Although I pride myself in being an educated woman, probably like most people living in the United States, I never imagined a beach vacation or time on the water with Saudi Arabia was possible. With images of “Lawrence of Arabia” or some random desert movie in your head, many people probably associate camels with Saudi… Read More
I’ll never understand it, but when I speak to people about cruising, one of the ports people tend to not want to visit is San Juan. When pressed further, it’s not because they’ve been there so I can only assume that they’ve heard negative things about this beautiful island. Puerto Rico is a territory of… Read More
Have no fear — I’m still here, but where has the time gone since my last post? I truly apologize! When we arrived in Bermuda, we had about 3 days in port, much longer than passengers usually have and so we wanted to make the best of all that time. We arrived in Bermuda on… Read More
Our cruise on the Norwegian Dawn left Boston on August 5 and arrived in Bermuda on Sunday, August 7, 2011. What was great about this Bermuda cruise on Norwegian Cruise Line, be it the Norwegian Dawn out of Boston or the Norwegian Gem out of New York is that you get more than a few… Read More
Fauna and Flora of Bermuda Although everyone might naturally think of the pink sand beaches of Bermuda and well, Bermuda shorts, Bermuda’s beauty extends beyond the obvious beaches. I fell immediately in love with the fauna and flora of Bermuda. This is a great time to talk about vacation photography. Everyone lugs along on their… Read More
Although we live in Boston, we have never sailed out of our home port so why not try it out? We decided on a Bermuda cruise out of Boston on Norwegian Cruise Line and the Dawn and I am so glad we did. As mentioned in a prior post, we decided to spend the night… Read More
If you’re thinking about a trip to the Caribbean and haven’t yet explored the US Virgin Islands (USVI), definitely think about it. With a total land area of just less than 32 square miles, St. Thomas is one of the islands that makes up the USVI along with St. Croix, St. John, and Water Island.… Read More
In December, we flew from Boston to Frankfurt on Lufthansa. After an interminable seven hour layover, we were finally able to make our way from the Business Class Lounge in Frankfurt to our gate. Prior to boarding, everyone’s passports are checked again and we were back on a plane. We took off pretty much on… Read More
Depending on when and where you grew up, you might recognize this little kid’s rhyme about the infamous Lizzie Borden: Lizzie Borden took an axe And gave her mother forty whacks. When she saw what she had done She gave her father forty-one. The rhyme is based on the true life murder of Lizzie’s father,… Read More
Our first port day was a stop in Grand Turk. Never having been to the Turks and Caicos before, I was excited to see what was in store for us. A small island less than 7 square miles and with a population of just over 3700, you can actually see across the island. As the… Read More
