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Destinations
Featured articles about cities, regions and specific attractions. Information on getting around with a focus on public transportation. Before you go, find out what to expect.
The United States
Alaska

Disney World
- Animal Kingdom Lodge WDW
- Before Visiting Disney World
- Getting Around Disney World
- Eating at Disney World
- Disney World MagicBands &
- Disney World, Staying Inside

Florida
- Animal Kingdom Lodge WDW
- Florida & Georgia Attractions
- Seafood and the Florida Keys
- Tampa Bay & St. Pete Area
- Orlando Birds of Prey
- Blue Springs, Florida and Manatees
- Cedar Key, Florida
- Sea Turtle Rescue in Juno Beach
- The Keys & Key West Pt. 2
- LegoLand, Florida
- Winter Garden
Georgia
Hawaii
Lousiana
North Dakota
National Parks
North Carolina
- North Carolina Arboretum
- Asheville North Carolina
- Broad River Inn, N.C.
- Chimney Rock NC
- Hendersonville, NC
South Carolina
Washington

Europe
- Barcelona to Montserrat
- Barcelona, Heart of Catalonia
- Blarney, Ireland
- Budapest
- Getting Around Budapest
- Dublin‘s Gardens
- Dubrovnik, Croatie
- A Few Days in Florence
- Iceland, Be Prepared
- Visiting Ireland
- Keukenhof In The Spring
- Kotor, Montenegro
- Lerwick, Shetland Islands
- Normandy: A Place for Reflection
- Rome to Civitavecchia
- Skagen, The Watch & Town
- A Train To Štúrovo, Slovakia
- See Venice and…
- Getting Into Rome (Part I – Airport)
- Getting To Rome’s Seaport (Part 2)
- A 1 Day Tour of Rome (Part 3)

Latin America
- Roatan Honduras
- The Falkland Islands
- Buenos Aries
- Montevideo, Uruguay
- Iguazu Falls Argentina
- Ushuaia, Argentina
- Porto Madryn, Argentina
- Panama Canal



The Pacific & Down Under
- Blue Mountains, Australia
- Bondi Beach, Australia – Art Exhibit
- Hawaii, Planning a Trip
- The Geology of Hawaii
- Getting Around in Sydney

The Caribbean
Go Take A Hike
Travel and hiking go hand and hand. Discover a number of great day hikes in America and around the world. Everything from serious treks to casual walks and some amazing finds. Hiking at the end of the Earth and historic carvings in a remote canyon.

Introduction To Cruising
Information and links to help you select your perfect cruise and save money too. Information on ships, companies, itineraries and more…

RECENT CRUISE ARTICLES
Why Cruise An update on the advantages of cruising and the impact of COVID-19 on the industry.
Find information on hundreds of ships and links to the cruise companies own pages on their cruise ships.
Compiled passenger ratings on hundreds of ships from 1 to 5+ stars.
- The Business of Cruising
- Cruise Ships Rated (2019 -2020)
- Guide To Loyalty Programs
- Celebrity Cruise Ships
Ideas to save when booking a cruise and while on board.

Continued from previous column
- Celebrity Cruise Ships
- 5 Truths About Cruise Pricing
- Saving Money Booking a Cruise
- Cruising and Cell Phones
- Cruise Ship Communications
- Cruising and the Jones Act
- Beating The Jones Act
Information on itineraries in a number of cruise regions with information on ports of call to help you select the best cruise.
Ports of Call
Cruise ports of call. Information on what to expect on your days in port. Where the ship docks, transportation options and attractions to visit.
NORTH AMERICA
- Florida Ports
- Icy Straight Point, Alaska
- Quebec City, Canada
- Vancouver, Canada
- Key West Port of Call
- Skagway
- New Orleans
- Bar Harbor Maine
- Victoria, BC Canada
- Ketchikan
- Ft. Lauderdale

CARIBBEAN
- Saint Croix USVI
- Curaçao
- Antigua
- Barbados
- Roatan Honduras
- Grand Cayman
- Grand Turk
- Grenada
- Sint Maarten
- St. Thomas USVI
- San Juan Puerto Rico
EUROPE
- Athens, Greece (Piraeus)
- Barcelona, Spain
- Cobh, Ireland
- Dublin, Ireland
- Dunmore East, Ireland
- Livorno, Italy
- Lerwick, Shetlands
- Naples, Italy
- Palma de Mallorca
- Reykjavik, Iceland
- Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy
- Santorini, Greece (Thera)
- Port of Venice, Italy
- River Cruising in Europe Part 1
- River Cruising in Europe Part 2
- Mykonos, Greece
- Gibraltar
- Malta
ASIA
- Singapore
- Brunei
- Saigon Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh City)
- Hong Kong
- Manila
- Bangkok Thailand
- Da Nang, Vietnam
THE MIDDLE EAST
ATLANTIC ISLANDS
LATIN AMERICA
- Roatan Honduras
- The Falkland Islands
- Buenos Aries
- Montevideo, Uruguay
- Ushuaia, Argentina
- Porto Madryn, Argentina
- Panama Canal
- Cruising Antarctica
PACIFIC & DOWN UNDER
- Akaroa, NZ
- Sydney, Australia
- Auckland, New Zealand & Bay of Islands
- Kona, Hawaii
- Tahiti, Bora Bora
- Adelaide, Australia
- Lahaina, Maui

