Welcome Back to the US
Departing Miami at sunset, a view of South Beach. Sorry, I just wasn't inspired to take pictures of celebrity homes on Fisher Island... We were roused early this morning for…
Paradoxical Cartagena, Columbia
Cartagena showcases its Spanish old town and fortresses, all built during the years (1550-1830) of Spanish colonization and designed to fend off pirates and other invaders (including the English in…
Costa Rica. Worth a Return Trip
It’s not likely that we will ever again visit Costa Rica, but of the places we have been, it is the one to which we would return. One of the…
San Francisco in Doom Loop?
“It’s what the politicians want” said the driver who delivered us to our San Francisco hotel yesterday. He was referring to many closed businesses, a significant drop in tourism and…
Farewell, Insignia
The real world is approaching on the horizon. We won’t be in NYC until Saturday, but proximity to home is evident: we have started packing, settling accounts, filling out surveys…
Lisbon: We hardly knew you
Sadly, our visit with Lisbon didn't give us opportunity to fall in love with it. Our ship was in Lisbon only from 7 until 2:30; traffic, crowds were terrible; and…
Porto City, Portugal – One of tomorrow’s top ten cities?
It would be sooo easy to write the marketing copy for Porto City (as the locals call Oporto). First, I must acknowledge that I know nothing about Portuguese economy or…