You Asked, We Answer

Day 17 – Guayaquil, Ecuador – Find Insignia now on CruiseMapper As a result of losing all our Peru port calls … Continue reading You Asked, We Answer

ATW, North America, Reflections

Mexico’s Riviera

Day 10 – Puerto Chiapas, Mexico – Find Insignia now on CruiseMapper We probably all know the experience of familiarity … Continue reading Mexico’s Riviera

Reflections, South America

Never Say Never

This Partout comes to you from one of Doris’s “never” cities. As in “I will NEVER go THERE!” The mere … Continue reading Never Say Never

Reflections, South America

Travel Mercies: A Feel-Good Story

One of the givens from marathon travel is that you will lose, break and wear out things along the way. … Continue reading Travel Mercies: A Feel-Good Story

Reflections, South America

Peru of the Missing Thing

When we are all over the place in the world, the observations that become our Partout blogs typically come to … Continue reading Peru of the Missing Thing

Reflections

Potty Talk

Let’s talk toilets. After three years of marathon travel, we are here to tell you that all toilets are not … Continue reading Potty Talk

Logistics, Reflections, South America

Here We Go Again

We often meet people whose response to hearing about our marathon travels is, “I want your life!” To which we … Continue reading Here We Go Again

Reflections

Where in the World Is Partout?

We are getting so many emails these days with subject lines like, “Where the hell are you?” that we know … Continue reading Where in the World Is Partout?

Reflections, South America

Jewels of the Crown (and Others)

As faithful followers of Partout know, traveling South America has piqued our interest in the question of “what did the … Continue reading Jewels of the Crown (and Others)

Reflections, South America

From the TMI Department

For those of you who pine for Partout to occasionally ditch the reportorial voice and dive into the down and … Continue reading From the TMI Department

9 responses to “You Asked, We Answer”

Karenka

February 1, 2023

OK! We are left to ponder the mysterious task, but know the crew uniform uniformly. Thanks for your reports. We’re tailing you! Bon voyage!

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Hermannet

February 1, 2023

With no experience on cruise ships all this information is welcome.
Especially all those marvelous avian creatures swooping past your balcony trigger us.
Ahoi!

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Sylke

January 31, 2023

Absolutely marvelous! Dankeschön for taking us on yet another one of your happy adventures. Now, I have a question, too. Does each dining room come with its own music theme playing in the background matching the individual signature china pattern?

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Bob and Cathy Hurst

January 31, 2023

Yikes Louis and Doris. Two years ago the Guayaquil prison riot was the worst in modern history. More than 100 killed. Heads were being chopped off. No shore tours of that place! We were there a year before the riot and had nothing to do with causing it. We swear. Bob Hurst

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Candy

January 31, 2023

Love your blog! Was there a ceremony when you crossed the equator? Dave’s granddaughter, who is a junior at Point Loma is doing a semester in Quito Ecuador! She’s been there 3 weeks now and looks like she’s having a great time. We have 70 pictures from her so far.
We love cruising and have thought about an extended one… so we love following your adventure! Love, Candy and Dave

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Laura & Colin

January 31, 2023

Loving the posts!! Sorry to hear about Peru but am sure you guys are making the best of it all. I am thinking worker bee in the picture is painting?? Keep enjoying!

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Amey

January 31, 2023

Wondering if placed on a spreadsheet who would tip the scale as to who has met more intriguing persons… Doris or her beloved? Who has been the most unusual conversation to date ? What has been the funniest interaction so far?

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Robert Verge

January 31, 2023

Love your humourous (witty) writings. Reminds me of a great Mark Twain book: INNOCENTS ABROAD.

Chaise is a French word, of course, and chaise longue means long chair. I always feel annoyed that North-Americans would borrow an expression that they don’t grasp and turn it into a non-sensical chaise “lounge”. This has been around for over a century, I suppose, and I wouldn’t blame you for it. The fact that someone would “lounge” in it certainly adds to the confusion…

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olivierjd

January 31, 2023

Wonderful details! I feel like I’m there. I will be there, sort of, on another product of common ownership, the Norwegian Sun. We will be cruising out of Lisbon on Sunday for 11 days in the Canary Islands, Southern Spain and Gibraltar.

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