When it comes to dreamy vacations, it’s hard to compete with sailing on a chartered yacht. And the Croatian coastline offers a course that’s ripe for discovery. Home to more than 1,000 islands, islets and reefs strewn like sparkling jewels off its coast, Croatia provides an Adriatic paradise for adventures … Read more
It’s not that high I tell myself after committing to be the first to climb a rope ladder to the crow’s nest of a tall sailing ship – my home on water for a week. Not one to break my word (at least not with so many witnesses), I’m secured … Read more
I have been on at least a dozen cruises and sometimes feel it’s the only way to travel. I love the feeling of closing my eyes, and when I open them, I’m in a different place. Recently one cruise in particular profoundly affected me in a variety of ways. The … Read more
“The discovery of a new dish does more for human happiness than the discovery of a new star.” said the 18th century gastronome Anthelme Brillat-Savarin in The Physiology of Taste. I had these words in my head while sailing the Mediterranean on the Silver Cloud, a 296-passenger, ultra-luxury vessel from … Read more
You won’t find Broadway shows, expansive swimming pools, or numerous theme restaurants on the yacht “Safari Quest” with Un-Cruise Adventures, but that’s just the way the passengers on this small luxury yacht like it. With cabins for just 22 passengers and crew, the yacht is the perfect size for comfort … Read more
It was like a magic carpet ride. Except that I was riding a rolling blue tapestry of three mighty waterways in Norway – the North Sea, the Norwegian Sea and the Barents Sea. Heading south along the coast from Kirkenes near the Russian border to the old Hanseatic city of … Read more
It was our 45th wedding anniversary and the maitre’d in the Norwegian Star’s opulent Versailles dining room was pouring us champagne. This was the most romantic of settings for our special event. I felt like I was in a dream … and the dream had come true. After toasting a … Read more
There’s something about snow that makes a really cold winter a little easier to bear. For everyone who craves a walk in a chilly winter wonderland and maybe even a good snowball fight, here are some frosty destinations to visit before springtime. Telluride, Colorado – Best Skiing Few places … Read more
Do the holidays have you feeling jittery? Well, if it’s not due to downing all those Peppermint Mochas at Starbuck’s, then you must just be nervous about your holiday plans – or the lack of them. It’s time to get started on your getaway! Escape to a tropical island, feel … Read more
Perhaps you’ve seen the film or at least the overplayed cigarette lighting scene on an Oscars telecast. Bette Davis as Charlotte Vale, heiress to be from a prominent Boston family, has a tragic nervous breakdown, gets shipped off to a sanitarium, loses 50 lbs. and is handed the offer of … Read more
At the top of my travel bucket list, to use a way over-used term, Antarctica occupied the number one, two and three positions. So when I was approached about visiting the Great White Continent, I grabbed my passport, parka and camera and jumped on it. Travel to the bottom of … Read more
Let’s face it; no one enjoys the logistical barriers that bog down vacations; who really wants to spend time waiting in line for a visa? With the increasingly popular visa-free cruises from Five Stars of Scandinavia Inc., that inconvenience can be easily avoided. Traveling between the exciting cities of Helsinki … Read more