Let me start this by saying that, of course, each trip is different. For example, if we are staying in…
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Trip Planning the Patchett way
Anyone who knows us is aware that we often take very long trips and this year is no exception. I’m…
A Day at Downton Abbey–aka Highclere Castle
Dale called it a pilgrimage. I don’t know. Webster’s says a pilgrimage is a journey to a shrine or sacred…
WOW, I’M IN NORWAY –Pt. 2 SOGNEFJORD
The Queen Mary 2 traveled the most extensive and deepest of the Norwegian fjords---Sognefjord. It penetrates about 115 miles inland…
WOW, I’M IN NORWAY!-Pt 1 BERGEN
We have always wanted to see Norway. And there certainly is not a more luxurious way to visit than on…
COCKTAILS WITH THE CAPTAIN
Queen Mary’s Captain Wells holds a cocktail reception for everyone aboard and later in the week, if you travel Cunard…