Yearly Archives: 2012

“It looks like a movie set here.  Is this real?  Did I stumble onto the set of Carmen Sandiego?”  That’s what was going through my mind as I arrived at Miracle Square in Pisa- home of the Leaning Tower.   What you may not realize (I didn’t) is the Leaning […]

I admit it.  I don’t know much about art.  I was forced to take a course on it in college, but I can’t say I remember that much.  I do remember learning about artwork in or on churches around the world- especially in Europe.  I learned it long enough for […]

Greetings from the Mediterranean Sea!  I’ve just left Barcelona for the second time and I should be in Cannes, France within the next 11 hours.  The last 3 weeks have been…overwhelming.  I have seen amazing places and worked harder than I have in the last year. My last post was […]

Jamaica has redeemed itself in my eyes!  I was in Ocho Rios last week, but I only saw uno rio.  Dos rios at the most.  I don’t know where the other seis rios are. Anyway, the port of Ocho Rios was much nicer than the other port I visited a […]

Last post was my 100th blog post!  Welcome to 101.  I can’t believe I’ve only posted 100?  I feels like waaaayyyy more. But I guess you have to start somewhere.  I started this blog part way through my first of two years touring the USA and I’m now part way […]

I had never been to Jamaica until last cruise.  Isn’t that weird?  Jamaica is a pretty popular island in my opinion, but for some reason my travels had never taken me there. I started my day there by just milling around the port area to see what the shops had […]

I’ve moved into my permanent cabin.  I’ve worked two cruises on my own.  I’ve visited two new places.  And now I only have two cruises left down here before I head for Europe. Everyone onboard is very excited for Europe.  A lot of these crew members were on this ship […]

After three months of bliss and slothfulness, I am back to work.  I’m finishing up my second cruise and I’ve been back for about nine days now.  In some ways it seems like I’ve been here for ages, but in other ways I still feel brand new.   I immediately […]

Hopefully I’ve made it through.  I’ve had Writer’s Block for about four months now.  I used to scoff at Writer’s Block.  The closest I ever came was playing with those baby blocks that have letters on them.  They are blocks and I write with them.  I usually have a lot […]

Hopefully I’ve made it through.  I’ve had Writer’s Block for about four months now.  I used to scoff at Writer’s Block.  The closest I ever came was playing with those baby blocks that have letters on them.  They are blocks and I write with them.  I usually have a lot […]