“Twenty- six miles across the sea. Santa Catalina is a-waitin’ for me”. As the song goes, Santa Catalina Island is 26 miles off the coast of Southern California. There are a few shuttles that will take you from various harbors to the Island; Catalina Express and Karmel Shuttle are the major ones. Catalina Express offers [...]

We took at cruise to Alaska during the summer months. The views from the boat and shore are not be be missed. As you travel along the Alaskan coast, you can see gorgeous views and wildlife upon the shore. On the way to the first stop of Whittier, AK, the cruise ship made a [...]

The Kinzua Dam is located 6 miles east of Warren, PA. The Kinzua Dam hold backs the water on the Allegheny River, which forms the Allegheny Reservoir. It is one of the largest dams east of the Mississippi River. The Allegheny Reservoir is a hot spot for outdoor recreation. We visited the Kinzua Dam [...]

If you live in the United States and plan on traveling internationally and bringing electronics, you need to do some research. Most countries outside of the United States use 220/240 volt electricity. The U.S. uses 110 volt electricity. This may mean that your electronics won’t work in far away places. But, that is not [...]

On the fourth port of call on our Mediterranean Cruise, we stopped at the island of Sicily. Sicily is located below Italy in the Mediterranean Sea. Our shipped docked at Messina, Sicily. Messina is a quiet down that closes its doors during the afternoon, this is not good for tourists who are making quick [...]

We made a port of call in Dubrovnik, Croatia. Not knowing much about Croatia, we were excited to see what they had to offer. The water in the Adriatic Sea was like nothing, the color was absolutely magnificent. Our ship was not able to dock at the port, so we had to take [...]

During our Mediterranean Cruise, we stop at Naples as a port of call. The cruise line offered a tour that allowed you to go to the top of Mt Vesuvius (webcam). The mouth of the crater is at about 3000 feet. A bus takes you up the side of the mountain to a trail. From [...]

We planned on going on a cruise of the Mediterranean. Our cruise was for 12 days and left out of Civitavecchia, which is near Rome. We were planning on staying in Rome a few days before the cruise and a few days after, so we needed to find transportation to and from the port which [...]

When we decided to go from Paris to Rome, we looked into a number of options, flying, driving or by train. We choose to take the Artesia night train leaving from Bercy Train Station in Paris. The Artesia train trip is 14 hrs and 30 mins long and leaves in the evening and arrives in [...]

While in Paris, we decided to take a day trip to London, since it was only about a 3 hour train ride which goes through the Channel Tunnel. We boarded the Eurostar at 8AM in the morning and arrived at Waterloo Station in London at 10AM. We rode in second class and the train was [...]