Anthem of the Seas – Defying Covid-19
We are defying the gods and heading to Bayonne to board the Anthem where we will spend the next 7 wonderful days cruising to Florida and the Bahamas. Join us daily for updates on this
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Jewel of the Seas Nuovamente
We board the Jewel of the Seas with friends Kellie and Al, Brother Brian and his bride Joanne for 9 days of Mediterranean bliss, and a whole lot of shenanigans! Today we are fortunate to
Read More »Hotel Albergo del Sole al Pantheon – Rome
We arrive after an overnight Delta flight and are taken by Stefano's Rome Cabs to the Albergo Sole al Pantheon. Few hotels in Rome can boast a more perfect location. The Albergo is situated in
Read More »Ketchikan – Misty Fjords Flightseeing with Island Wings
Wow - this just keeps getting better! As one of the newly-initiated, I now get why everyone says Alaska is a must-do! We avail ourselves of a float-plane from Island Wings for Ketchikan, which will
Read More »Juneau – Whale Watching & Mendenhall Glacier
Today we leave the big boat for our first-ever whale-watching cruise. These sea-borne mammals are one of nature's true wonders, and we are now rather acclimated to the beauty of this region and looking forward
Read More »Skagway with Fly Drake
Today we will embark on our first-ever flightseeing tour. Drake Olson is one of the best-known names in air-based tours in the region, and we are very excited to change up our point of view after two
Read More »Alaska’s Inside Passage
We have been privileged indeed to have spent the last 2 days onboard the Golden Princess, enjoying some of the most bespoke scenery in the United States. The experience is made all the more enjoyable
Read More »Anchorage and Talkeetna
Anchorage is a beautiful and quite surreal city! Blanketed by a white-capped expanse of mountains on three sides, we see now whence the phrase "purple mountains' majesty" was coined. Our home for the next 2
Read More »Golden Princess Alaska – Requiem for a Friend
Today we board the Golden Princess where we join dear friends Kevin and Tanya for a reunion onboard the very vessel on which a timeless friendship was forged back in 2006. They have been sailing on
Read More »Orvieto Bagnoregio and Bolsena
We are met by Stefano Costantini, founder of Rome Cabs, our dear friend and the best tour operator in all of Italy! We journey from Rome to three of Lazio's finest hilltop towns - Orvieto, Bagnoregio
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