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15 WAYS THAT CRUISING NEWBIES WASTE MONEY By Gene Sloan I can still remember my first rookie mistake on a cruise. It came about 15 minutes after I stepped on board a ship for the first time. I had worked … Continue reading →

WHAT TO PACK FOR A CRUISE The destination will dictate the clothing and accessories you bring, but here are a few essentials: Fun Door Magnets. On cabin doors they give flair and helps you easily spot your cabin upon approach. … Continue reading →

Cruising is easy. You only have to unpack once and you don’t have to go hunting for a restaurant or entertainment every night. 1. Arrive at your departure port a day ahead of schedule.. It is the only way to … Continue reading →

My Clock. I purchased a Sam Lahee long case clock for CAD$500 from a local antique dealer in the Comox Valley in 2020. I then did some research. Timepiece Antique Clocks and its owner Kevin Chellar in Dublin are the only … Continue reading →

WHITING Manufacturing QUARTER CUT OAK SILVER CHEST The 1870s and 1880s were some of the most innovative and exciting decades in the history of the American silver industry. Postwar prosperity, the discovery of silver in the American West, and innovations … Continue reading →

In the 1980’s, my wife inherited the most amazing dining room set constructed of quarter-sawn oak. It had been purchased in 1906 by her great grandfather Carl Beny, who owned the general store in Irvine, Alberta. At the time one … Continue reading →

Nomad Mania is the main website or “authority” that verifies what travellers say they have done (Most Travelled People MTP also verifies travellers, but their rules for a visit differ from NM). First, they authenticate you as a “real person”. … Continue reading →

IRAQ – Rough Guide  YEMEN – General, Rough Guide, Socotra, SAUDI ARABIA – General, Saudi Arabia 2017, Rough Guide, EGYPT – Rough Guide 

This was originally a post I made at the beginning of COVID in 2020 listing everywhere I hadn’t been. It was an aid to help determine where it was possible to go and then string together those countries. I was … Continue reading →

CHINA – Ningxia, Inner Mongolia, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Tianjin SOUTH KOREA – Gangwon-do, Gwangju, Jeolla TAIWAN – Central & South JAPAN – Hokkaido