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A Backpackers Guide to Cruise Ships (Part 2)

A Backpackers Guide to Cruise Ships (Part 2)

The first part of this article covered the good aspects of reposition cruises. Get it here. The Bad The Establishment: If you have been backpacking for any amount of time, you are accustom to doing everything  yourself. They will take your passport (all passports are stamped as a group at each port) and set the [...] [...more]

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A Backpackers Guide to Cruise Ships (Part 1)

A Backpackers Guide to Cruise Ships (Part 1)

Cruise Ships are successful because many people want to visit exotic destinations without encountering the risks of a  navigating a foreign culture. A cruise ship offers a means to maintain the safety and comfort of a middle class existence (air conditioning, western food, entertainment, English speakers, clean private rooms) as well as the opportunity to [...] [...more]

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Repositioning Cruises and Camels

Repositioning Cruises and Camels

I am attracted to the idea of utilizing alternative transport methods (or at least alternative for me) to move Natalie and I from one place to another. So far, we have used traditional or standard methods of transport such as planes, trains, cars, buses and ferries. Although effective, these forms of transport are more comfortably [...] [...more]

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