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(Travel Logs + A Little Inspiration) Where Can The Next Journey Take You Today?

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“The Map” — Where We’ve Been & Where We’re Going
Always updating, The Next Journey World Map — Where We’ve Been and Where We’re Going…

Travel Logs:

Jun – Jul 2024: Transatlantic Cruise: Amsterdam to Boston (Coming Soon!)
Travel Log for our 42 Day Holland America Zuiderdam cruise from Amsterdam, Netherlands to Boston, Massachusetts with stops in Oslo and Alesund (Norway,) Runavik and Torshavn (Faroe Islands), Djupivogur, Isafjordur, Rekjavik, and Akureyri (Iceland), Nuuk (Greenland), Stornoway, Kirkwall, and Edinburgh (Scotland), Zaanse Schans (Netherlands), St. Anthony, St. John’s, and Halifax (Canada), and Bar Harbor (Maine)!

Apr 2024: Daycation on the Sonoma County Coast, California (Coming Soon!)
Travel Log for our visit to Bodega Bay and the B Bryan Preserve a long beautiful Highway 1 in Sonoma County, California!

Sep 2023: National Parks in Texas & New Mexico (Coming Soon!)
Travel Log for our 5 Day long weekend to Texas and New Mexico where we visited National Parks including Guadalupe Mountains, Carlsbad Caverns, and White Sands!

Aug 2023: Sesame Place and Seaworld – San Diego, California (Coming Soon!)
Travel Log for our 4 Day long weekend to Sesame Place and Seaworld in San Diego, California!

Jul 2023: Kaanapali and Lahaina, Maui (Coming Soon!)
Travel Log for our 7 Day visit to the island of Maui as we explore the island and visit the beautiful town of Lahaina just days before the devastating wildfire that forever has changed this majestic and historical place.

Jul 2023: Safari West, California (Coming Soon!)
Travel Log for an amazing visit to Safari West, near Santa Rosa, California — Where the sights, sounds, and amazing animals of Africa are right in our own backyard!

Jun 2023: Lost Pines Resort, Texas (Coming Soon!)
Travel Log for our return trip for another 4 Day long weekend to the Hyatt Lost Pines Resort — a working ranch, hotel, and water park, just outside Austin, Texas!

Dec 2022 – Jan 2023: Western Caribbean Cruise (Coming Soon!)
Travel Log for our 8 Day Carnival Pride New Years Holiday cruise roundtrip from Tampa, Florida with stops in Grand Cayman,  Roatan (Honduras), Belize, Costa Maya (Mexico), and Cozumel (Mexico)!

Sep 2022: Lost Pines Resort, Texas (Coming Soon!)
Travel Log for our 4 Day long weekend visit to the Hyatt Lost Pines Resort — a working ranch, hotel, and water park, just outside Austin, Texas!

May 2022: Big Island of Hawaii at the Condo (Coming Soon!)
Travel Log for our 7 Day visit to the Big Island of Hawaii as we attempt to travel and avoid everyone else with a secluded and just to ourselves condo on the beach in Kailua-Kona!

Jan 2022: Oahu at the Beach House (Coming Soon!)
Travel Log for our 7 Day visit to Oahu as we attempt to travel and avoid everyone else with a secluded and just to ourselves beach house along the shore at Barber Point!

Jun 2021: Disneyland (Coming Soon!)
Travel Log for our 4 Day visit to Disneyland with reduced capacity, Covid Protocols and Lots and Lots of Masks!

Oct 2019: Transpacific Cruise — Long Beach to Singapore (Coming Soon!)
Travel Log for our 29 Day Carnival Splendor cruise from Long Beach, California to Singapore with stops in Maui, Oahu, Guam,  Kota Kinabalu (Malaysia), and Phu My/Ho Chi Min City (Vietnam)!

May 2019: Ko’Olina, Oahu, Hawaii (Coming Soon!)
Travel Log for our 7 Day visit to the island of Oahu, Hawaii and our stay at the Marriott Ko’Olina Resort!

Apr 2019: Bahamas & Grand Turk Cruise (Coming Soon!)
Travel Log for our 7 Day Carnival Pride cruise roundtrip from Baltimore, Maryland with stops in the Bahamas (Carnival’s Private Island) and Grand Turk!

Oct 2018: Canada, New England, and Atlantic Coast Cruise Cruise (Coming Soon!)
Travel Log for our 15 Day Holland America Rotterdam cruise from Montreal, Quebec, Canada to Tampa, Florida with stops in Sydney (Nova Scotia), Halifax (Nova Scotia), Bar Harbor (Maine), Boston (Massachusetts), New York City (New York), Charlotte (North Carolina), and Key West (Florida)!

Jun 2018: Niagara Falls and Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Coming Soon!)
Travel Log for a 6 Day adventure to Niagara Falls and Toronto, Ontario, Canada!

Apr 2018: Banff, Lake Louise, Alberta Canada + Snow! (Coming Soon!)
Travel Log for a long 5 Day weekend for a trip to Calgary, Banff, and Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada!

