Our transatlantic cruise from Barcelona to Miami stopped at three Caribbean ports in November 2023: Saint Martin, the British Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico. Three very different islands, three completely different days ashore. If you’re… Lasīt tālāk »Caribbean Cruise Ports Compared: Saint Martin, BVI and Puerto Rico
Eight days in Egypt. Two nights in a 3-star resort in Hurghada, then five nights in a 5-star Hilton in El Gouna — two completely different versions of the same Red Sea coastline, with a… Lasīt tālāk »Hurghada vs El Gouna: 8 Days in Egypt, Two Worlds Apart
In October 2024, we ended our Mediterranean cruise in Naples — and stayed for two days. It wasn’t a carefully planned extension. We hadn’t booked return flights in advance, which meant the Naples stop ended… Lasīt tālāk »2 Days in Naples After a Mediterranean Cruise: What We Did and What It Cost
After eight days sailing the Greek Islands on MSC Sinfonia — Corfu, Kefalonia, Santorini — flying straight home from Piraeus felt like a waste. We’d been looking at the Athens skyline from the ship all… Lasīt tālāk »2 Days in Athens After a Greek Islands Cruise: What We Did and What It Cost
We picked up our rental car at the Port of Los Angeles at 10 a.m. and didn’t stop moving for ten days. In March 2025, we covered 3,000 miles through desert, canyon, neon lights, and… Lasīt tālāk »10-Day LA Road Trip: Grand Canyon, Vegas & the Coast
Lisbon stopped me in my tracks. In May 2024, I arrived by plane — but what I found was one of the most atmospheric places I’ve visited anywhere. The hills, the tiled buildings, the fado… Lasīt tālāk »Lisbon Cruise Port: Tram 28, Sintra, and What to Do With One Day in Portugal