Dirona Around the World
Adventures on Land and Sea
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Bunaken National Marine Park
Indonesian’s Bunaken National Marine Park is a world-class scuba diving destination known for its dramatic vertical drop-off walls, crystal-clear water, and abundant, diverse marine life. Established in 1991 as one of the first of the country’s marine parks, Bunaken encompasses…
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Coronado Island
Coronado Island in San Diego boasts one of the best beaches in the US, and has been a beach resort town since the Hotel del Coronado was built in 1888. With 750 rooms, it was the largest resort in the world at the time. Visitors reached the hotel on the Coronado Ferry that began…
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NASCAR Race the Base
This year NASCAR held their first race ever at an active military base. “Race the Base” took place at Naval Base Coronado in San Diego over a 3.4-mile, 16-turn street circuit and was such a huge success that they’ll be returning again next year. We attended Saturday and Sunday…
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Amangiri
After a crowded and hectic week at re:Invent we were getting ready to head to the airport and learned we had a lengthy half-day flight delay. Rather than wait around, we decided to turn the delay into a weekend adventure at the Amangiri resort in the stunning Colorado Plateau.…
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Friday Harbor
Friday Harbor, in Washington’s San Juan Islands, is another easy weekend getaway for us. A twenty-minute walk from our apartment brings us to the Kenmore Air seaplane base for a 50-minute flight to Friday Harbor. The seaplane trip is a big part of the draw for us. We love the…
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An International Fall
This past fall we visited eight counties on three continents, starting and ending with ocean cruises. We began the season in Norway, first in Oslo and then in Longyearbyen, before a trans-Arctic cruise across the top of the planet, where we became one of the fewer than one…
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Caribbean Cruise on the Celebrity Ascent
We’ve taken several trips with Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL), and really enjoy the experience of The Haven, a ship-within-a-ship concept that NCL pioneered in 2005 and many other cruise lines have since duplicated. Haven guests have exclusive access to restaurants, bars, lounges…
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Point Ruston
Point Ruston, near Tacoma, is an easy weekend getaway for us at only a 60- to 90-minute drive from our apartment. We really like the Water View Suites at the Silver Cloud Hotel, pictured above, with their sweeping view to Commencement Bay and Point Ruston. Something of interest…
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Ottawa
Ottawa, Canada has played a big part in our lives. James lived in Canada’s capital for much of his formative years, and we first shared an apartment together there in 1984 during a Co-Op student work term. When we lived in Toronto in the 1990s, we often visited for the…
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Peats Bite
We celebrated our 35th wedding anniversary and Jennifer’s 60th birthday in style with a crazy weekend trip to Peats Bite in Sydney, Australia to. The restaurant, famous for its long, relaxed, multi-course gourmet lunches that sometimes extend well into the evening, has hosted…