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The Marriott is just outside the center of town, but a free bus from the Faustos market at 522 Fleming Street near Duval leaves 20 minutes after the hour, returns 20 to the hour. Tim Mayer, Larry Smith and Victoria Horn at the Little Room Jazz Club. I saw Larry Smith another night at the Little Room Jazz Club with Tim Mayer on sax and an excellent vocalist, Victoria Horn. Florida – Key West for Casual Laid Back Good Food, Good Culture and the Sea

Oia’s main square with its sparkling white church, the Greek Orthodox Church of Panagia. Mykonos is known for its white-sand beaches, posh resorts, hopping nightlife, and picturesque Cycladic whitewashed houses and churches. Inside the old walls is the Ottoman Mosque of Suleyman, built in 1522; the Palace of the Grand Masters, a beautifully restored medieval palace with intricate mosaic floors; Gothic arches, all that remain of the Catholic church of Our Lady of the Burgh; a medieval hospital; and the small archaeological site of Aphroditi’s Temple. IF YOU GO Aegean Traveller Santorini – operator of the speedboat and bus transfer from Fira port to Oia and the return trip to Fira town by bus.

Porto’s metro system is one of the best we’ve come across when traveling in Europe. Some metro stations, such as the main train station at Porto Campanha, have ticket agents. The list of zones and destinations are printed on, or nearby, the ticket machines at each station. Once you’ve obtained your loaded ticket, you must validate it at one of the yellow validation machines, which are located at the stations’ entry points.

During a European Waterways barge cruise on the Caledonian Canal and through Loch Ness these elements were all part of our six-night journey that took us to areas around Inverness and Fort William. Scottish Highlander was our eight-passenger luxury hotel barge where we leisurely and comfortably cruised at a snail’s pace (maximum speed 6km/hour), where we enjoyed the majority of meals (one dinner was included at a nearby restaurant), and home away from home while being thoroughly spoiled by the amazing crew that included the Captain, Deckhand, Chef, Hostess and Guide. For anyone wanting an upscale, intimate and slow-paced tour in one of Scotland’s most spectacular and interesting areas, European Waterways has the ideal vacation experience with their barge cruises. Daily included excursions took us hiking in the mountains near Fort Augustus, sightseeing in the scenic Glencoe Valley, wandering through the town of Fort William, touring castles such as Eileen Donan and Cawdor, a birds of prey and falconry demonstration at the grounds of a former Benedictine Monastery, cruising through Loch Ness past the ruins of the 13th Century Urquhart Castle, and visiting sheep farmers up in the hills to learn about their lives and what they produce.