The island of Hawaii is by far the biggest island in the chain. It’s also the youngest and it’s still in the throes of its birth. The hot spot in the earth’s crust which created the island chain lies under the far southern end of the island. In fact, the newest Hawaiian Island, Loihi, is…Continue Reading Waipio Valley
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Click on this link for more photos of Civitavecchia and AnguillaraCivitavecchia is the gateway port to Rome. We skipped Rome because we had visited before and I was hoping to see some surrounding countryside instead of the city. So Diane and I we spent the morning relaxing aboard ship, taking the time to relax and recuperate…Continue Reading Tuesday is Civitavecchia
Click on this link for more photos of Pompei Mt Vesuvius Prior to our Amalfi adventure, we visited the ruined city of Pompeii. The city sits in the shadow of Mt. Vesuvius and when it was buried under volcanic ash during the 1st century it laid dormant for 1600 years before being rediscovered. Now 75% excavated,…Continue Reading Pompei
Click on this link for more photos of the Amalfi Coast Sunday was a day at sea. A day to relax after going on excursions every day, and a day to reflect on friends and family as Thanksgiving approaches. Travel is truly awesome and inspiring but we have these holidays for a reason and I’ll…Continue Reading Naples, Pompeii, And The Amalfi Coast
Click on this link for more photos of Mykonos. Saturday, November 23 I was feeling my absence at the Albany football game. I had already missed a game but this was Albany and Senior day and I was a bit melancholy about it. It’s still an adjustment, even from 6000 miles away. Enough of that……Continue Reading Mykonos
The Bosphorus Bridge connects Europe to Asia Click on this link for more photos of Istanbul There is something really special about traveling up the Dardanelles Strait toward the Bosphorus Strait and Istanbul. All the while we look to Europe on our left and Asia on our right. This is where east and west actually…Continue Reading Istanbul
Click on this link for more photos of Ephesus Kusadasi Okay, today was Kusadasi, Turkey. That was the port city and it is a beautiful, and apparently very hip, summer hang. Very Hamptons. Kusadasi But our real destination was the ancient city of Ephesus. This was a great highlight. It is a massive excavation of a city of…Continue Reading Did You Know The Bird Was Named After The Country?
It’s New Year’s Eve as I write this so I thought it would be appropriate to post some ship board holiday photos even though they are chronologically out of order. Here goes and: Happy New Year! Happy New Year everyone!…Continue Reading Happy Holidays!
More Athens photos can be found by clicking on this link. I was pleasantly surprised by how much I liked Athens. I guess reading about their deep economic problems led me to believe that things would look really bad, but it is a beautiful, vibrant city. There is a terrible unemployment problem here and the…Continue Reading At Last, Athens