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How to retire and travel without TONS of money in the bank
I never dreamed an epic 10,000 mile RV adventure and a two week European cruise would be in my future…2 teachers with 3 kids who were all involved in expensive sports, music, cheer, etc…and college…we weren’t great savers…🤪 BUT— we pulled it off, and I’m SO glad we did! You can too! Here’s the secret:…
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Nice, France from a Cruise Ship- A One Day Visit- what NOT to do!
Our cruise ship stopped in Cannes, France. We really wanted to see Nice, so we booked the “Little Train” excursion through the cruise. That was a mistake! The excursion included a bus from Cannes to Nice. The bus ride was nice because we got to see the scenery, and our guide gave us a lot…
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See Italy in Just 4 Days from a Cruise Ship!
Read these articles on how to see the best of Italy in just 4 stops on a European Cruise: Messina, Naples, Civitavecchia, & Livorno. There’s SO many amazing things to see and do from these 4 ports! ENJOY!😁
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A one day visit to Livorno and Pisa, Italy
We had quite an adventure getting to the Leaning Tower of Pisa from the port of Livorno, Italy. We learned one important thing- take a taxi DIRECTLY from the port to the train station in Livorno to get to Pisa. We passed them all up and walked to the town of Livorno. We were intrigued…
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Rome in One Day from a Cruise Port
There are two very important things to know about just ONE day in Rome from a cruise port: We bought the hop on hop off bus excursion on the cruise. This was a great way to both get to Rome and to get around Rome. It allowed us to see all of the sites and…
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One Day in Naples, Italy from a Cruise Ship
At the port of Naples, we chose to spend half of the day in Pompeii and half in the city. This was perfect, but I would have preferred not to do the cruise ship’s excursion to Pompeii. We had very limited time to tour the ruins- 2 hours is not enough! But with the $50…
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One day in the most beautiful place on Earth- Santorini, Greece
Santorini could quite possibly be the most beautiful place on Earth. We were blessed to get a day here from our cruise ship. We had to tender from the cruise ship. Then, you have the option of walking up 588 steps, riding a donkey, or taking a cable car up the mountain to get to…
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Stopping at the port of Messina? See Taormina on your own! Here’s how…
Our Norwegian Cruise Ship stopped in Messina, Italy. Messina seemed to be too big of a city for us, so we decided to visit the charming town of Taormina instead. We walked from the ship to the train station, Messina Centrale. It was only about a 15 minute walk from the port. It wasn’t hard…
Leap of Faith: Our Retirement Adventure 