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  • A Farm Dogs Trip to Downtown Boston
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    A Farm Dogs Trip to Downtown Boston

    Byuser September 14, 2021September 14, 2021

    I got to chase rabbits around my uncle’s garden and even waded into his koi pond, though I was yelled at for doing so and felt very bad. Very very bad indeed

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  • Hacky Pack and Waylight.
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    17+ things for your next road trip

    Byuser September 12, 2021September 12, 2021

    A first-aid kit for the time one of my kids fell into a cactus while hiking, a rain jacket in a downpour, miles from the trailhead…

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  • The Celebrity Apex in Santorini on the last day of our cruise
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    Apex- DAY 7 FAKE MEATBALLS?

    Byuser September 10, 2021September 10, 2021

    This was the last day of our cruise on Celebrity’s newest ship Apex and we were trying to pack in as much time as possible

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  • The Solarium on the Celebrity Apex
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    Apex Day 6 – Don’t rain on my parade!

    Byuser September 9, 2021September 9, 2021

    Even with the less than perfect weather, there was plenty to do—more than 60 activities on the Celebrity Apex

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  • A bartender on the Celebrity Apex - all crew are masked at all times during the cruise
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    Apex day 5 – The Pandemic Intrudes

    Byuser September 8, 2021December 5, 2021

    The Captain made the announcement at cocktail hour: A vaccinated guest had tested positive for COVID-19

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  • Honey from giant honeycomb served in Oceanview Cafe
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    Apex Day 4 – What’s for dinner?

    Byuser September 7, 2021September 7, 2021

    “What’s for Dinner?” can be a complicated question aboard the new Celebrity Apex with 10 restaurants to choose from.

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  • Statue of the unknown Greek warrior in the Palace on Rhodes
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    Apex Day 3 – Learning the history of Rhodes

    Byuser September 6, 2021September 6, 2021

    Today, the island of Rhodes, part of the Dodecanese islands, is home to over 120,000 people and pre-covid as many as four million visitors a year

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  • Preparing tomatoes and peppers stuffed with rice, garlic and mint
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    Apex day 2 – A woman following her dreams

    Byuser September 5, 2021September 8, 2021

    Fragedaki is an engaging teacher as she instructs us on how to make spinach pie, tzatziki (a cucumber yogurt sauce), and stuffed tomatoes and peppers

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  • "Infinite Verandas" make the cabins aboard the Celebrity Apex more spacious
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    Apex day 1: Pandemic cruise on a big ship

    Byuser September 5, 2021December 5, 2021

    The Apex, the brand new ship in the Celebrity fleet, can hold nearly 3,000 passengers. But there are 1,100 on board and 936 crew from some 60 countries

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  • The International Albuquerque, New Mexico, Balloon Fiesta.
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    Heading (safely) to a fall festival

    Byuser September 3, 2021December 5, 2021

    If your summer vacation plans got derailed — yet again — take the kids to a fall festival a drivable distance from home

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  • The Wind Star as night falls overMonemvasia, Greece
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    Windstar Day 5 – What’s the best part?

    Byuser September 3, 2021September 3, 2021

    Ask a group of people their favorite vacation experience—even if they have shared a ship for a week—and you will get a different answer from each person

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  • View of Fira atop the Santorini caldera
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    Windstar Day 4: Santorini without crowds

    Byuser September 1, 2021September 1, 2021

    The famed Greek Isle of Santorini is actually the eastern rim of a volcano caldera that has erupted many times through the ages

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  • Moussaka - the Greek casserole with eggplant and meat with a bechamel top
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    Windstar Day 3 – Food any way and all day

    Byuser August 31, 2021September 1, 2021

    There’s no charge aboard the Wind Star sailing yacht for room service. But we also learn that we can have room service anywhere we like onboard.

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  • Niko Asymomytis and his daughterDimitra Asimomyti at their organic vineyard on Mykonos
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    Windstar Day 2 – Calling all night owls

    Byuser August 30, 2021August 31, 2021

    If you are a night person, ou’ll love the Greek Island of Mykonos — AKA The Party Island of Greece — which is decidedly sleepy in the morning

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  • The Wind Star anchored in the harbor of Milos
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    Windstar Day One – Cruising through a pandemic in Greece

    Byuser August 29, 2021December 5, 2021

    The Wind Star can accommodate 148 passengers in 73 staterooms and one larger suite. But it has typically been sailing with half that number since cruises resumed this summer

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  • Preparing the stuffed tomatoes and peppers
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    An Athens Authentic At-Home Greek Dinner

    Byuser August 28, 2021August 28, 2021

    Before we arrived, we’d never met the couple yet they were hosting us for dinner—a dinner we would help prepare in their small kitchen

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  • Eleni Fotiou explains Greek mythology to kids on her tours
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    Mythology Made Easy in Athens

    Byuser August 28, 2021August 30, 2021

    Imagine if you are a competitive Greek god or goddess of ancient mythology with a big ego, not to mention you’re immortal with many superpowers

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  • View from our room at Half Moon Resort
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    A tropical resort with something for everyone

    Byuser August 26, 2021July 2, 2023

    We’ve just gotten off our horses on a white-sand beach after swimming with them and we’re real thirsty — yes, we were swimming with them

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  • Vendor selling spices at Central Market in Athens
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    A taste of Authenticity in Athens

    Byuser August 26, 2021August 26, 2021

    On a first visit, Kagkas explains, tourists check off the must sees–The Acropolis, the Plaka, the museums, but they don’t experience Athens like a local

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  • Acropolis view from St. George Hotel in Athens
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    In Athens, a hotel goes over and above

    Byuser August 26, 2021August 26, 2021

    When US hotels are struggling to get enough staff—and whose staff often don’t seem to care–it is nice to find a place that genuinely cares about its guests

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