• An Unforgettable Encounter

    I made a friend that will live in my heart forever when I experienced the highlight of my cruise, a dolph ...

    I made a friend that will live in my heart forever when I experienced the highlight of my cruise, a dolphin encounter. ...

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  • Finding Beauty and Hope in Eastern Europe

    The sky darkened and the rain poured as I tried to take photos while juggling an umbrella on the banks of ...

    The sky darkened and the rain poured as I tried to take photos while juggling an umbrella on the banks of the Danube. Outstretched before me were dozens of sculptured shoes. ...

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  • Not Your Average Alaskan Cruise

    A boat cruise to Alaska is a dream many aspire to take, fantasizing about calm seas and glacial relaxatio ...

    A boat cruise to Alaska is a dream many aspire to take, fantasizing about calm seas and glacial relaxation. The members of Team Sistership had a different Alaskan tour in mind... ...

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  • Berlin to Prague

    Our Elbe River cruise brims with new discoveries, beginning with three days in Berlin. Hop-on-hop-off bus ...

    Our Elbe River cruise brims with new discoveries, beginning with three days in Berlin. Hop-on-hop-off buses introduce us to city highlights. Symbolizing a reunited democracy, the neo-classical Reichst ...

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  • Antarctica: the Great White Continent

    Penguins waddle past our feet on packed snow paths called “penguin highways.” Their turn to feed, they di ...

    Penguins waddle past our feet on packed snow paths called “penguin highways.” Their turn to feed, they dive into the sea, while on a hillside rookery their mate sits on a rock nest holding soon-to-be- ...

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  • The Sounds of Georgian Bay

    The short chirping whistles of osprey and the tremulous wails of the loons echo over the rippling water a ...

    The short chirping whistles of osprey and the tremulous wails of the loons echo over the rippling water as motoring boats and humming sea planes permeate the sounds of nature. These sounds abound on t ...

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  • Norway: Green and Serene

    One century ago, Roald Amundsen completed his journey through the Northwest Passage. Several years prior, ...

    One century ago, Roald Amundsen completed his journey through the Northwest Passage. Several years prior, fellow Norwegian Richard With, initiated a coastal steamer cruise along the country’s shorelin ...

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  • A Trans-Kalahari Adventure

    The Trans-Kalahari Adventure is a guided 21-day safari starting in Cape Town, South Africa and ending in ...

    The Trans-Kalahari Adventure is a guided 21-day safari starting in Cape Town, South Africa and ending in Livingstone, Zambia via Namibia and Botswana. Accommodations range from historic guest houses t ...

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  • Soaking in Adventure

    During the mid-1800s, 61-kilometre-long Harrison Lake was part of the main route to the Cariboo goldfield ...

    During the mid-1800s, 61-kilometre-long Harrison Lake was part of the main route to the Cariboo goldfields. Falling from a canoe, a prospector expecting frigid waters discovered a future hotspot inste ...

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  • Australia: Scratching the Surface

    In 1787, the first fleet left Portsmouth, England with its load of convict passengers bound for what is n ...

    In 1787, the first fleet left Portsmouth, England with its load of convict passengers bound for what is now called Australia. Captain Arthur Phillip aboard HMS Sirius was not taken with Botany Bay and ...

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  • Travel Tips - Part 1

    After years of hard work, retirement can bring the well deserved life of leisure we've long desired. Some ...

    After years of hard work, retirement can bring the well deserved life of leisure we've long desired. Some choose to spend more time with their families or pursue a personal interest. Others choose to ...

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  • Seawise Women Cruise 2008

    When she was 10 years old, Sue Hargreaves read a book that sparked her lifelong dream to sail. Swallows a ...

    When she was 10 years old, Sue Hargreaves read a book that sparked her lifelong dream to sail. Swallows and Amazons by Arthur Ransome is set in the English Lake District not far from the coast where S ...

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