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    What is a Cruise Ship Tender?

    ByIris M. March 10, 2020October 26, 2025

    Do you have a tender port on your cruise itinerary? Let’s deep dive into what a cruise ship tender is and what to expect on a tendering day, what the difference is with docking and tendering, and what tendering actually is. What Is a Cruise Ship Tender? A cruise ship tender is a boat that…

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  • Superlatives of My Travels
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    Superlatives of My Travels

    ByIris M. February 11, 2020December 29, 2020

    One of the most common questions that people ask me about my life is where my favorite place I’ve traveled to is. I am lucky to be from Vermont in the United States and my husband is from the beautiful country of Scotland, so my standards for beautiful places are quite high. Every place I’ve…

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  • Two Days in Paris
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    Two Days in Paris

    ByIris M. January 21, 2020February 6, 2021

    A whole idea came about a while back for a couple of my girl friends to come stay in Scotland with my husband and I, and from there, “we should do a girls trip!” came about shortly after. After a bit of a stay in Scotland, Paris became our girls trip. We hopped on an…

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    My Opinion on “Once In a Lifetime Experiences”

    ByIris M. January 15, 2020

    Today my friend and I were walking towards the Edinburgh Castle. For so many people they would consider that a Once In a Lifetime Experience. Edinburgh. Scotland. Castles. Bagpipes. Woohoo! For me it certainly isn’t, as I spend a good chunk of my year in Scotland, and for this friend I certainly don’t think it…

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    Tricks for Dealing with Time Changes

    ByIris M. November 3, 2019

    Today we “fell-back” and had our bi-annual time change. While for some they may only change their clocks twice a year – I haven’t even counted the number of time changes that I’ve gone through this year.  Some of it has been while flying between time zones, some of the time it’s been on the…

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  • Travel | Where I've Been

    United Kingdom – England

    ByIris M. July 31, 2019March 2, 2023

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