Alaska Nature Mountains Sitka Wildlife Tour and Cruise

5 Things I Hate about Cruising Despite Loving Cruise Vacations

As I search for a cruise vacation for 2023, I’m reminded of a few things I hate about cruising as I compare itineraries, cruise lines and ships. So, this is the rant of someone who surprisingly loves to cruise solo and with friends/family.  I’ve sailed on multiple cruise lines such […]

2021 Travel Review – Learning to adapt to the new world of travel

The past two years have been tough to find the good in travel.  I miss my friends around the world.  I’ve watched the travel & hospitality industry grind to a halt, restart, stop, restart, etc.  I’ve watched private guide friends lose their income when the ships stopped sailing in Europe.  […]

Naples train cars graffiti

Visiting Naples, Italy: Gritty, Chaotic and Beautiful (Just Like Life)

I’ve just watched Stanley Tucci’s new show, Searching for Italy and his Naples episode took me back to my first visit there and how much it different it was to the other cities/regions in Italy. As Stanley travels, I want to revisit my Italy visit and share favorite posts to […]

Holland America Cruise to Alaska Eurodam Sunset at Sea

The Year of No Travel – Time to Reflect, Reevaluate and Reimagine the Future of Travel

When I’m asked “what’s your most memorable trip”, I reply “the year 2012”.   That is the year, I had epic points travel to Easter Island (South America) and Safaris in Africa (Botswana, Zimbabwe and South Africa) and it’s also the year that I pressed “post” on this travel blog.  My […]

Giraffe and baby giraffe Botswana Chobe

Travel Update: Covid19 Vaccine, UK Quarantine Changes and Testing Requirements

When I was planning my epic safari trip to Africa, I discovered a new wing of the local medical center, the travel medicine office.  I had never heard of Travel Medicine and yet it played a crucial part in my African adventure to Botswana.  I needed a yellow fever vaccination […]

Horseshoe Bend walk to the viewing area

November Birthday Travel Memories – Sharing the Spotlight with a Turkey

I’ve never celebrated my birthday on the actual day.  Cake, candles and making wishes would need to wait until Thanksgiving (U.S. Holiday) which could be a few days to more than a week away.  Unlike friends who celebrate their birthdays with a day, week or even a month of fun, […]

Celebrity Constellation Turkish Beach View

The plane is clean but I’m not traveling

I’ve been seeing a lot of marketing around “the plane is clean” so you should fly now.  It doesn’t matter that the transmission rate is low on a plane.  It doesn’t matter that the plane is cleaner than ever before (seriously this should have been a standard a long time […]

Okavango Delta Sunset

Solo Travel – Dating the World With My Passport

While I’m grounded at home until the world is open to Americans again, I’m revisiting my travel love life through fun posts like this.  Hope you enjoy! “Where is Your Husband?” is a question I’ve been asked so many times over the years as I’ve traveled solo that I wrote […]