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Hello all, Dale and I have been busy finishing up the cruise and making our way back home (26 hours on various planesView full post »

Religions Converging in Jerusalem and Bethlehem

Today we are in Israel where we will have a tour to both Jerusalem and Bethlehem.  It will be a full day for sure.  WeView full post »

Chaotic Cairo

We are back in Egypt today and ready for another long day off of the ship.  Almost everyone on the ship is getting offView full post »

Easter in Petra

Happy Easter everyone!  This was one of the most amazing days we’ve had so far on this trip, and that’s saying a lot! View full post »

Temples and Tombs in Luxor

We leave the ship today for an overnight trip to Luxor, Egypt.  Our bus joined the group of coaches with a guardedView full post »

Outrunning Pirates in the Gulf of Aden

We are happy to report that we had three straight sea days, which means we caught up on all the things we can’tView full post »

We’re Going from Goa to Agra

There are approximately 90 of us on a 3 day/2 night trip to Agra, India.  The main purpose for this tour is to see theView full post »

We Cash in on Mangalore Cashews

It’s another sunny day in India as we arrive at Mangalore.  We are deep into Hindu country now…there areView full post »

Couldn’t Make it to Galle…

Today we were supposed to reach our first landing in Sri Lanka at the port of Galle.  Unfortunately in this unprotectedView full post »