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Field notes from 102 countries.
Cruise journals, land-tour itineraries and honest airline reviews – written from Puerto Vallarta, dispatched from everywhere.
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Storms at Sea: A Lifetime of Weather Encounters on Board
Some sailors go a whole career without a real scare. I haven’t been that lucky —…
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Iceland, Norway, & Scotland. My Latest Cruise Experience
Iceland, Norway & Scotland: A Return to the North There’s something about Iceland that keeps pulling…
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After 44 cruises, 100 countries…..now what?
Reflecting on the past few years means reckoning with a life spent in perpetual motion. It…
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British Airways Business Class Review: What to Expect
Booking my flight to Reykjavik, Iceland was done via American Airlines. Since they partner with British…
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This new NCL ship isn’t even open yet, and I was already on it!
NCL Luna Inaugural Cruise: First Impressions from Civitavecchia There’s nothing quite like being among the first…
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A Memorable Journey with Virgin Voyages: Grand Turk and Beyond
It is time to revisit Virgin Voyages Cruise Lines, which offered a great deal on an…
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Cruises from NYC in January?
So yes, I decided to go to New York City in January to take 3 cruises…
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My Journey with Penguins: 7 Species from Around the Globe
Here is a fun video I made compiling all the penguins I’ve visited in my travels.…
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Cruise Singapore to Sydney with NCL Spirit
Part 2 takes off from Singapore and following a day at sea, we stop in the…
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Cruise Taiwan to Singapore with NCL Spirit
It has been a whirlwind of cruises the past few months and I find myself lagging…
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