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    Santorini

    ByRobin

    Arrived off the Greek Aegean Island of Santorini at 7am. This is part of the Cyclades group of islands. A partly sunny day with temperatures up to 22C by the afternoon. An 8.30am tour took us by tender to the shore where about 30 of us transferred to our 2 masted barque. A 20 minute…

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    Venezia

    ByRobin

    Arrived in Fusina at 7am. This is now the closest cruise terminal for Venezia since they banned cruise ships. It is also a ferry terminal and about 18.5km from Venezia. A wet rainy morning with temperatures around 16C. Our tour today was just a boat ride into Venezia then free time to explore. We boarded…

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    Ketchikan

    ByRobin

    Arrived at Ward Cove just on the outskirts of Ketchikan at 08:00am on a rainy morning with temperature of 9C. Ketchikan, Alaska is the state’s southeasternmost major settlement. With a population at the 2020 census of 8,192  it is the sixth-most populous city in the state. Ward Cove pulp mill closed in 1997 and reopened…

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    Istanbul

    ByRobin

    Arrived Istanbul (Byzantium, Constantinople) at 17:15 on Thursday October 16th. Staying at Intercontinental Hotel. An overcast evening around 20C. Walked out in the evening to nearby Taksim Square with the prominent mosque. Carried on walking down the busy pedestrian Istiklal Street with the shops, restaurants, historic buildings. Out walking again next morning across Taksim Square…

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    ByRobin

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