East Africa….Kenya and Beyond​
In May of this year an opportunity came up for me to visit Kenya. It was one of those ‘once in a lifetime’ things when all the stars aligned including vaccinations, frequent flyer miles, a killer itinerary and encouragement from a travel professional, and now dear friend, Angela Hughes. This is my recent Kenya journey. […]
Antarctica – How it started
In September 2019 I made a quick decision to book a trip to Antarctica. One night I could not sleep I oddly enough thought to myself ‘God, if for some reason something happened to me and I could not travel anywhere far away again….what would be the one place I want to go. So I […]
In a Holding Pattern….While Gaining Altitude…
Its now almost August and the landscape bears a great resemblance to ALL those that have gone before…. Seven months ago today I arrived home from the Antarctic after having fulfilled a lifelong dream of 1) walking on the white continent 2) calling it my last continent to visit Oh what a difference a few […]
Galapagos; Vino & Vivaldi
My first job off a cruise ship was working for the Ecuadorian company QUASAR NAUTICA in the sales and marketing department of their Miami office. I loved this job – the company owned and operated several yachts in the Galapagos islands in Ecuador and it was my job to to promote and market to the […]
Africa. Why Everyone Should see these animals.
March 2019 I had a chance to experience a 10 night safari in Tanzania, Africa. It was operated by African Travel and my travel agent friend Tiffany Heinisch hooked up up with an incredible single rate on a AAA departure. The length of the trip was great (14 days more or less including travel days […]
Ever Heard of Sir Hubert Wilkins?
Me either, until in 2005 my (now deceased) oceanographer husband introduced him to me. Let me give you the Readers Digest version. This explorer is worth attention. 0-12 morphing into Nautilus at Brooklyn Navy Yard William Randolph Hurst put up money, Lincoln Ellsworth, an American polar explorer lent his name and credibility to the project. Wilkins […]