Tours

Walking and Eating With Chicago Food Planet Tours

April 8, 2013

A sunny Sunday in Chicago = Vitamin D. A walking tour of about 1.5 miles over three and a half hours = exercise. History of Chicago’s Gold Coast and Old Town neighborhoods = culture. Seven stops to taste a variety of local Chicago foods and drinks = lunch. What’s not to like? On Sunday we [...]

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Touring Two Iconic Atlanta Brands: Coca-Cola and CNN

August 19, 2012

We couldn’t visit Atlanta without visiting two of its most famous and iconic brands. Coca-Cola    CNN   Both CNN and Coca-Cola offer Atlanta visitor experiences that can be purchased in advance with one ticket, the  Atlanta Brands Combo Pass. Although we purchased a reserved time for the CNN tour in advance, the CNN ticket [...]

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A Sunset Cruise with a Rumologist: Goslings Taste of Bermuda Shore Excursion

August 10, 2012

We weren’t planning to take any shore excursions on our Holland America Line cruise to Bermuda on the Veendam. But after reading this description of the Goslings Taste of Bermuda Sunset Cruise, we knew that this was a shore excursion that we would enjoy: Explore brilliant seascapes and experience a real taste of island life [...]

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Comparing Cruising 100 Years Ago: The Titanic Exhibit at Kansas City’s Union Station

July 30, 2012

The fact that we are sailing on a cruise ship next week near the Bermuda Triangle did not dampen our interest or enthusiasm for visiting the Titanic Exhibition at Kansas City’s Union Station with our friend Michael. On April 10, 1912 the RMS Titanic – the world’s largest ship afloat – set sail from Southampton, England [...]

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