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Can affordable luxury cruising get any better? Windstar has six beautiful ships – three tall sailing-style yachts and three small power ships. We love them all.

So you’ve walked the wall. And now it’s hot. Not to worry, there’s some great swimming in Dubrovnik. Take Banje Beach. It’s just a few minutes’ walk from the Old Town. We also really like escaping to Lokrum Island for the day.

Only have a day in SF? No worries. You can still walk across the Golden Gate Bridge, climb up the hidden Filbert Street steps to Coit Tower, see hoity-toity Nob Hill and crooked Lombard Street, sip a cappuccino in North Beach and more!

One day in Berlin isn’t enough. But you can still get a taste of Germany’s capital! Top sights? The Brandenburg Gate, Reichstag and paintings on the Berlin Wall (especially “The Kiss”). The German Historical Museum is also one of Berlin’s best museums.

Are you wondering how to get to Victoria, BC? There are 7 main ways. You can take the ferry to Victoria from Seattle or Vancouver. Or you can take a seaplane to Victoria. Get the details here!

Tops on our list of unique activities in San Francisco is bicycling across the Golden Gate Bridge. Climbing SF’s secret stairways? Listening to the Wave Organ? A love tour in a hippie van? Also very cool San Francisco experiences.

Check out the world’s most beautiful gardens! Like the formal French gardens at Versailles, Alnwick Castle’s poison garden and Xochimilco’s floating gardens in Mexico…

Check out our review of Holland America’s newest cruise ship, the ms Rotterdam, for our take on the cabins, dining, entertainment, pool decks and more.