Monthly Archives: March 2019

Dreamy Dürnstein.

Posted on March 30, 2019 by polloplayer

On a successful trip, there’s always a moment or day that sifts into your memory to be instantly conjured up far into the future. You can be doing some sort of drudge chore (ahem, chicken-coop cleaning in my case!) and … Continue reading →

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Day Trip to Salzburg.

Posted on March 23, 2019 by polloplayer

Decisions, decisions. With our ship docked at Linz, today the Tauckians had to decide between a tour to Salzburg or to Cesky Krumlov. Tough choice! We had solved it by planning a visit to Cesky Krumlov out of Prague so we … Continue reading →

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Back on the boat: Is a river cruise for you?

Posted on March 16, 2019 by polloplayer

I could talk about books forever (yeah, say some of you, you kind of did…) but now we can finally get back to the travelogue. Thanks to all the Tauckians for the thumbs ups – no more interruptions, I promise! … Continue reading →

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Ten fewer stars in the sky: the best of the best.

Posted on March 9, 2019 by polloplayer

Well, finally, here we are. Still wheezing and a bit flu-befuddled but back on the home coast and able to lift our heads off the pillow. That’s a start! And at the very least, the scenery is a bit more … Continue reading →

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Bookmark.

Posted on March 2, 2019 by polloplayer

Watch this space. Turns out I cannot blog and be bedridden with the flu at the same time. Currently on day four of fever, chills, cough, etc etc. The CE is on day seven and still not out of the … Continue reading →

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