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Memories of a Cruise

By Ed Boitano
in :  World Travel

Most of us have been on a cruise, riverboat and barge; some good, some bad, and generally a bit of overeating. We've asked the members of the T-Boy Society of Film, Music & Travel what were some of their cherished moments, or lack of, when cruising the world's water ways.

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Top Bucket List Destinations: T-Boy Society of Film and Music

By T-Boy Society of Film & Music
in :  T-Boy Society of Film & Music
Tahiti marae

Welcome to the T-Boy Society of Film and Music’s latest poll, devoted to members’ top Bucket List destinations. To be honest, I thought our well-traveled group had been everywhere, and was delighted to read their informative selections, many of which I will add to my own Bucket List.

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Travel Book Review: Cruising the World – From Gondolas to Megaships

By Richard Frisbie
in :  Book Review, World Travel
'Cruising the World – From Gondolas to Megaships' cover

At a time when travel has come to a complete standstill, award-winning photographer Dennis Cox releases the perfect anecdote for cruise-starved readers – a luscious, photography-laden look at all aspects of the worldwide cruise phenomena that defined the last decades.

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Americans on Vacation, An Open Letter

By Ed Boitano
in :  Travel News
inspiring Welsh landscape scenery

• 9% of Americans have been on vacation without their partner and lied to them about it • Main reasons are to go with friends, drink more heavily and to have a break from each other • More than two fifths got found out by their partner; one in five broke up as a result

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Exploring Venice: Lost and Found. And Special Finds. Repeat.

By Fyllis Hockman
in :  World Travel
street musicians

Walking home to our apartment in Venice, we share a wave through the window with the owner of Baba, our local osteria. Leaving for a day of sightseeing, a cup of my favorite pistachio gelato awaits me despite the early hour. At the Bar Dugole, we relax after a day of sightseeing and order the regular: vodka for my husband and Amaretto for me. And we sit and watch everyone else in Venice try to figure out where the hell they are!

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Captain Belinda Bennett, Beatle Beat Trivia

By Ed Boitano
in :  Eclectic Stuff
Captain Belinda Bennett of Windstar Cruises

The U.K. Merchant Navy Medal for Meritorious Service has been presented to Captain Belinda Bennett of Windstar Cruises, as “the first black female captain in the commercial cruise industry.”

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Captain Belinda Bennett, Venice Bans Cruise Ships

By Ed Boitano
in :  Eclectic Stuff
rowers on a gondola, Venice

The U.K. Merchant Navy Medal for Meritorious Service has been presented to Captain Belinda Bennett of Windstar Cruises, as “the first black female captain in the commercial cruise industry.”... An Italian governmental committee has voted to ban large cruise ships from the water in front of Venice’s St. Mark’s Square.

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Three Things We Didn’t Know About Venice

By Ed Boitano
in :  Three Things About...
rowers and gondolas at a regatta, Venice

Venice is a city built on water, which offers a strong relationship with its citizens in their natural element. So, one of the main activities for a Venetian in their leisure time is to be close to water. Most local people own a boat, either a rowing boat or a motor boat. When the good season comes, everybody takes out their boats.

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An Escape to Five Island Destinations

By Ringo Boitano
in :  World Travel
Corfu, Greece

Soothing trade winds caress the landscape. Palm trees sway in the breeze. Gentle waves blanket the golden sand. Please forgive this stilted attempt to be descriptive – but I’m feeling a bit of the pre-holiday stress, and I thought it was fitting to emotionally escape to some of my favorite island destination. Come to think of it, they’re not all …

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Sgroppino: Untying the Knot in Venice

By Tom Weber
in :  Audrey’s Travel Recipes
sgroppino with lemon garnishing

Ever heard of a Sgroppino? Well, it’s a lemon-flavored, creamy-smooth, frothy alcoholic beverage. More a digestivo (digestive) or liquid dessert than an aperitivo (cocktail), the Sgroppino was created by the inventive and masterful Venetians back in the 16th century.

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