Okay, we have made it to Vietnam. It even sounds weird to me, since I had no desire to come here when all-expense paid tours were being...

Something that few people have ever done, we have sailed around Cape Horn from East to West then we turned around and sailed from West t...

We met our friends, Roger and Helen, at the Buenos Aeries airport - not a mean trick where two couples are coming from the Northwestern U...

Monday - January 9: So the day started with Karen asking, "are you going to wear the shirt you wore last night?" I rep...

We are off on another trip!!! Of course, it was a typical Barnum departure.  As the day of the flight neared, the weather worsened.  ...

The Breakers, Marble House, Chateau-sur-Mer, The Elms

A beautiful location!

Mark Twain in Legos

We saw "Finding Neverland", "Hamilton", "Something Rotten", and "Waitress".

Gary finds himself in the Arctic Circle.... AGAIN! This time it's for work in Kotzebue.

We had a great time!  

Norwegians are the most polite drivers I have ever encountered in the World. In some ways, I'm surprised they ever get anywhere....

In an earlier post from this trip, I described the classic half-wall/in a tub shower.  That is certainly one of the European favorites. ...

The Hurtigruten was a wonderful experience!  We had a lovely cabin, saw the Northern Lights, spent an enormous amount of time North of t...

The cruise up and down the coast of Norway had a lot of spectacular views and was generally an incredibly lovely experience. ...

When I was a kid, Saturday mornings were comprised of forts and television before the parents got out of bed.  The living room was cove...