There is nothing easier than cruising roundtrip from your hometown; no TSA lines or airline delays and, once onboard, you immediately begin your vacation. That’s what it was like sailing from San Diego on Holland America Line (HAL for short). …
Reflections on a Visit to Cuba: Part One by Terry Zinn
Photography by Terry Zinn What is it about a destination that you are forbid to visit that makes it that much more interesting? Just say “no” and the object or experience is on the top of your bucket list. For …
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Easter Times Three in New Orleans by Ann Randall
According to the French Quarter bartender serving my Sazarac, the Easter Parade was the brainchild of, “A well preserved eighty year old showgirl and her curated contingent of New Orleans friends.” My back home New Orleans to Seattle expat friend …
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Have A Merry Little Weekend in New Orleans by Emma Krasov
Photography by Yuri Krasov If you fly to New Orleans, Louisiana a.k.a. NOLA, on a Friday afternoon, you might want to start your weekend in the French Quarter – the beating heart of the city – big, generous, full of …
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New Zealand Where The Hobbits Lived by Bonnie and Bill Neely
We spent New Year’s Eve in the Southern Hemisphere, a day early for us, since we crossed the International Date Line to get there. It is the second week of summer in New Zealand, so the 4.5 million residents are …
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Exploring the Waterways of New York State by Sandra and John Scott
I have cruised on the Amazon, Mekong, Irrawaddy, the Nile and other rivers around the world but I have not experienced the waterways of New York. I live only a few miles from Lake Ontario and the Erie Canal; and, …
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Blue Hen B&B: One of Delaware’s Best-Kept Secrets by Linda Oatman
One of Delaware’s best-kept secrets is the Blue Hen B&B, nestled along Nottingham Road in Newark. Originally built in 1692, the Blue Hen is considered to be one of the oldest homes in the state. Once part of a 255-acre …
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Surprising Mesquite by Howard Hian
Background: The Virgin River Valley is 80 miles north of Las Vegas. Nestled there, in the Mojave Desert, is the small city of Mesquite, NV (population 17,000+). First named Mesquite Flats by Mormon pioneers in 1880, its settlers farmed cash …
Have a Private Tour of Matisse/Diebenkorn at SFMOMA by Emma Krasov
Photography by Emma Krasov Cover photo: Henri Matisse Studio, Quai Saint-Michel (1916) Traveling to San Francisco just got a tad more exciting. Or, a ton more! The current special exhibition at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA), laconically …
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Earth and Sky Tour at Mount John by Bonnie and Bill Neely
While at Lake Tekapo in the center of New Zealand’s South Island we drove up to the Astro Cafe on Mount John for good food and spectacular views of the surrounding Southern Alps and lakes of MacKenzie Southern Basin Flats, …
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