THE JOURNAL
Exceptional places.
Stories worth remembering.
From grand hotels and spirited cities to quiet islands and memorable tables.

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Dubrovnik
Irish author Bernard Shaw said, very wisely, “Those who seek heaven on Earth must come to Dubrovnik”. The atmosphere in the old…

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Restaurant Jeny – a culinary necessity!
The first time we were in Croatia (2010), we did hear about this restaurant but never made the effort to visit as…

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Our Croatia…..
For the 4th. (!) year in a row, we’re spending a week along the Dalmatian coast in Croatia. We love the small…

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Another kind of (active) holiday….. (Spain)
Our normal kind of holiday usually goes somewhere warm with lots of sights to see…. If feeling extra active, we might visit…

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From Cruising the Caribbean to Cruising Miami…
After having spent 7 days on a ship, living a totally organised life (as in everything was organised for you and you…

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Bye bye Celebrity Reflection – for now 🙂
We arrived back in Miami early this morning and it’s kind of sad having to leave this amaaaaaaazing ship today 🙁 What…

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Food at the Celebrity Reflection
The Celebrity Reflection has a wide choice of dining experiences, offering in total around 14 different “eateries”…. We love “our” Aqua Class…

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Heading towards Miami
We left St.Thomas yesterday at 5 pm. and are on our way back to Miami. We’ll arrive Saturday morning so now we’re…

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Shore excursions (Caribbean Cruise)
After visiting 3 different islands (Puerto Rico, St. Martin, St. Thomas) the last 3 days, we now have been on some different…

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“Qsine” specialty restaurant (Celebrity Cruises)
As written in an earlier post, our ship has many different so called “specialty restaurants” where you can dine at a fee.…

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A room with a view (Celebrity Cruises)
We love our balcony up on 11th. deck and the different views that we can enjoy at all times. The beautiful blue…

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Life at sea (Celebrity Cruises)
Our first evening a beautiful “romance package” was brought to our stateroom, courtesy of Simen from the Celebrity office in Oslo –…





