Our quest to visit 7 continents, 100 countries, and all 50 states…
Posted in Antigua, Jewel of the Seas on Nov 28th, 2013
Have you ever noticed that some days while traveling just seem to be stuck in the doldrums? For no particular reason, yesterday was a bit like that for us; everything was just mildly “off” somehow: Emerson was a little fussy, the weather was humid, and St. Croix seemed uninspiring. Heck, even the selections at the […]
Posted in JetBlue, Jewel of the Seas, Puerto Rico on Nov 23rd, 2013
Well, we’re off again! Not a “big” trip — just a week weeklong cruise from San Juan to the Eastern Caribbean. We selected this one because we’ll pick up two new countries, Martinique and St. Lucia. We’ll also visit St. Croix for the time in the USVI… The goal for this trip is just to […]
Posted in Australia, Delta Airlines, RTW 2013 on Jul 14th, 2013
Most of the was written somewhere over the Pacific to the southeast of Hawaii. We witnessed a rather disturbing scene at the Sydney security checkpoint this morning. As we arrived at the magnetometer, I saw an older woman–likely from some island in the South Pacific, seemingly traveling alone–sitting on a bench being assisted by airport […]
This was our last full day of this vacation and our final day for sightseeing in Sydney. Our plan for today was to visit the Australian National Maritime Museum and Sydney Aquarium in Darling Harbour. However, the maritime museum had enough to offer that we didn’t have the time to visit the aquarium too. Rather […]
Today, we visited the Taronga Zoo. But, I’m still getting caught up on my blogging… We had a busy day today. We took a short ferry ride to Taronga Zoo, which is across the harbor from the Central Business District. While short, the journey provided excellent views of the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Sydney Opera […]