Ruth Mcbride
Its my turn…
Day 116/138 2022/2023 Viking Neptune World Cruise. Kusadasi, Turkey. If its the day after Rhodes, Greece, then we must be in Kusadasi,...
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RUTH MCBRIDE & RICHARD HOTTE'S TRAVEL BLOG
We have always believed in the old saying that we must 'live life to the fullest' and we are here to do just that. Our retirement blog: "Check this off our Bucket List" serves as a vessel to share our vast interests, and clue our readers into what inspires us in this ever-changing world.
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GO BIG OR GO HOME!
The 'GO-GO' Years!
We have been told that the 60's are the 'GO-GO' years, the 70's are the 'GO SLOW' years and the 80's are the 'NO GO' years...so while we're in our 60's we are going! Going big, or going home, on a bucket-list, adventures! Having finished our 4.5 month world cruise in May of 2023, we are embarking on new adventures which will take us to many places we have always wanted to visit. Some will be local, others International, but we will be going and knocking things off our bucket list while we’re still young and able!
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NEW CRUISE ADVENTURES!
Alaska and Christmas markets in Europe
After returning from our 2022/2023 World Cruise in May and spending the summer at home in Fort Erie, we now have more fantastic adventures planned before we settle into 'snowbird' life in Plant City, Florida for the winter.
Our first adventure is on the Norwegian Encore for a 7 night Alaskan cruise! Christmas will bring even more adventures in Europe on the Viking Bragi longship from Budapest to Amsterdam enjoying the Christmas markets along the way. We are in the planning stages for more exciting destinations in 2024 so stay tuned to see what we are doing!
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Those guys again?
Day 115/138 2022/2023 Viking Neptune World Cruise. Rhodes, Greece. What a treat to wake up in a port where we can start our tour from...
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I’m out…
Day 113/138 2022/2023 Viking Neptune World Cruise. Haifa, Israel, Day 2. Day 114/138 A Sea Day Our tour today was to Caesarea, Jaffa and...
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Making lemonade…
Day 112 /138 2022/2023 Viking Neptune World Cruise. Haifa, Israel. So when I left off the last blog leaving the Suez Canal, we were...
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A passage to the Med….
Day 111/138 2022/2023 Viking Neptune World Cruise. The Suez Canal transit. I promised you Luxor, but it will be on another day. We are...
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What century are we in today?
Day 110/138 2022/2023 Viking Neptune World Cruise. Safaga to Luxor, Egypt (excluding ancient Egypt) I’m sorry I’ve been slow with the...
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Beyond excited….
Day 109/138 2022/2023 Viking Neptune World Cruise. Petra, Jordan. Before I tell you all about the fantastic day we had in one of the...
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Made in Sweden…
Day 107/138 2022/2023 Viking Neptune World Cruise. Jeddah, Saudi Arabia during Ramadan. Saudi Arabia. Wow! I have known people who have...
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Visitors!…
Day 106/138 2022/2023 Viking Neptune World Cruise. A sea day before Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Just a short blog today as it really has been...
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Dreaming…
Day 105/138 2022/2023 Viking Neptune World Cruise. A sea day, 4/5. We have been getting up and going to the World Cafe for breakfast the...
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Welcome to India!
Day 101/138 2022/2023 Viking Neptune World Cruise. Mumbai, India. Day 3. Part 2 As I write today’s blog about India, we are on our 3rd...
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Enlightenment…
Day 101/138 2022/2023 Viking Neptune World Cruise. Mumbai morning day 3/3 (part 1/2) As I’m writing this blog, we are on our 3rd sea day...
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What an affair!
Day 100/138 2022/2023 Viking Neptune World Cruise. Day 2/3 Mumbai, India. We did not have an excursion scheduled for our second day in...
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Not that International!
Day 99/138 2022/2023 Viking Neptune World Cruise. Mumbai, India, Day 1/3. Where do I begin? Three days of Mumbai and I’m in sensory...
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A fine layer…
Day 98/138 2022/2023 Viking Neptune World Cruise. Goa, India We had a really relaxing morning after arriving in Goa, since our tour to...
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Many years later…
Day 97/138 2022/2023 Viking Neptune World Cruise. A sea day before Goa, India. So about 17 or 18 years ago when Richard and me first met...
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No Bla Bla….
Day 96/138 2022/2023 Viking Neptune World Cruise. Cochin, India Well we made it to India! We’ve both never been here before and now are...
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Who knew?
Day 94/138 2022/2023 Viking Neptune World Cruise. Sri Lanka day 3. Day 95/138 too. We had agreed to meet Gene and Margaret on the pier at...
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What bailout?!
Day 93/138 2022/2023 Viking Neptune World Cruise. Day 2, Colombo, Sri Lanka The temperature before we went out today at 10am was 30C and...
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Day 92/138 2022/2023 Viking Neptune World Cruise. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Day 1/3 This blog you are about to read started on my iphone and...
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