Drawn To Falling Water Part 1

There is something about the sights and sounds of falling water in nature that seems to attract us. It isn’t unusual for us to have hiked for miles and even taken long air trips just to experience a particular waterfall. Maybe it is a combination of the pure power of falling water combined with aContinue reading “Drawn To Falling Water Part 1”

A Guide To Cruise Loyalty Programs

Just like airlines and hotels, cruise companies want you to be a frequent customer and they have developed a number of plans to entice you to keep coming back. With names like The Captain’s Club, Mariner Society and Latitudes they generally structure their programs so the more you come back the more status you attainContinue reading “A Guide To Cruise Loyalty Programs”

Todays Poster • Christiansted St. Croix

This Christiansted landmark church was built as the Dutch Reformed Church sometime before 1740 with the tower added in the early 1800’s. Later it was reconsecrated as the Christiansted Lutheran Church around 1835. The exterior of the building retains much of its original Dutch Renaissance appearance today. Known as the Steeple Church it was theContinue reading “Todays Poster • Christiansted St. Croix”

Cruise Port Grand Turk

Port of Call Grand Turk The Turks and Caicos are a group of small islands stretching out into the Atlantic on the southeast edge of the Bahamas chain. They are part of the British West Indies and a British Territory. Most cruise lines have over the years developed “private islands” where their ships usually anchorContinue reading “Cruise Port Grand Turk”

Todays Featured Poster • Washington DC The Jefferson Memorial

Cherry blossoms at the Tidal Basin with the Jefferson Memorial. There’s no better time to visit the nation’s Capital than in the Spring when the famous cherry blossoms are in full bloom. These giclée prints are available in several sizes, custom printed for each individual order on archival, museum grade paper using fade resistant inks.Continue reading “Todays Featured Poster • Washington DC The Jefferson Memorial”

Three Tour Guides in Vietnam

While touring around Vietnam my wife and I had three different guides taking day trips. The thing that made the biggest impression on us was their expressed political philosophies and in one case the lack thereof. Saigon / Ho Chi Minh City In Vietnam the first thing that strikes us is the general attitude towardsContinue reading “Three Tour Guides in Vietnam”