Maximizing Luxury Travel
Tips, ideas, & random thoughts from an independent blogger.
When the Captain starts his morning port arrival message for Akita by saying “ . . .it’s snowing, the most I’ve ever seen,” you know that can’t be good. And it...
Today was freezing. Literally. As we cruised into Aomori, Japan the snow-covered Hakkoda Mountains were lovely. Mount Iwaki, a still active volcano that last erupted in 1863, looms dominantly over the...
As a rule, I don’t write cruise reviews, or even say much about ships we’ve been on. I guess you have to really separate Caribbean cruises from other types. They seem...
Grand Turk Historic downtown Cockburn is a mess. We arrived for our second visit to Grand Turk on a windy, overcast day, with spitting rain and rough cloudy water. Of note,...