When one thinks of Haiti, images of Port Au Prince, the gritty capital of this third world country come to mind. However, there is a vibrant side of Haiti that not everyone gets to see and experience. On a recent cruise to Cuba and the Caribbean, our cruise ship docked at Labadee, Haiti. I'll be [...]
Are you considering a visit to Cuba? I'm a fan of author Ernest Hemingway and I've been fascinated with Cuba's love affair with our classic American cars. I have wanted to cruise to Cuba with Royal Caribbean Cruises as it seemed liked the easiest, safest and most affordable way to travel to Havana and Cienfuegos, [...]
If you've seen the movie Wild or read Sheryl Strayed's book, you know about the Bridge of the Gods. It's a steel truss cantilever bridge that connects Washington and Oregon via the Columbia River, between Cascade Locks, Oregon. On a recent small ship cruise, we sailed under that very bridge. It was our last night [...]
Guest post by Jamie Rhein Photographer Mitya Trotsky's exhibit, "A Supposedly Fun-Thing," at the ArtMedia Gallery in Miami has me wishing I was heading to Florida soon, and thinking about travel photography. Specifically, what it takes to get a photo of merit that evokes more than just a pretty scene. Timing is often key, like [...]
Swimming with whale sharks in Cancun, Mexico As our boat skimmed across the tops of the blue-green water, the captain spotted the fin of the whale shark lazily moving side to side, like a horse's tail swishing at flies. "You two will be first," said our guide Gilberto Juno from Aquaworld Cancun, simultaneously [...]
Photo © Nancy D. Brown A romantic Danube River cruise is one of those bucket list-worthy vacations. Yes, I used the "b" word, but this cruise was memorable in so many ways. Here's my AmaWaterways river cruise review from Germany to Hungary, with stops in Austria, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, along [...]