This is part of a series called Chiapas road show After a fairly underwhelming night in our hotel, we were off with our guide, David, to one of the most scenic areas of Chiapas – the Cañón del Sumidero. This canyon, a major cleft formed by the Rio Grijalva, is part of the crest of…
View MoreThis is part of a series called Chiapas road show After a long wait in Mexico City, we finally flew down to Chiapas – the southernmost state in Mexico (bordering on Guatemala). We have really been anxious to come to Chiapas as it is blends some of the most amazing natural beauty with the…
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This is part of a series called Seabourn Half-World cruise Well, it had to come to an end and we were really started feeling it 2-3 days before the end of the cruise. I know that sounds weird, especially when you take a weeklong cruise, but this was a 55-day cruise – and our first…
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This is part of a series called Seabourn Half-World cruise Ah, Croatia – another beautiful country with a painful history. Sitting at the crossroads of Central Europe, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean, it has always been at the center of trade routes, shifting empires, and ethnic/religious rivalries. Like so many other countries, the fortunes of…
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This is part of a series called Seabourn Half-World cruise One of our last stops on the cruise was the Greek island of Corfu, the second largest island in the Ionian Sea. Corfu really marks the northwestern corner of Greece and, if you look at a map, you will see most of the island is…
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This is part of a series called Seabourn Half-World cruise Leaving Israel, we were off for southern Turkey, making two port calls in Bodrum and Kusadasi, along the southwestern coast of Turkey in the Aegean Sea. I have to tell you that Turkey turned out to be one of our favorite places on the trip…
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This is part of a series called Seabourn Half-World cruise After leaving Egypt, we were ready for a change – something a bit more modern, clean, and hopeful. Israel clearly fit that bill. We visited two ports in Israel (Ashdod for Jerusalem and Haifa). I wasn’t quite sure what to expect when we arrived in…
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This is part of a series called Seabourn Half-World cruise I write this as we are cruising up the Suez Canal – our first “sea day” in the past five days. Busy, busy, busy! We made three stops in Egypt (Sohkna, Sharm al Sheik, and Safaga), but these were only convenient ports to depart on…
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This is part of a series called Seabourn Half-World cruise In contrast to the trip to Luxor, our time in Cairo was pretty depressing. First, you have to realize that Cairo is the largest city in Africa and the Middle East at 20 million people. From the overview, you learned that poverty, illiteracy, unemployment, and…
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This is part of a series called Seabourn Half-World cruise Sharm el Sheik is at the tip of the Sinai Peninsula. It was a sleepy little town for many years, but now has become a huge resort area boasting some of the best diving in the world. While I was very tempted to take advantage…
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