Our quest to visit 7 continents, 100 countries, and all 50 states…
Posted in Russia, Virtual Travel on Jan 24th, 2010
For my “virtual travel” of the week, I enjoyed an interesting article on the stray dog population in Moscow (yet another city and country we have yet to visit). It reminded me of the vast number of canines that we saw all over Athens: I wonder which city has more strays: Moscow or Athens? I […]
Posted in Cruise Ship, Haiti on Jan 23rd, 2010
In my post on Haiti’s earthquake, I mentioned that Royal Caribbean was planning on returning ships to the company’s private beach in Labadee. This move has touched off something of a firestorm of controversy with customers and pundits alike claiming that the cruise line is “returning too soon.” Gwyn Topham at The Guardian cited it […]
Posted in Food, London, Spain, Virtual Travel on Jan 22nd, 2010
As a follow-up to my recent post about a New York Times writer traveling to Spain to enjoy pork, I thought I should mention that a number of news outlets reported this week of “The World’s Most Expensive Ham” going on sale in London at Selfridge’s (here’s the BBC’s article). Now when we’re in London, […]
I just finished booking a family cruise for November 21, 2010 on the NCL Pearl from Miami. Libby, Emerson, and I will be enjoying an aft “mini suite” (really more of a “deluxe balcony” in my book). I’ve also booked a nearby cabin for my mother and grandfather. Libby’s parents have opted to sit this […]
Posted in Business Travel, Delta Airlines on Jan 18th, 2010
A number of news sources (including this BusinessWeek article) are reporting this morning that Japan Airlines is close to partnering with Delta and joining the SkyTeam Alliance. This would please me greatly as it would improve the scope of SkyTeam in Asia (good for me as a Delta FF, especially since Asia travel will be […]