• Try Cruising on Your Next Family Vacation

    “Dr. Seuss is on the loose!”, children, their parents and at least one grandmother (me) shout as we parad ...

    “Dr. Seuss is on the loose!”, children, their parents and at least one grandmother (me) shout as we parade with the Cat in the Hat, Thing 1 and Thing 2, and Sam I Am from one end of Carnival Fantasy t ...

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  • Pursuing Treasures

    I’m gazing into the beady black eyes of a Florida ’gator. Thank goodness, I’m in the safety of a tram, bu ...

    I’m gazing into the beady black eyes of a Florida ’gator. Thank goodness, I’m in the safety of a tram, but even then, Olga, our biologist guide says, “We’d better move on because these things move fas ...

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  • Go East, Friends, Go East

    Horace Greeley may have coined the phrase "Go West, young man" in 1865 but, after 150 years, perhaps it's ...

    Horace Greeley may have coined the phrase "Go West, young man" in 1865 but, after 150 years, perhaps it's time to consider a new direction. Many West Coasters think only of the western point of the co ...

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