Viking Rhine Getaway – Day 3 Strasbourg
Day 3 – Kehl, Germany/Strasbourg, France The cultural center of France’s Alsace region, Strasbourg is an Island with a [...]
Viking Rhine Getaway – Day 2 Breisach
Our original ship, the Viking Einar, sailed mostly at night, so we arrived in Breisach at four in the [...]
Viking Rhine Getaway – October 2026
Day One – Basel Switzerland A few years ago we had discussed a holiday to celebrate my cousin’s 50 [...]
Love Thy Neighbor – The Marion Institute
Back in October we found ourselves wearing waders and standing in a flooded cranberry bog drinking a cocktail. What [...]
Christmas in Bonaire 2025
I’m a warm weather lover, so when there is nothing keeping us home for Christmas, I’m happy to spend [...]
Memorable Moments in Africa
There were so many but let me start with the funny ones. If you haven’t read The Legend of [...]
Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden
Steve and I toured the Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden with Steve Lake and Nick, our other guide from Micato. [...]
The Victoria and Alfred Waterfront
After our morning with Christo Brand we strolled to the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront, a vibrant and hopping part [...]
Touching History – a Meeting with Christo Brand
I remember the day in 1990 when Nelson Mandela was released. I was in Jamaica and witnessed the celebrations. [...]
The Legend of Scaredy Squirrel
Our Micato guide Steve Lake hates rats. His grandfather scarred him for life by telling him how the rats [...]