Everett Potter's Travel Report

  By Steve Jermanok “Urgup?  You stop in Urgup?” I asked the bus driver slowly in English as I pointed to our ticket. “Yes, Urgup.  Coming.  Coming,” the man replied… Continue reading »

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by Ian Keown Veteran cruisers who have circumnavigated the atolls of Polynesia and slithered on the ice of Antarctica often scoff at Southeastern Alaska (“the waters are too calm,” “you’re… Continue reading »

The only things that would unfailingly draw me out of my warm lair on a wet night in Paris are the possibility of eating really good food and spending time… Continue reading »

Getting Steamy in the Blue Lagoon. By Everett Potter There’s nothing quite like an active volcano to alert people of your existence. The eruptions of the  Eyjafjallajokull volcano in Iceland… Continue reading »

By Bobbie Leigh How can an exceptionally charming Italian town have an inferiority complex? It seems odd, but that’s definitely the case for Lucca, a former ancient Roman  colony founded… Continue reading »

  By Steve Jermanok Torres del Paine National Park in southern Chile is a twisted mass of monoliths and hoodoos that rise sharply from the dry Patagonian steppe, a stunning… Continue reading »

By Gerrie Summers I used to think of mega cruise ships as floating hotels.  Now a better description would be floating destinations.   With all that is being offered onboard, one… Continue reading »