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Blow Your Hair Back On A New League of Super Cruises

Cruise liners have the reputation for catering for a certain clientèle, namely the over 60’s crowd. However, there are plenty of cruises that tick all of the boxes with interesting and fun activities for all ages. If you love the idea of a cruise, but you’re worried about being bored, here are some excellent reasons to escape onto the open sea.

Pacific Dawn lots of on board entertainment

Photo Credit: eguidetravel

Forget about napkin folding and ice-sculpting, nowadays you can learn about things in your spare time on the ship. Many cruise liners offer lectures and esteemed guest speakers talking about esoteric subjects like astronomy, history, music, digital photography, personal investment and more. The Fred Olsen cruise ship offers guests the opportunity to hear the inside story on famous true crimes, by Detective Inspector Clifford Wrate.

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On Tulips, Spaceships and Hot Air Balloons

My dream date is a tall, dark, handsome, blue eyed man with a bubble butt who will whisk me away to Paris in a hot air balloon to wine me, dine me and… – Karen McDougal

Some girls do dream of a hot air balloon date. I thought the idea was cool when I read a lot of fairytales and books as a kid. Now that I am a grown-up, idealistic woman, I figured out that a hot air balloon date is expensive and it can also be dangerous. Well, I am worth every penny and risks. Chos!

Hot Air Balloon Fiesta - Clark, Pampanga

I was able to catch the last day of the 18th Hot Air Balloon Festival in Clark, Pampanga with my grandfather last Sunday. It was a short, tiring yet fun trip. If I remember it right, around 31 Balloons flew for this year’s fiesta. I saw a number of familiar balloons which I saw in 2010. The new ones were really cute and appealing specially to the young crowd.

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On Turning 25 and Other Concerns

I am suffering from mild headache as I type this entry here in my ‘office’. I slept at 3AM, woke up at 12noon for lunch with my grandparents and went back to bed at 2PM. My supposed short nap was extended to four hours. I think oversleeping is the cause of this sudden headache of mine. I thought that a Jollibee meal and a dose of my favorite Iced Mocha can cure me. I guess I’m wrong.

Smooth-sailing at 25.Â

Heavy rain. I want to buy medicine, but the rain is making me lazy. I just finished a Mother’s Day post and the fact that I have a lot of travel-related backlogs makes me want to hit my head on the wall. How can I not blog about these wonderful memories from the past months?

Now that I am stuck here, I will just write and write and write whatever hits my head.

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