Coimbra in Portugal on the River of Gold cruise
We left Lisbon in the morning by coach to drive to Porto. According to the map, it is a 3 hour drive on the motorway, but I think we took…
Lisbon – the start of a Viking Cruise on the Douro
If you are wondering what happened to my articles about West Virginia - more will be coming soon - I promise! Back in August 2019, we flew from Washington DC…
Final Day on the Viking Mississippi Cruise – New Orleans
After many, many articles, we reach the end of the line! This extended review of the Viking Mississippi cruise from St Paul in Minnesota ends in New Orleans with this…
Airboat Ride in the Atchafalaya Basin in Louisiana
This is the second part of the day spent in Baton Rouge, Louisiana as part of the extended review of the Viking Mississippi cruise from St Paul, Minnesota to New…
Cruising the Mississippi River – Baton Rouge
Continuing our adventure of sailing down the Mississippi River with Viking Cruises, we arrived in the early morning in the capital of Louisiana, Baton Rouge. Why is it called that…
Natchez in Mississippi on the Viking River cruise
After Vicksburg, we sailed through the night and woke approaching Natchez under the John R Junkin bridge across the Mississippi River. We docked in the town this time, although it…
Vicksburg and the Civil War National Park
We arrived in Vicksburg, Mississippi from Greenville at sunrise, although to be perfectly accurate, we docked alongside the river at Letourneau Landing. This area of Letourneau used to be very…
Greenville Mississippi – really small-town America
After leaving Memphis at sunset, we sailed through the night and for much of the next day for our visit to Greenville in Mississippi. I must admit that I had…
Memphis, Tennessee on the Viking Mississippi
After our "day at sea" we awoke in the famous city of Memphis, Tennessee. With the water levels so low, we were docked alongside the nicely named "Mud Island", now…
A “day at sea” on the Viking Mississippi!
Of course, that is a bit of artistic license - ocean cruises often have one day at sea as they sail a longer distance to the next port, and I…