A Short Story Blarney Castle Caution If you are not up the the challenge of climbing six stories of steep stairs – don’t start the tour… I think that one of those requirements for first-time visitors to Ireland is visit Blarney Castle. It was way up on our list of must see. When you tourContinue reading “An Unusual Blarney Castle Adventure”
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Abandoned, Derelict and Thrown Away Boats
Thrown Away Boats What do you do with hundreds of tons of useless ships that are too costly to have moved and have nothing of value onboard to salvage? If you travel a lot, especially if you are a cruise enthusiast, you will on occasion come across ship and boat wrecks either grounded orContinue reading “Abandoned, Derelict and Thrown Away Boats”
Traveling With A Starbucks Card
Starbucks is becoming as ubiquitous as McDonalds around the world. We have become accustomed to looking for these outlets as we travel. While we are not huge fans you can expect a consistent coffee offering along with free WiFi from Starbucks as you travel. We just got home from Europe and we just jumped toContinue reading “Traveling With A Starbucks Card”
Key West Port of Call
Many western Caribbean cruises include Key West, Florida as one of their port visits. This city has much to offer a one-day visitor from history to shopping to just soaking up the atmosphere of Americas most southern place. Where You Dock – Cruise ships dock along the waterfront right at Mallory Square in the heartContinue reading “Key West Port of Call”
This Old House (St. Croix)
This is somewhat travel related but it is more a commentary on the nature of things in general. A few years ago at an outdoor art fair in Ft. Lauderdale there was an artist showing watercolors of scenes in the Caribbean. One caught my eye as it was an old house that I thought IContinue reading “This Old House (St. Croix)”
A FastPass Thru U.S. Immigration
Did you know there’s an App for that? I don’t even want to get into telling stories about coming home and getting delayed in Customs and Immigration. I’m sure we all have our stories. We were excited some time ago with the self-service kiosks that were being installed at a number of locations. After aContinue reading “A FastPass Thru U.S. Immigration”
The Intentional Travelers 