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International Cruising
International Cruising
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Does your dream include cruising in foreign waters?
 
Learn how to check in and out of foreign ports: what documents are needed, how to get them, and how to deal with officials in various offices.

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🎧Eating Street Food

Published on August 4, 2017; last updated on December 13, 2023 by Carolyn Shearlock

Food carts and street food -- part of the travel experience. What's safe to eat and what's not?

Food carts and street food — part of the travel experience. What’s safe to eat and what’s not?

🎧Cruising the Bahamas

Published on May 26, 2017; last updated on December 13, 2023 by Carolyn Shearlock

Planning to cruise the Bahamas? Seven things you need to know and plan for!

🎧Getting Prescriptions While Cruising

Published on May 19, 2017; last updated on January 4, 2025 by Carolyn Shearlock

How to get the prescription medicines you need as you travel from place to place. Don't worry -- it can be done.

How to get the prescription medicines you need as you travel from place to place. Don’t worry — it can be done.

Bahamas – Sea of Cortez Comparison

Published on February 15, 2017; last updated on June 11, 2020 by Carolyn Shearlock

Both the Bahamas and the Sea of Cortez are popular first foreign destinations for US cruisers. We've had great times in both, but they're very different!

Both the Bahamas and the Sea of Cortez are popular first foreign destinations for US cruisers. We’ve had great times in both, but they’re very different!

How Do You Do Taxes When You’re Cruising?

Published on March 19, 2016; last updated on March 28, 2023 by Carolyn Shearlock

Tips and strategies for dealing with US income taxes when you’re living on a boat and cruising.

The Q Flag

Published on January 8, 2016; last updated on February 19, 2023 by Carolyn Shearlock

When and why do you fly a Q flag on a boat? What the quarantine flag means, where to buy one, when to raise it and lower it.

Planning to Cruise Internationally

Published on December 28, 2015; last updated on February 25, 2021 by Carolyn Shearlock

How to learn the legal formalities for international cruising on your own boat — the most reliable sources for everything you need to know.

What About Mail If You Live On A Boat?

Published on June 13, 2015; last updated on August 10, 2020 by Carolyn Shearlock

Nine strategies for handling mail if you live on a boat. How to decrease the amount of mail you receive and forward the important items.

Spanish for Cruisers

Published on October 31, 2012; last updated on June 10, 2020 by Carolyn Shearlock

Headed to Spanish-speaking countries? You need this book -- specialized vocabulary you won't find elsewhere, arranged by cruising situation.

Headed to Spanish-speaking countries? You need this book — specialized vocabulary you won’t find elsewhere, arranged by cruising situation.

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