I’ve got a reputation as a digital guy. My iPad is always close at hand. I manage projects with hideous efficiency using Asana.com. I leverage services like TripAdvisor.com to plan magical vacations, and then use Apple Maps and Google Maps to...
Interested in a virtual vacation to Europe, including stops in Spain, Gibraltar, France, Portugal, Belgium, and the Netherlands? Click here to see a Flickr.com slideshow of the top 30 images from our latest trip there. Enjoy!
For me, our day in Getxo and Bilbao is the most magical of our 2014 European cruise. The ship docks in Getxo (say “GAT-cho”), where huge stone mansions line the waterfront. There are walls or gates around them, no security posts, no loops of razor...
In Lisbon, at the port, is a ship – our ship, the MS Prinsendam. In minutes, it is scheduled to set sail for Bilbao, Spain. It sounds its horn: one long, strong, mournful blast: a signal to parties still on shore that the ship is preparing to depart...
We are in the Crow’s Nest during happy hour when we are joined by The Charmer. The Charmer — a name bestowed on this fellow by other passengers — is lean and elderly. He is an expert in everything. He is satisfied with nothing. At...
When we reach Gibraltar, the rock itself is shrouded in fog. We can make out the shape – it’s the familiar wedge we’ve seen a thousand times in Prudential commercials. The details, though, are lost in shades of gray until much later. By the time the...
This shot, taken from our balcony on the Prinsendam, shows just how close the port is to all the sights you want to see in Cartagena. We’re in Cartagena, Spain. (Say “Car-ta-HAY-na”) An overnight squall has moved out to sea, and that...
