I am so behind on my writing. I will try to do better- I promise. I’ve actually started keeping a journal. It’s the first I’ve kept one in my five years of travel- better late than never I guess. But I will continue to refer back to it as I […]
I visited the two smallest countries in the world a couple weeks ago. I’m always excited when I get to add to my country count which I think lies somewhere in the 30s. I actually find that quite disappointing. I’ve been traveling full-time for 5 years and I’ve not […]
Who do you think makes it to the top first? Villefranche is a small town nestled between Nice and Monaco in the French Riviera. Prior to working on cruise ships I had never heard of this town, but a few years ago a very good friend of mine showed me […]
I wasn’t going to go. I had slept in. It was after 11 before I even got off the ship and I still had the tender ride to Cannes ahead of me. Plus it was our last day in Cannes and I never got my picture on the red carpet- […]
The 65th Annual Cannes Film Festival is wrapping this weekend. I was privileged to be in Cannes, France on two separate occasions during the Film Fest. Prior to the Festival, I had taken a short tour around Cannes and learned about the famous hotels on the Croisette- who stays where, […]
….constantly fight through crowds and find it all very frustrating. At least that’s what I did. I was so excited to go to Rome. In fact this was my third attempt to get there. I was signed up to go on two tours previously and I always had to cancel […]
“It looks like a movie set here. Is this real? Did I stumble onto the set of Carmen Sandiego?” That’s what was going through my mind as I arrived at Miracle Square in Pisa- home of the Leaning Tower. What you may not realize (I didn’t) is the Leaning […]
I admit it. I don’t know much about art. I was forced to take a course on it in college, but I can’t say I remember that much. I do remember learning about artwork in or on churches around the world- especially in Europe. I learned it long enough for […]
Greetings from the Mediterranean Sea! I’ve just left Barcelona for the second time and I should be in Cannes, France within the next 11 hours. The last 3 weeks have been…overwhelming. I have seen amazing places and worked harder than I have in the last year. My last post was […]
Jamaica has redeemed itself in my eyes! I was in Ocho Rios last week, but I only saw uno rio. Dos rios at the most. I don’t know where the other seis rios are. Anyway, the port of Ocho Rios was much nicer than the other port I visited a […]
Last post was my 100th blog post! Welcome to 101. I can’t believe I’ve only posted 100? I feels like waaaayyyy more. But I guess you have to start somewhere. I started this blog part way through my first of two years touring the USA and I’m now part way […]
I had never been to Jamaica until last cruise. Isn’t that weird? Jamaica is a pretty popular island in my opinion, but for some reason my travels had never taken me there. I started my day there by just milling around the port area to see what the shops had […]