09-22 Havana 2002
On the bus ride from the Airport to the famous Hotel Nacional, we noticed there were no street lights and the city of Havana was in darkness. It was a one week tour of a wonderful old Spanish city. We started to walk through old Havana, which is a world Heritage Site. It was an…
09-23 The Baltic 2006
Well, brother Ian did it again. On the Baltic Cruise in June, the Morrows and ourselves were upgraded on the Star Princess from mini-suites to full suites. We were with Ken and Dorothy, our friends from Maui. And what a great experience this was. Part of the secret was travelling in June when it is…
09-24 The Mediterranean 2007
The first thing you do when you are moving from your bus to your hotel in Venice is to take a photo from your gondola. It was the beginning of a memorable cruise through the historic nations of the Mediterranean. We started in Venice and after 12 exhausting days, ended in Barcelona. Do you ever…
09-25 Australia and NZ 2008
It was not a simple task bringing a group together to cruise around Australia and NZ, but brother Ian arranged for us all to meet in Honolulu, Hawaii. And from there he arranged special first class tickets to Sydney on Hawaiian Airlines. This chapter is a story of how friends in their late 70s can…
09-26 The Antarctic 2009
It was a tour of South America with a special four-day visit to the Antarctic, but the Antarctic portion of the cruise was the unforgettable experience.We started in Buenos Aires, which is a very European capital city in Argentina. I asked a guide why there was no native population which was prevalent in every other…
09-27 Greenland and Iceland 2009
It was called a repositioning cruise at the end of the Baltic season, and we left from Copenhagen in October and travelled to Oslo, Edinburgh, Dublin, Belfast, Reykjavik in Iceland, then Qaqortoq in Greenland and finally St John’s Newfoundland and on to Ft. Lauderdale. We travelled with brother Ian and Meg. The big surprise was…
09-28 Alaska 2011
If you like totem poles and glaciers, you want to visit Alaska. And it was a visit to remember, travelling with the Rapinos. It was especially wonderful to have so many great photos taken by Rosemary. Just cruising up the BC coast is an experience, as can be seen in the photo of Mary with…
09-29 River Cruise 2013
If you really want to get to know your fellow passengers and if you like walking from your ship right into small towns and villages, you will love a river cruise. And from Amsterdam to Budapest passing through Holland, Germany, Austria, Slovakia and Hungary you see some amazing sights. And of course how do you…