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Saturday’s scene: Blue Ice

December 26, 2009

I took this photo of Hubbard Glacier as our ship pirouetted in Disenchantment Bay, giving all Regent Mariner guests a view.

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Hiking with History on Kodiak Island

November 19, 2009

Will you be traveling to Alaska’s Kodiak Island on your next Alaskan cruise? Here’s an excursion that will satisfy any active baby boomer traveler. Photographers, nature lovers and history fans will enjoy it too.
When Alan and I visited Kodiak Island while on a 52-day cruise with Regent’s Seven Seas Mariner, “The Fort Abercrombie State Historical [...]

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Saturday’s scene: Shanghai’s City Lights

November 14, 2009

On a cruise to China, Alan captured the lights of Shanghai reflected in the Huangpu Jung River.

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Staying at the Regent Beijing

November 10, 2009

Alan and I don’t usually stay at luxurious high-rise hotels. Small inns or bed and breakfasts are more our style. But on a recent cruise from Vancouver to Singapore, Regent Seven Seas Mariner treated all cruise guests to a free night at the Regent Beijing Hotel (we paid for a second night on our own [...]

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Luxury Living on the Regent Seven Seas Mariner

October 28, 2009

Today, Alan and I are on a cruise excursion in Bangkok, Thailand, part of our Vancouver to Singapore cruise on the Regent Seven Seas Mariner. Even though we’re out exploring, you can still keep up with our baby boomer adventures. In this week’s installment of Dispatch from Donna at the Luxury Cruise Bible blog, I [...]

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Exploring Siberia’s Smoking Volcanoes by Army Truck

October 13, 2009

When you think of of Siberia do you envision a vast, frozen wasteland? As a baby boomer growing up during the Cold War, that was my impression.
Well, baby boomer travelers, do I have a surprise for you. The Kamchatka Peninsula in far eastern Russia is a beautiful land of smoking volcanoes and abundant wildlife. Since [...]

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Speedcat Adventure to Davidson Glacier

September 22, 2009

Active baby boomer travelers cruising through Alaska should put this excursion on their “must do” list.
When cruise ships dock in Skagway, many passengers board the White Pass Railway for a train ride to the top of White Pass. While the scenic journey is beautiful, a speedcat ride to Glacier Point combines a fast boat ride [...]

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Cruising from Vancouver to Singapore

September 9, 2009

Baby boomer travelers, want to keep up with us while Alan and I sail on a 52-day cruise aboard the Regent Seven Seas Mariner? I know you’ll be curious about our ports of call, which include Alaska, Siberia, Japan, S. Korea, China, Hong Kong, Viet Nam, Thailand and Singapore.

Starting the week of September 14, 2009, [...]

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