Carolyn Spencer Brown on Cruise and Travel

Lessons Learned from Last Year: How Post-Its Can Change Your Perspective

If I were paying attention, the weather on New Year’s Eve, as 2024 morphed into 2025, should have been a sign.

Jan 13 • Carolyn Spencer Brown

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December 2025

We’re Just Back From…An Atlantic Crossing

Why would a traveler take a cruise with almost no ports of call? Here's our take: It's a great way to relive that awesome laid-back feeling of summer

Dec 19, 2025 • Carolyn Spencer Brown

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November 2025

When Giving Thanks Takes a New Turn

(Thursday, November 27) This photo (I didn’t take it) of our beloved block of Queen Street in Chestertown was posted on Facebook today, and for the…

Nov 29, 2025 • Carolyn Spencer Brown

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June 2024

A business to business perspective is so different from Cruise Critic!

Having only ever covered cruise from a traveler’s perspective, last week’s assignment on behalf of CruiseBusiness.com at the MedCruise conference in…

Jun 20, 2024 • Carolyn Spencer Brown

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March 2024

The Revolutionary Era of Great Airport Hotels

Have you ever extended a long-haul trip so you could take a travel respite along the way? My list of favorite, strategically located airport…

Mar 26, 2024 • Carolyn Spencer Brown

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In Tahiti, A Magical Mystery Cruise On Star Breeze

We all expected that Star Breeze’s cruise in February, as it began sailing year-round in French Polynesia, would be something special.

Mar 14, 2024 • Carolyn Spencer Brown

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February 2024

A Fascinating Trip to Korea Still Lodges in my Heart. More from Seoul and Beyond.

When I think of the countries I’ve visited in Asia, particularly in Northeast Asia (Japan and China, primarily), they’re typically all about the urban…

Feb 29, 2024 • Carolyn Spencer Brown

January 2024

Exploring Korea: We Travel to the Port Cities of Incheon, Busan, Yeosu and Sokcho (and Visit Seoul, Too)

On my first-ever visit to the peninsula of Korea, a content creation mission for Silversea’s Discover with colleagues who are filmmakers and…

Jan 25, 2024 • Carolyn Spencer Brown

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October 2023

Fall Foliage, Canada/New England: A Cruise Experience That Just Might Teach You a Thing or Three about Life

Teijo and I are on the homestretch of our first “fall foliage” cruise together around Canada and New England.

Oct 6, 2023 • Carolyn Spencer Brown

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September 2023

In Korea, Seoul is Fabulous. The Wilderness There is Even More Intriguing

When I think of the countries I’ve visited in Asia, particularly in Northeast Asia (Japan and China, primarily), they’re typically all about the urban…

Sep 14, 2023 • Carolyn Spencer Brown

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I love Japan. And yet Korea has blown me away, different, somewhat similar, and special. Part 1.

Yesterday I met Seoul and Seoul met me.

Sep 6, 2023 • Carolyn Spencer Brown

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August 2023

Do you Avoid Crowded Cruise Ports in Coastal Cities?

Here's How to Maximize Your Trip When Big Cruise Ships Threaten the Experience

Aug 26, 2023 • Carolyn Spencer Brown

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