On the second day of our cruise around Norway, the CruiseCritic.com community hosts a “Meet and Greet.” Couple after couple introduce themselves. They all say where they’re from. Some say how many cruises they’ve taken...
Clyde and I are leaving next week on Holland America’s Norse Legends cruise. One of the highlights of the trip? A stop in Eidjford, one of the most picturesque and exciting destinations in Norway. (See the official website, and a few Flickr...
Snag an adult beverage. Get horizontal in leather-upholstered seats. Snuggle up under the blanket. Prop your head on the pillow. When the waiter comes by, order gourmet tuna steaks or preppy mini-pizzas. Oh, and, maybe, watch a movie. No...
Eagle Creek Travel Gear makes a seductive promise: using their products, you can pack faster and arrive looking better. With all the travel we do, you’d think I would be a packing pro. I’ve tried almost every method out there:...
After writing this morning’s post on Travel Options for Lottery Winners, I began having second thoughts during the walk to work. That kind of high-maintenance luxury travel has its charms, doesn’t it? On the other hand, though, each of...
Clyde and I occasionally amuse ourselves by talking about what travel options we’d explore after winning a lottery windfall. At one point, we thought Holland America’s 130-day “Grand Voyage” around the world in the...
I’ve put three little photo albums online, each of which features just a few photos from our trip to Patagonia. Urban Scenes features photos taken in cities, primarily Santiago and Buenos Aires. Landscapes features pictures we took when out in...
They wander the beach and the hills beyond: thousands and thousands of penguins, in town to mate and molt. It’s like an episode of _The Walking Dead_ — but with penguins instead of zombies. They shuffle. They lurch. They stare. They...
Puerto Arenas, Chile, likes to call itself the southernmost city on the planet. Ushuaia, Argentina, likes to pitch itself as the southernmost town. But nowhere, apart from Antarctica, is further south than Cape Horn, the southernmost tip of South...
