. . . the day before. . . . upon arriving in Cape Town, we were met and escorted to our hotel, one of the prettiest hotels in which I've...

All descriptions in italics at the start of some days, are taken from the internet, either Wikipedia, Britannica, or somewhere! - so that...

We have just left Hong Kong, on our way to Taiwan. Monday, January 20 - At Sea A trivia anecdote. In defense of Pete, he has had a...

Yes, that thing on top of the triple towers is supposed to be a ship!! Wednesday, January 1 - SFO to Singapore Had a special driver this...

Several months ago my friend and travel agent, Eric of Goldring Travel, posted that he’d been invited to come aboard the Sea Cloud Spirit...

This trip was supposed to be on Explora Journeys' new ship, Explora II - her maiden voyage from Barcelona to Barcelona. However, once...

In 2015, our daughter, Christina, learned that she had a recurrence of her glioblastoma (malignant brain tumor). We'd all lived on the...

This is an adventure for me without a ship! The whole point of this trip is to see my granddaughter graduate from University of...

Saturday, January 13 - Leaving Home In all of the trips I’ve done over the many years, this one will be remembered for the worst weather...

Flights from Hamburg and Munich were slightly delayed, but as luck would have it, so were John and Sandi's flights from San Francisco and...

Saturday, July 8 - Received word two days ago that the expected cruise departure on July 17, from Southampton, England, is cancelled due...

Thursday, SFO to JFK and JFK to Santiago de Chile Our long anticipated trip to Antarctica (my third!) is finally here. I begin this...

The "fun" of travel in these days has begun prior to my departure tomorrow morning. Have been dealing with Luggage Free who picked up a...

Granted, that although my journey will take place on a somewhat newer sailing vessel, thought this image taken from Google images would...

Tuesday, January 10 - Home One week prior to departure . . . . maybe . . . . "Maybe", because traveling right now is fraught with...

Greece - August and September 2021 August 1, Sunday, At Home It's one week (and one day) until I leave for Greece amidst increasing...

October 28 - Panama Canal Following the failure of a French construction team in the 1880s, the United States commenced building a canal...

October 8 - San Rafael to Vancouver, B.C. Am running away again! This time will be on the Seabourn Sojourn from Vancouver to Miami,...

Prior to travel, January 9, 2019 It's just two days prior to our leaving for Antarctica (John, Sandi and me!). Packing is underway,...

Pre-Cruise From Barcelona to Athens, cruising the Mediterranean while feasting on tidbits of the different regions, tasting wonderful...