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Cruising the Adriatic on Pins and Needles: Italy, Croatia, Greece, Turkey and Malta

On the twelfth day of a twenty-four day cruise through the Mediterranean and Adriatic we were at the halfway point, Venice, Italy. I coul...

Cruising a Mediterranean Tapestry: Spain, France, Monaco, Italy, Greece, Croatia and Montenegro

After a long restful stay in Barcelona, Ol and I booked a last minute, twenty-four day cruise on Holland America Line’s Veendam. It is th...

Beautiful Barcelona, Spain

We hated to say goodbye to our home away from home in Dubai. We had a wonderful visit with our children, celebrating Ollie’s 21st birthda...

At Home in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

We had been traveling for over five months since we left home. We have never gone longer than six months without seeing our children and ...

Love, Lions and Luxury in the Serengeti, Tanzania

About two weeks before my Serengeti adventure it dawned on me that I have never really taken a trip by myself. Sure I have flown to see f...

Climbing Kilimanjaro, Lesson Learned Mt. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania

About 35,000 people attempt to climb Mount Kilimanjaro every year. Only about half of them make it to the summit. An average of about fiv...

Spicing it Up in Stone Town, Zanzibar

Stone Town is the old part of Zanzibar City, the main city in Zanzibar, Tanzania. It is located on the main island of Tanzania. It has a ...

Zanzibar Zen, Zanzibar, Tanzania

When you start traveling you begin to realize just how big the world is. At the rate we are going it will take several years to travel ar...

Saying "So Long" to Southern Africa, Swaziland and Johannesburg, South Africa

Our road trip across southern Africa wasn’t quite finished. We had a week left on our 90 day tourist visa, so we decided to visit one mor...

Cruising Kruger National Park, South Africa, Part Three: Staring Down the Big Five; The Big, the Bad

One of the drawbacks to a long African safari is the lack of exercise. For some reason, hiking and running are not recommended activities...

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