 | Comments 0 Comment After we left Turkey on our Viking Cruise, we headed out to sea. We were originally supposed to stop in Crete; a place we were all looking forward to experiencing. Unfortunately, since we would have been there on Christmas day, everything would have been closed. So we were forced to skip that stop and spend … Read More Read More
A Turkish Cultural Experience A Turkish Cultural Experience By Megan Cutler | May 6, 2024 | Comments 1 comment During my last travel blog, I described the day we spent in Turkey visiting Ephesus, the 4th largest city of the ancient world. But our day wasn’t over when we boarded the bus to return to the ship. Our guide announced that we had a cultural experience in store for us. And it certainly was … Read More Read More
Ephesus and the Library of 12,000 Scrolls Ephesus and the Library of 12,000 Scrolls By Megan Cutler | April 8, 2024 | Comments 1 comment We spent this past Christmas cruising the Mediterranean with my husband’s family. It was our first major trip since before the pandemic, and it did not disappoint. The first stop took us to Athens, where we were able to catch a few glimpses of ancient ruins, including the Parthenon. The second stop on our epic … Read More Read More
In the Shadow of the Acropolis In the Shadow of the Acropolis By Megan Cutler | March 4, 2024 | Comments 2 comments It’s been awhile since I wrote a travel blog. Prior to the pandemic, my husband and I traveled with fair regularity. But since the start of the pandemic, out of necessity, all of our trips have been short and mostly involved visiting with family. Speaking of family, we’ve been trying to put together a bigger … Read More Read More