I read lots and lots of travel blogs posts over the course of a week, but it’s only the best of the best that I share with you. This week, these blogs made me smile, laugh, wonder, question, or simply admire. Perhaps you’ll feel the same way. The Buenos Aires Guide – Be careful when [...]
Find Your Ghoul-Mate on a Halloween Cruise
October 18, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Find your ghoul-mate this year with a Halloween Singles Cruise organized by Singles Travel International. You’ll sail away onboard Royal Caribbean’s Vision of the Seas to the Mexican Riviera with ports of call in Cabo San Lucas, Mazatlan, and Puerto Vallarta. Special onboard events are designed to encourage mixing and mingling and include costume and [...]
Alaska: The 49th State
January 3, 2007 By Leave a Comment
(As part of my quest to visit every state, I will be spending some time throughout the year highlighting each of our 50 states.) Today is Admission Day for Alaska. On January 3rd, 1959, Alaska (purchased from Russia in 1867) became the 49th state. Although Alaska is the largest state in geographical area, it [...]
Photo: Panama Canal
January 3, 2007 By Leave a Comment
Details: Transiting the Panama Canal is one of my all time great travel experiences. It’s a series of locks, and ships of all sizes line up to go through. Once you start going through the locks it takes several hours to complete the transit process. If you’ve ever considered a cruise, this is a trip [...]
Scrapbook at Sea with Princess Cruise Lines
December 28, 2006 By Leave a Comment
I’ve been on numerous cruises, and have always found the combination of relaxing days at sea and busy days in port to be a terrific vacation combination. Days at sea can be spent lying on deck in the sun (lots of sunscreen applied), wandering around the ship, enjoying the great food and drink available, relaxing [...]
New Passport Regulations for Canada, Mexico, & Caribbean
September 15, 2006 By Leave a Comment
If you want to travel outside the geographical boundaries of the Unites States, you’re going to have to have a passport. Gone are the days when a birth certificate and drivers license would do the trick. Canada, Mexico, and parts of the Caribbean have long been excluded from the requirement of a passport, but all [...]
Formal Night at Sea
May 22, 2006 By Leave a Comment
Depending on the length of the cruise, there will be at least one, if not more, formal nights. On cruises under a week, there is usually one formal night. On weeklong cruises, usually two. And on those over a week, usually three. You will find a full itinerary listing meal events with your documents, in [...]
Sailing Under San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge
May 19, 2006 By Leave a Comment
As the Dawn Princess sailed out of San Francisco’s harbor, we passed under the Golden Gate Bridge, and these photos were taken from the top deck. The Art Deco themed bridge, one of the most widely recognized San Francisco landmarks, opened for vehicle traffic at noon on May 28th, 1937. The Golden Gate refers not [...]
Safety Demonstration
May 15, 2006 By Leave a Comment
Travel Tip: Leave Early
May 14, 2006 By Leave a Comment
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