Tag: EU2025
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Going Dutch
The cruise made a stop in IJmuiden, Netherlands, the port that services Amsterdam. I took the 45 min bus into the city, and it got stuck under a bridge. Yep. It wasn’t even close, and if you’re wondering what it sounds like when you’re in a moving bus and it jams itself under bridge, it’s…
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Bruggeing Tourism
Bruges, Belgium is a gorgeous, and it’s a miracle of history that it has survived this long in its condition. I can’t believe it’s still also a real, working, thriving city. It’s one of those places you have to go see, and I’m glad I did. That said, when you’ve heard about over tourism, this…
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A Tale of Two Cities
Another great thing about walking as discovery is noticing how the sights and feels change as you walk from one neighborhood to another. Sometimes just one street more means a drastic difference. Our cruise stopped in Tillbury, England, which gave us access to London, but only for a couple of hours, as it took one+…
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Lucky Stumble
One of the ways I love learning about a town/village/city is to just walk out the door with no real plan, to see what I can stumble upon. I get a more local feel for the place, and it satisfies my need to explore. I especially needed escapes like this on this cruise — to…
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Awfully Acceptable
Cruises make you do, eat, see, and think weird stuff that you would never find acceptable IRL: – Thinking “I’m gonna go melt some ice” before heading to pee, because they put ice in the urinals on this ship: – Having multiple in-depth discussions on techniques on how to figure out the time, and set…
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French Camino
Our cruise stopped in the tiny town of Le Verdon-sur-Mer, the port access for the Bordeaux region. I didn’t feel like doing any cruise-organized tours, so decided to just walk off the ship & see what happened. I’m gonna do a full post on the great day I had, but first a quick one on…
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Learning Tours
I’ve taken three food tours, so far, on this cruise+ trip. They’ve all been fine. I’m thinking of them as learning experiences for Drink•Eat•Walk, though, so no matter how good they are, I have some takeaways. Like what? Welp, let’s drink, eat, and walk our way through the one I took in Lisbon, Portugal to…
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Spanish Fly
I love Spain. It’s the country I’ve been in the most outside of the US. I’ve walked across it. I love that it’s Western Europe, but still a little feral. I love that I kinda understand the language, and the body language. I love that I can shop in a local grocery store and know…
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Barkcelona
Speaking of dog pics, here’s one taken by my Uncle in Barcelona, Spain: It was one of the first sights we saw on our Hop-on Hop-off bus tour of the city. No, it wasn’t a sight listed in the brochure. What’s extra funny is that I was sitting on the floor above him, saw the…
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Shipictures
One of the many strange behaviors your pick up on a cruise is constantly taking pictures of the ship: Pictures of just the ship; pictures of the ship with dramatic backgrounds; pictures of the ship doing fun things. I imagine this is what it’s like to have a dog or kid, where your phone’s photo…
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Cruise for Thought
I’m usually a healthy* eater and also pretty disciplined when it comes to what time I eat, and how much. This all changes when there’s free food, though, so cruises are all about the “free” food for me. I love it, lose all control, and have zero regrets during or after. Which is why by…
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Leaning Out
✅ Confirmed it’s a Leaning Tower ✅ Confirmed it’s of Pisa ❌ Declined taking pic pretending to hold it up (perhaps the only person there that didn’t?)
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Tim Cruise
I’m on my annual cruise with my family. I actually really enjoy cruising, with them, but it definitely takes a gentle acceptance of all that mankind has wrought and offers for that enjoyment. I highly recommend you bring your fam on one to experience it. Together.
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On Guard
I’m in Rome. Italy. It’s so hard to take pictures here, because everything you see is famous and you’ve seen 1001 pictures of all those things and those pics will all be better than anything you take. And everything is so so so old and historical and there’s so much of it around every corner…
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