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As I've said before "horses sweat, men perspire and ladies glow." That's "ladies" not "women."

I hope that's just the Vista. When we were on Marina a few years ago, we had more meals (B/L/D) there than any place else and loved every one.

We sent our a single bag of laundry once. Just underwear and other rough things. I'm sure they were clean but they had a gray tinge to them. Every single thing I take when traveling can be worn three times easily. Lots of dark colors on top so stains don't kill it. And when we're back in our cabin/room, we change into "lounge wear" a pair of elastic waist pants and a loose top. Keeps the 'going out ' clothes peachy clean far longer.

We had that also and canceled completely. Saint Petersburg was going to be it. In the past I understand that you can go by land but it's quite tedious.

Nope. But I've done land trips in Turkey, Israel, SE Asia and lots of S. America. Oh, wait, here's a pic of my husband in his bunk on our Norwegian coastal cruise. And we were booked on it again, except for covid.

I do..IIRC 100% of the time.

Thanks SO much. We'll be on Nautica in July, loathe the sun and will love what you describe.

I didn't realize that newspapers were copyrighted, rather that some papers block access. Good to know. I know the LA Times is just the worst.

Yep. Maybe because they're not anywhere long enough to search out authentic things. Whereas most of our travel over the years has been DIY and escorted land tours. Here's one. A scarf that we bought for a few dollars outside a metro station in Rio de Janeiro.

And they can change regularly. Furthermore I would NEVER take that kind of advice from an unknown, lay person. Fraught with potential problems. JMO

Oh, sorry, not advantage. Good manners 🙂

So only one was obnoxious?

Nor would I. Easy peasy.

I love these one-off stories. Thanks.

We've been living in Seattle for a few years and agree when it's called "The Big Dark." Visiting Flagstaff AZ where temps are mild in summer and there are four seasons.