Noel Bell, HAL guest and frequent blog contributor, was on Noordam for 21 days and is still sharing photos from his trip. Here is some snapshot taken during his call at Istanbul, Turkey.

A busy Istanbul harbour and cruise terminal on a Saturday afternoon.

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Noel Bell, HAL guest and frequent blog contributor, is on Noordam for 21 days and is sharing photos from his trip. Here are some snapshots taken during his call at Istanbul, Turkey.

Istanbul arrival.

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Noel Bell, HAL guest and frequent blog contributor, is on Noordam for 21 days and is sharing photos from his trip. Here are some snapshots taken during his call at Mykonos, Greece.

A very lovely island here in Greece just off the Turkish coast. As you can see, it has the famous Greek style windmills on the shoreline.

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Noel Bell, HAL guest and frequent blog contributor, is on Noordam for 21 days and is sharing photos from his trip. Here are some snapshots taken during his call at Rhodes, Greece.

Rhodes, said by many to be one of the most beautiful islands in Greece, it is here that we explore the walled town with it’s signature windmills at the entrance to the harbour. The knights came here during the crusades, but we are only on Rhodes for 8 hours. Enjoy the images.

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Noel Bell, HAL guest and frequent blog contributor, is on Noordam for 21 days and is sharing with us photos from his trip. Here are some photos taken during his calls at Port Said and Alexandria, Egypt.

Port Said, gateway to the Suez Canal & Alexandria ‘Jewel of the Med’, although a little tarnished, is still a great place to explore.

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Noel Bell, HAL guest and frequent blog contributor, is on Noordam for 21 days and is sharing with us photos from his trip. Here are beautiful photos taken during his call at Heraklion, Crete.

Heraklion is the largest city in Crete (and fifth in Greece) with a population in excess of 120,000 and is the main port of entry to Crete for the majority of visitors. The Noordam, docked nearby, is within easy walking distance from the town centre. Originally a Venetian outpost, it has wonderful forts and ancient walls … Even a Starbucks!

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Noel Bell, HAL guest and frequent blog contributor, is on Noordam for 21 days and is sharing with us photos from his trip. Here are beautiful photos taken during his calls throughout Greece.

Argostoli, Greece, is one of the busiest ports on the island of Cephalonia. A lovely place to sample Greek cuisine in many of the restaurants here. This was the location for the film ‘Captain Corelli’s Mandolin.’

Is this the ferry boat!?

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Noel Bell, HAL guest and frequent blog contributor, is on Noordam for 21 days and is sharing with us photos from his trip. Here are beautiful photos taken during his overnight call at Venice, Italy.

One of the most romantic cities in Europe, Venice provides wonderful scenery, excellent architecture & classic artwork. From gondola’s and the Grand Canal to Vivaldi or the Piazza San Marco. These photo’s will offer you an insight! — Noel

Venice canals.

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