Tag: USA

  • Established: 1776Population: 308 million (2010 census)Religion: Protestant (51.3%)Capital: Washington DCOrder of Visit: FirstFirst Visit: 27 November 1986Last Visit: 06 January 2025Duration: 168 DaysMust Do: Grand Canyon, Deadwood, New York Comedy Clubs, The Alamo, New Year’s Eve at New York Times Square, Amusement Parks (LA and Orlando), Jazz in New Orleans, Major Sporting events (NBA, NHL, NFL,…

  • Sunday 05 January 2025Highlights: Farewelling the Explorer of the Seas. Today I had to leave my ship for the last 10 nights, the Explorer of the Seas, and start a very long journey home.

  • Thursday 26 December 2024Highlights: Exploring the ‘Explore of the Seas’ cruise ship, The Welcome Aboard Show It was finally the day of my first leisure cruise. I woke up excited and went straight into research mode. My check-in time wasn’t until 11.30 am and I was only a 25-minute Uber from the Terminal so I…

  • Wednesday 25 December 2024Highlights: Exploring Miami Beach at night A very relaxed day before my Caribbean Cruise commencing tomorrow as all I had planned for today.

  • Tuesday 24 December 2024Highlights: Experiencing the Florida Keys chain of bridges, Conch Train Tour of Key West, Erin arriving in Melbourne, Talking to my family at their Christmas lunch Today I had organised a 15+ hour day trip down to Key West. I had been fascinated with this key of islands and bridge linking to…