My Solo 7-Day Alaska Cruise: How and Why
travel advisor with Travelex International. Summer is a scary time for an educator since income is reduced, but I’ve become pretty good...
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Jonathan Pilkington
May 14, 20194 min read
Cruising: Do it Your Way
Visit http://www.jonathanpilkington.net/travel for contact information. People who have never gone a cruise often think they wouldn’t...
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Jonathan Pilkington
Apr 24, 20192 min read
The Singer and the Side Hustle
They say this is the age of the gig economy. Many people drive for Uber or Lyft in their spare time, while others sell lipstick and skin...
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Jonathan Pilkington
Jun 20, 20189 min read
Blue Hill at Stone Barns!
Sometimes an experience is so monumental that a picture being worth a thousand words is still inadequate. An attempt to capture the...
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Jonathan Pilkington
Dec 9, 20175 min read
My Day in Havana
As usual, I woke early, and I’m glad I did. It was before sunrise, and I went up to the observation deck (I was on a cruise–Norwegian...
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Jonathan Pilkington
Jul 7, 20178 min read
Belated Post from June 26/27
I began my final morning feeling pretty well rested, and the sun was shining beautifully, so I decided to go out for one last stroll....
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Jonathan Pilkington
Jun 26, 20172 min read
Day 12: Just look at the pretty pictures
This is the time late in my trip that I don’t feel like writing about every detail, and you might not feel like reading them either. 🙂...
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Jonathan Pilkington
Jun 26, 20172 min read
Day 11: Hamburg to Amsterdam
Today I woke up around 6am and got ready to leave for my 9:45 train from the Hamburg Hauptbanhof to Amsterdam Centraal. Re-packing my...
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Jonathan Pilkington
Jun 24, 20174 min read
Day 10: I chose chocolate over Brahms
This will be one of my less exciting days, in case you were thinking I needed a break! I woke up way too early, with the sun, and I took...
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Jonathan Pilkington
Jun 23, 20177 min read
Day 9: Hamburg & Elbphilharmonie Ticket!
The view directly off my balcony. When the sun rises around 5 am, it’s hard for me to sleep much longer. When it sets around 10 pm, it’s...
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Jonathan Pilkington
Jun 22, 20172 min read
Day 8: Sea Day!
Again, I slept pretty well, although I woke up a few times. This time, though, I slept until 7:30, which was 8:30 since we crossed a time...
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Jonathan Pilkington
Jun 22, 20172 min read
Day 7: Red Funnel to Southampton & NCL Jade
I purchased a ferry ticket and boarded quickly. This time, it was the express ferry from West Cowes that moves faster and is only for...
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Jonathan Pilkington
Jun 20, 20172 min read
Day 6: London to East & West Cowes
Waterloo Station The ride to Southampton was just over an hour long, so we arrived around 11:20. I had booked a 1:00 ferry to West Cowes...
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Jonathan Pilkington
Jun 18, 20172 min read
Day 4: LHR, cricket, and veg dinner
After what seemed like a quick nap on my flight, I was awakened by the flight attendants offering breakfast. I must have slept for an...
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Jonathan Pilkington
Jun 17, 20173 min read
Day 3: 15,168 Steps, flowers, and JFK
Although I was in a proper (and comfortable) bed that did not require lying flat, I did not sleep well. However, I woke around 6:00 and...
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Jonathan Pilkington
Jun 16, 20172 min read
SU17 Adventure, Day 2: High Line and Alive After 5
I took my time with my little breakfast and left the apartment around 10 to walk down 8th Ave to the High Line. I’ve walked the High Line...
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Jonathan Pilkington
Jun 15, 20172 min read
Summer 2017 Adventure, day 1
I don’t really expect anyone to read this. I’m writing it sort of as a journal for myself. Also, a friend suggested that I’m “living my...
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Jonathan Pilkington
Jun 22, 20161 min read
Magic Trail, Tapas, and Asian Gardeners
After 7 years of living in northeast Georgia (NE GA is a beautiful place with beautiful people–just not where I need to live), I had...
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Jonathan Pilkington
May 17, 20159 min read
Last day of this trip & Closing thoughts
Considering that I only had about 1/2 a day to complete my time in Oslo, I was pretty productive. It certainly helped that it was another...
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Jonathan Pilkington
May 15, 20157 min read
Ascension Day, Mathallen, and Wendelboe
So breakfast today was yogurt, more blueberries, and a muesli bar that I took from dinner the night before. It was good mixed in with the...
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