St Petersburg, Russia

  August 21-22, 2019 The  next port of call during our Viking Homelands Cruise was one that both Leo and I had been looking forward to with great anticipation. St Petersburg, Russia was one of, if not the highlight of this trip. There are visa requirements if you want to tour the city on your … More St Petersburg, Russia

Gdańsk, Poland, a day at sea and Tallinn, Estonia

August 19-20, 2019 Traveling always has the potential for surprises, especially due to the unpredictable nature of sea conditions while you are on a cruise ship. We have experienced this many times in our travels, so we didn’t blink an eye when during our Viking Homelands ocean cruise, the captain announced the night before that … More Gdańsk, Poland, a day at sea and Tallinn, Estonia

One day in Berlin

H August 17, 2019 Leo and I have visited Germany many times but circumstances have always made us miss seeing Berlin, so it was very exciting to us that the Viking Homelands cruise itinerary included a day stop in this historical city. It was especially exciting for Leo as he is somewhat of a WWII … More One day in Berlin

Denmark

August 15-16 2019 This is a continuation of our Vikings Homeland Cruise on the Viking ocean cruise ship, The Jupiter. I have been trying to break down the blog post by region to keep them manageable, but in my previous post on the Norway portion of the trip, I mistakenly included Aalborg which is in … More Denmark

Norway

  August 11-15 2018 We left Iceland in great anticipation of joining the Viking Ocean Cruise ship, The Jupiter, which was docked in Bergen, Norway and waiting for us so that we could continue our “Viking Homelands“ adventures. We have cruised with Viking before on a couple of their river cruises, which were wonderful, but … More Norway

New England day trips

    June 18-25 What do you do when you find yourself in a location within easy distance to many charming day trip opportunities? Rejoice and explore! This was our happy circumstance during our stay in Foxborough, Massachusetts. We actually picked this RV park because I am drawn to highly rated RV resorts and Leo … More New England day trips

Boston Museum Visit

June 19-22, 2019 We have been to Boston many times to visit the many historical sites, but on this trip we found ourselves nearby in Foxborough and decided to visit Boston to take in a couple of noted art exhibitions. Our RV Park, Normandy Farms is conveniently situated about a 30 minute drive from the Riverside Train … More Boston Museum Visit