Da Nang is a surprise for a soldier who never left the USA during his draftee days in the 1960s, on his way to the Killing Fields of Cambodia and a river trip into Vietnam on the mighty Mekong. First of a series.
Third verse, different from the first. We are not flying to Scotland. We gave up. Headed home. No Scotland trip this week. There comes a time when you have to say, this trip just isn't meant to be.
Second verse, same as the first. I'm heading to Scotland tonight. Saturday is a cruise on Azamara Journey's voyage of castles, distilleries and pubs, ending in Dublin. Please don't leave without me. Didn't make it to Scotland last night, as storms from the Ohio Valley to New York delayed my planes and plans, and those…
Hello from Marseille, France, where I’m lucky to be sitting aboard the new Carnival Breeze on the first day of a Mediterranean Sea cruise. Lucky, because I broke one of my basic cruise rules on this trip: Never plan to arrive at the port on getaway day, as you might miss the ship. Carnival Breeze…
After more than two weeks on the road, in the air, and at sea, I have landed in Lake Charles, in Southwest Louisiana, about the only place in the state that isn't worried about flooding. I am burdened with kennel cough and the Mother’s Day card I bought as I left the United States April…
I met an enterprising woman cruising on Azamara Journey, during our November crossing of the Atlantic. She said she had just booked a free four-night cruise. In this crazy world of travel anomalies and managed discounts, her plan made perfect sense.
Take a look at Internet booking sites, and you may be amazed at the price of flying between major cities in Europe. Sometimes the flight is very cheap. Just be careful to check which airports are listed, because some are hours away from the city center. I flew roundtrip from the main airport in Frankfurt, Germany,…
Travels with Charlie, the suitcase How do you cram enough stuff for two months of travel – during the changing weather of fall – into a 50-pound bag? That was my limit, imposed by most international airlines, and specifically Lufthansa, which flew me from the United States to Frankfurt, Germany, in late September. This was a…
Continental’s flies north from Newark to China