Cruise Tips and Ideas
Information on selecting the right cabin, saving money while onboard and ideas to stay healthy. Getting to and from your cruise.
- Selecting Your Stateroom
- Seasickness?
- Drink Packages and More
- Cell Service & Internet Use
- Cruising and Cell Phones
- Cruise Ship Communications

Stories, Travel Tips and Reviews
Interesting short stories, travel tips from TSA to cell phones and reviews.
TIPS & TECH ARTICLES
- International Cell Service Options
- Airline Baggage Fees
- 5 Best Hotel Rewards Programs
- Travel Technology
- Fast Option Through Immigration
- Packing for the Trip
- Cruising and The Jones Act
- TSA and that Sequined Top
- The Power of Lists
- Houseplant Care While Traveling
- Laundry: A Problem With a Solution
- Duty Free Exemptions
- Travel Insurance
- Cruise Line Loyalty Programs
- Where To Stay at Disney World
- Getting to Cruise Ports in Florida
REVIEWS
- Two Restaurants in Bangkok
- Tapas in Palma Spain
- Trattoria Mario, Florence
- A Gem in Manila
- Florida & Georgia Attractions
- Callaway Gardens Georgia
- Staying Near Iguazu Falls
- Happy Hour in Charleston, SC
- B&B in Charleston
- Seafood and the Florida Keys
- Shave Ice in Hawaii
- Cats & Wine in Charleston, SC
- One Hot Mama in Hilton Head
- A Find at Disney World
- Tony’s in Cedar Key, Florida
- Champers in Barbados
- Cheeseburgers, St Croix
- Pubs in Dublin
- Broad River Inn, N.C.
- Eating in the Florida Keys
- Animal Kingdom Lodge WDW
- Steaks in Buenos Aries!
- Bristol Hotel Buenos Aries
SHORT STORIES
Odd and interesting happenings while traveling the world and surprising discoveries.

- A Kürtőskalács in Budapest
- Love Locks Expressions of Love
- A Tale of a Whale
- TSA and a Little Sequenced Top
- A Road Like No Other
- A T-Shirt in Tahiti
- Room with a Bath in London
- Some People Should Stay Home
- Spanish Gold and a Lost Opportunity
- Seafood and the Florida Keys
- Tampa Bay & a Liberty Ship
- Changing of the Guard in Copenhagen
- Gibraltar Apes Got Lazy
- Come Back Later, See the Manager
- Going to Somerset Bridge
- TSA and that Sequined Top
- Bitten by the Travel Bug
- FlashMob in Vienna
- Tales of the Lionheart
- Budapest 23 October 1956
- The 4 Minute Louvre
- Little Pieces of Paris
- Three Coins In A Fountain??
- Our Osprey Neighbors
- On a Bus in Brunei

Custom Travel Maps and Reference Articles
A collection of informative maps and published articles in pdf format to download save and/or print. Take them with you on your adventures.
pdf Maps
pdf Articles
- New York Subway (Manhattan)
- Rome • Civitavecchia
- Singapore Metro
- Hong Kong Metro
- Disney World Transportation
- Sydney Australia
- Paris France Metro
- Budapest Hungary
- Singapore for Visitors

- The Port of Antigua
- The Port of Barbados
- The Port of Cozumel
- The Port of Curaçao
- Cruising The Panama Canal
- Malaga Spain
- Cruising Alaska & Glaciers
- The Port of Mykonos
- Adriatic Ports of Kotor & Dubrovnik
- The Port of St. Croix
- Mediterranean Cruises
- Our Guide To Cruise Ships
- Roatan Honduras
- The Port of Sint Maartin, WI
- Port of Ho Chi Minh City
General Information
Photo Galleries
Images from a lifetime of travel and photography arranged in collections.

- Our World in 120 Seconds (a video)
- To Protect & Serve
- Castles of Europe
- There’s Always Venice
- Waterfalls
- Hoi An, Vietnam
- Lighthouses
- Gallery #1
- Gallery #2
- Graffiti, Vandalism or Street Art
- Street Art Around the World

- Waterfalls
- Places of Snow and Ice
- People Pictures Vol. 1
- Impressions In B&W 1
- Landscapes In B&W
- A Garden in Hong Kong
- Gardens – An Introduction
- A Garden in the North Carolina Mountains
- Amsterdam’s Keukenhoff
- Epcot’s Flower & Garden Show
- Callaway Gardens in Georgia
- Wellington Botanical Gardens
- Impressions of Budapest

To the lover of wilderness, Alaska is one of the most wonderful countries in the world.
John Muir
To travel is to discover that everyone is wrong about other countries.
Aldous Huxley
I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel’s sake…
Robert Louis Stevenson
“It is better to travel well than to arrive.”
The Lord Buddha