Our quest to visit 7 continents, 100 countries, and all 50 states…
Posted in Albania, Croatia, Italy, Montenegro, Nieuw Amsterdam on Jun 28th, 2010
I’m writing this aboard a Delta Airline’s flight. This is my final business trip before our vacation next week. I have to say: this vacation has been a long time in coming. It will be our first time back to Europe in about 15 months. That’s probably not long by most standards, but it’s an […]
Posted in Croatia, Holland America, Italy, Nieuw Amsterdam on Jun 21st, 2010
We’re off to Venice in two weeks from today! And then we’ll be on the brand new Nieuw Amsterdam (actually the 4th Nieuw Amsterdam in HAL’s history) for her (semi-)inaugural sailing. I say “semi” because she starts a 10-day cruise three days ahead of us. We’re embarking later on the shorter 7-day sailing in order […]
Posted in Antarctica, Caribbean, Europe, Life on May 15th, 2010
It’s been a little over three months since my last post. I’ve been a bit too busy living life (work, baby) to spend much time writing about it. Also, aside from business trips, we haven’t really traveled anywhere. Indeed, we haven’t been on a significant trip since last August’s visit to Alaska and Canada. And, […]
Posted in Life on Feb 8th, 2010
I’m pleased to announce the birth of our daughter (and future world traveler), Emerson Abigail. Emerson was born on 02/07/10 at 00:52 (Eastern) in Tampa, FL. She weighed 7lbs 5oz (3330 grams) and was 20″ in length. Both Libby and Emerson are doing very well.
Posted in Antarctica, Cruise Ship, Virtual Travel on Feb 6th, 2010
Since I’ve been thinking a bit about Antarctica lately, I wanted to get a sense of what it might be like from a big cruise ship. I found this YouTube video and thought it was probably a good representation of what the experience might be like. It sort of reminds me of Alaska (College Fjord; […]