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We are booked on the December 11th cruise on the Azamara Journey visiting, Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay.  We are pleased to see that some of the early hiccups on the Journey are being corrected.  We will post some more updates before departure and we will be blogging throughout the cruise if Internet service allows.  The [...]

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Tropical Storm Noel forced Azamara Quest to divert to Tampa from its end of cruise destination of Miami.  The Azamara Quest arrived in Tampa this morning.   Passengers are being bused both ways between the ports.
Numerous other cruise lines are altering their ships schedules to avoid the storm.

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We are doing research on the best rewards credit card for travelers.  Most credit cards charge a 3% currency exchange fee for purchases made abroad on top of their other fees.  Capitol One appears to have a range of cards that do not charge any fee for foreign exchange and have a generous rewards program.  We have been [...]

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Do you have a habit of sleepwalking naked ! No problem, if you are travelling to the UK you will be pleased to know that at least one hotel chain has additional training on how to deal with you if you turn up at reception in the middle of the night in your birthday suit.
Full story [...]

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You get a card in the mail about this or that offering information about a product or service, think nothing of it and fill it in and mail it back.   Or you fill in a competition  entry at a local home show.  What you have done is create a “business relationship” with the vendor that [...]

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I recently upgraded my desktop to a Gateway GM5474 preloaded with Vista.  I did it with trepidation because all I have been reading since the Vista launch is how bad it it.   Slow, intrusive, awkward to use (MS changed the way the file structure is displayed) programs not working, printers and accessories not working.  The [...]

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The Wall Street Journal had this article.   It details how cruise  lines appear to have no legal liability for the on board ships doctors because they are independent contractors.  You can read the article on the WSJ Health blog and form your own conclusions but the story details that over 40 malpractice lawsuits have been [...]

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Randy Pausch, a 46-year-old computer-science professor at Carnegie Mellon University, has terminal cancer and expects to live for just a few more months.
His inspirational “Last Lecture” about life and following your dreams is well worth the time to view in its entirety.
More information is available at Randy Pausch website .

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