Lofoten homer, August 20, 2024 Lunch / Dinner We had a late start today and our first real stop on the ship was the dining hall to eat fabulous meals. Lunch consisted of lamb sausage, Norwegian fish soup and tomato salad (image below). Dinner – A three course meal with the usual seafood theme. The… Continue Reading
Trondheim homer, August 19, 2024 We spent the day at Trondheim today. This is Norway’s third largest city with a population of 225,000 people. We got in at 9 am and proceeded to get on a bus to visit Nidaros Cathedral. This is the front and main entrance of the church. It does look a… Continue Reading
Geiranger & Andalsnes homer, August 18, 2024 Rough seas in the North Sea last night. Our ship rocked up and down and rolled left and right the entire night. It was at least 15 to 20 foot swells! After today we will head to the Norwegian Sea so hopefully sailing will be smoother. We spent most of… Continue Reading
Boarding Havila Capella homer, August 17, 2024 We were told to check in at 3 pm but the ship hadn’t unloaded passengers from last sailing and we had to wait 45 minutes to check in. Strangely enough, for a budding new cruise industry, the building we checked in had no signs and we weren’t sure if we… Continue Reading
Arrived At Bergen, Norway homer, August 16, 2024 We arrived at Bergen around 1 p.m. from a one hour flight from Oslo and once again we shocked at the high cost of transportation from the airport to the city center. It was a whopping 850 krona ($85) to travel 21 miles via Uber! We did not bother to… Continue Reading
We’re In Norway! homer, August 15, 2024 We decided to head out somewhere nice and cool this summer so we’re in Norway. So far so good and we have a few tales to tell. First and foremost, DO NOT TAKE A TAXI anywhere in Norway, they will rip you off! I should have done some due diligence… Continue Reading
Restaurant Review: January 2024 – Toukei homer, January 27, 2024January 27, 2024 We recently dined at a fabulous restaurant in Houston, Texas called Toukei. It’s located at 9630 Clarewood Dr in Houston, TX. Let’s get to our review! The Good The food is fabulous although there aren’t many vegetarian options on the menu if you’re looking for a vegan or vegetarian restaurant…. Continue Reading
Review – Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort homer, December 18, 2023December 18, 2023 The Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort is supposed to be one of Hilton’s largest properties and unfortunately it’s also one of the worst ones I’ve stayed in and I’ll tell you why.. Staff: D+ We give the staff a D+ for good reason. First our check in was horrible…. Continue Reading
Norwegian Breakaway – Review & Report Card homer, August 8, 2023July 3, 2025 We’ve now completed our 10 day cruise tour of Italy, Greece and Malta (see itinerary below) and had time to reflect on the journey and report on the experience. Staff: Grade A+ The staff & crew on the Norwegian Breakaway were hard working and friendly. We were frequently greeted with… Continue Reading
Rome: VRBO Apartment Rental Review homer, August 8, 2023August 8, 2023 When we were in Rome, we rented an apartment through VRBO. Our apartment was located on Via Pierluigi da Palestrina in Rome. Since we were traveling as a family, we rented a four bedroom apartment. The apartment could have been fantastic as it was close to the Castel Sant’Angelo and… Continue Reading