If you’re thinking of planning a girlfriends getaway, you should definitely consider the US Virgin Islands as your destination. Not only is it easy to get to, but US citizens don’t need a passport, which means none of your friends can make excuses about not being able to go. Tell them to pack their bag… Read More
We’ve all had that moment at one time or another where we’ve told our friends, “We need to get away for a weekend.” Then life gets in the way of the best ideas somehow fall to the wayside while we pay our bills, go to work, and live basically for each and every weekend. But… Read More
Often a specific film or movie can sear an image into our brains that leaves us longing to visit a certain destination at some point in our lives. For example, maybe you’ve always wanted to visit Rome after watching “Roman Holiday” with Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck. Perhaps you’ve decided now that Iceland is on… Read More
Many Eastern Caribbean cruises stop in St. Thomas at one of the two cruise ports, either Crown Bay or Havensight. If you’re lucky enough to dock at Havensight and have no plans, you should at least get off the ship and do a little duty free shopping. Whether you’re looking for name brand items or… Read More
While docked in St. Thomas recently on the Norwegian Getaway, I noticed an enormous number of sailboats all around the area. Our ship was docked at Havensight, which sits off Long Bay. The other dock in St. Thomas is Crown Bay, which you can see in the second picture above. Usually the much larger ships… Read More
No need to tell me I’m not like other people as believe me, I know that already. But seriously, while most people are busy snapping photos of their family, monuments, and landmarks, I’m usually off wandering about snapping pictures of random items like cars, dogs or cats, and even flowers. I can’t help myself! If… Read More
What happens when you take a free spirited American, give her a car, and set her loose in Iceland? She’ll take her rental car and drive pretty much anywhere. One place I wanted to drive to was to the abandoned wreck of a United States Navy airplane from the 1970’s called The Dakota. With no… Read More
All good things come to an end and so it was that May 22nd was to be my last port day on my 4-day cruise on the Norwegian Sky. This was my first time to Norwegian Cruise Line‘s private island, Great Stirrup Cay, in the Bahamas. Did you know that it was Norwegian Cruise Line… Read More
If you’re on your first cruise, you’re more likely than not on a cruise to the Bahamas with a compulsory stop in Nassau. While the Bahamas consists of over 700 islands, Nassau is a great place to be, one of the most frequented stops by tourists. The capital and largest city in the Bahamas, Nassau… Read More
Sometimes when I arrive in a port of call, I’m more excited about the ships in port than the port itself. On my recent 4-night Bahamas cruise on the Norwegian Sky that left Miami on May 19, 2014, while in Nassau our ship wasn’t the only one in port that day. If you ever want… Read More