Feb 2018: Southern California Coast and Ensenada Cruise (Coming Soon!)
Travel Log for our 4 Day Ruby Princess cruise to Santa Barbara, California, and Ensenada, Mexico with Daughters of the Nile!

Sep 2017: Ko’Olina, Oahu, Hawaii (Coming Soon!)
Travel Log for our 7 Day visit to the island of Oahu, Hawaii and our stay at the Marriott Ko’Olina Resort!

Sep 2016: Transpacific Cruise + Japan (Coming Soon!)
Travel Log for our 15 Day Celebrity Millennium Transpacific cruise to Japan, with pre-cruise time in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and stops in Unalaska (Dutch Harbor), Otaru, Hakodate, and Tokyo, with a post-cruise stay in metro Tokyo!

Jun 2016: Cuba
Travel Log for our 7 Day Fathom Adonia cruise to Cuba as one of the line’s first US travelers to Cuba, visiting Havana, Cienfuegos, and Santiago de Cuba

May 2016: Baltic & Russia
Travel Log for 12 days aboard the Holland America Zuiderdam in Europe with stops in Copenhagen, Warnemunde (Berlin), Tallinn, St. Petersburg, Helsinki, Kiel (Hamburg), Stockholm, and Gothenburg

Apr – May 2016: Transatlantic
Travel Log for 17 days aboard the Holland America Zuiderdam on an eastbound Transatlantic crossing with stops in Horta, Ponta Delgada, A Coruna, Cherbourg, Zebugge, and Rotterdam

Feb 2016: Mexican Riviera (Coming Soon!)
Travel Log for our 10 Days aboard Grand Princess!

Sep 2015: Transatlanic (Coming Soon!)
Travel Log for our 15 Days aboard Regal Princess!

Apr 2015: Panama Canal (Coming Soon!)
Travel Log for our 15 Days aboard Celebrity Infinity traveling from San Diego (California) to Miami (Florida) with stops in Mexico, Puerto Quetzal (Guatamala), Guanacaste (Costa Rica), Panama City (Panama), and Cartagena (Columbia)!

Mar 2014: South America Cruise: Buenos Aires to Ushuaia (Coming Soon!)
Travel Log for our 14 Days aboard the Golden Princess traveling from Buenos Aires (Argentina) to Valparaiso (Chile) with stops in Montevideo (Uruguay), The Falkland Islands, and Ushuaia!  The trip got cut short (for the best reason possible!) so we’ll fill you in on all the details here!

Feb 2013: Napa Valley, California
Three days in the Napa Valley brought us abundant sunshine, a beautiful stay at the Auberge, and a memorable hot air balloon ride

Jan 2013: Portland, Oregon
Join us for our first mini journey with a wonderful long weekend in Portland, Oregon

Nov – Dec 2012: Transatlantic
Travel Log for 18 Days aboard the Pacific Princess as we completed a Transatlantic crossing with stops in Naples, Palermo, Barcelona, Gibraltar, Casablanca, Funchal, and Bermuda

Dec 2011: Southern Caribbean
Travel Log for a 14 Day Trip to Puerto Rico, St. Croix, St. Kitts, Dominica, Grenada, St. John, Barbados, St. Lucia, Antigua, St. Maarten, and St. Thomas

Aug – Nov 2011: 100 Day Epic Adventure
Travel Log for a 100 Day Trip to New Zealand, Australia, Bali, Fiji, Vanuatu, & New Caledonia

Mar 2011: Tahiti and Hawaii
Travel Log for a 17 Day Trip to Tahiti, Moorea, Raiatea, Bora Bora, & the Hawaiian Islands

Aug – Sep 2010: British Isles, Greenland, and Canada
Travel Log for a 18 Day Trip to the UK, Ireland, Greenland, & Canada

Jul – Aug 2009: Alaska
Travel Log for a 13 Day Trip to Alaska

May 2009: Galapagos & Ecuador
Travel Log for a 12 Day Trip to Quito, Ecuador, visiting the Equator and onto the Celebrity Expedition for an amazing visit to the Galapagos Islands

Nov – Dec 2007: Europe & Transatlantic Cruise
Travel Log for a 24 Day adventure through Madrid and Barcelona and onto a Transatlantic Cruise with stops in Spain, Gibraltar, Morocco, and the Canary Islands

Sep 2006: Western Caribbean Cruise
Travel Log for 7 Days aboard the Carnival Valor as we completed a round trip from Miami, to Grand Cayman, Roatan, Honduras, Belize, and Costa Maya, Mexico

Mar – Apr 2006: South America, Panama Canal, and Aruba Cruise
Travel log for 15 Days aboard the Celebrity Millennium as we made our way from Santiago, Chile up through the Northwest of South America, through the Panama Canal, and finally back into Miami

May 2005: Alaska Cruise & Victoria, British Columbia
Travel log for 7 Days aboard the Regal Princess to visit 3 Alaska ports, Victoria, British Columbia, and the Tracy Arm

Sep – Oct 2004: New York, New England, and Canada Cruise & Road Trip
Travel log for 7 Days aboard the Carnival Victory visiting ports in New England and Nova Scotia, along with a road trip to five additional states to see the Fall Foliage

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