International Date Line Adventure Voyage. “No drama, we are in Fiji”, our hospitality director, Florian announced to myself and the other 33 passengers prior to embarking on the Captain Cook Cruise ship while he explained what to expect … Continue reading →
Schooner Adventures with Maine Windjammer Cruises. Click photo. The historic Grace Bailey. She is magnificent under sail; she is a rustic and fun haven at anchor—Grace Bailey graces the sea—primarily along the rugged Penobscot Bay shorelines … Continue reading →
London to Iceland – 11 Days on the CMV Columbus. Summertime where we live—Henderson, Nevada, to be specific, with July temperatures over 100 degrees F. for weeks on end—is a good time for travel to cooler climes. This … Continue reading →
scuba St. Kitt’s Sister Island. If the “Twin Island Nation” of Saint Kitts and Nevis were siblings, then Saint Kitts would be the wild and crazy one while Nevis would be the laid-back relaxed one; a real odd … Continue reading →
Cruise The Most Famous River In Europe. Gourmet regional food, unusual wine varietals, Renaissance architecture, and of course, Baroque music composed by Mozart — I am on an Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection cruise on the famous … Continue reading →
A Four Story series Sailing Turkey and Greece. Click The Photo to Sail With Star Clippers. https://www.starclippers.com/ Cyclades Tall Ship Odyssey — Our seahorse — the Star Clipper s— flew on 17 winged sails, with Zephyrus commanding … Continue reading →
Get On A Great Safari at www.GreatSafaris.com The ancient Pharaohs were preoccupied with death while in life; in 1937 fictional British crime writer Agatha Christie penned the famous tome, Death on the Nile at the Old Cataract Hotel in Aswan. … Continue reading →
Get On A Great Safari at www.GreatSafaris.com Ramses II ruled Upper and Lower Egypt. Abu Simbel is Pharaoh Ramses II’s enduring autograph in stone. Abu Simbel Is a bookmark to power and history, full of life, full … Continue reading →
Get On A Great Safari at www.GreatSafaris.com Ramses II ruled Egypt for 67 years. The distance from the port of Alexandria to the Ramses II temples at Abu Simbel in the Nubian Desert is calculated at 964 … Continue reading →
Blue Lagoon Cruises – Fiji Princess. I’ve been on cruises before with the big cruise companies like Norwegian, Carnival, or Princess., huge floating cities with thousands of (predominantly geriatric) guests aboard. Owned and operated locally, Blue Lagoon Cruises … Continue reading →
Click Photo Above For Your Summer Luxury Barge Cruise Adventure. Reflected sunlight from the water outside dances on the chestnut ceiling of my cabin the first morning I awaken aboard the luxury barge La Belle Époque. I get up to … Continue reading →
Jetboating Into The Heart of the Jungle. Our driver forgot to pick us up from the Taunovo Bay Resort in Pacific Harbour, Fiji. We were to drive the two hour road trek to the Sigatoka River for an … Continue reading →
Get On A Great Safari With www.GreatSafaris.com Queen Hatshepsut. The ancient Egyptians were the “Kings of the Nile”, but more than 4,500 years ago they were also the “Monarchs of the Seas”. Widespread seafaring trading began … Continue reading →
Discover Spain by Road and Sea. My only regret after several months in Spain was not having discovered it sooner. Franco in 1969. Maybe that avoidance stemmed from a prior trip to Spain and Portugal … Continue reading →
Click the Leopard for Great Safaris. Abu Simbel Temples: Abu Simbel is Pharaoh Ramses II’s enduring autograph in stone. Abu Simbel Is a bookmark to power and history, full of life, full of voices from the distant yesterday, forever shining in … Continue reading →
Click Marcus for the Next Jazz Cruise. The Marcus Miller Band jams on the High Seas. It was chart topper talent on the first annual Playboy Jazz Cruise in January, 2009, and the 24th full … Continue reading →
Click photo for the next Smooth Jazz Cruise. Even though the stabilizers of Holland America’s Westerdam kept the cruise liner smooth while sailing the eastern Caribbean, the ship was still swaying during the 2008 Dave Koz and Friends at Sea Jazz … Continue reading →
The volcano is still active on Santorini. Click Photo to Sail With Star Clippers. https://www.starclippers.com/ There is only one caldera in the world that boats can sail into – the volcanic lagoon of Santorini, Greece. The penultimate way to get … Continue reading →
There are many types of Greek zephyrs. Click Photo to Sail With Star Clippers. The southern high winds of the Greek god Notos were blowing favorable for The Star Clipper, following the ancient trade routes from Rhodes to … Continue reading →
Rhodes – the Island of Roses. The Star Clipper wind-jammed past the southern Cyclades Islands like an ancient Greek trireme and with the power and benevolence of the west winds of the god Zephyrus. Homer mentioned the island … Continue reading →
