​The Norwegian Star cruised the Timor Sea as it made its way from Indonesia to our first port of call in Australia, Darwin.The city was named by his former shipmates on the H.M.S. Beagle for the famous naturalist Charles Darwin. The city was named by his former shipmates on the H.M.S. Beagle for the famous naturalist Charles Darwin.It sits on the n...

​Singapore sits at the crossroads of Asia on an island at the end of the Malay Peninsula.Its history is the history of Asia condensed in an area of 276 square miles.It has four official languages reflectingthe dominant cultures that have created this vibrant city state. As our cruise ship pulled into port, I was amazed at the number of ships anchor...

​Havasupai (The land of blue green waters) is a land of red rock canyons, tall waterfalls and blue green pools. It surrounds one of the remotest villages in the continental United States on the eastern end of the Grand Canyon in Arizona. You can only get to it three ways.You can hike the 8 miles from the Rim, ride a horse, or fly in a helicopter. N...

​A Cruise on the Rivers that made Germany            The mighty Rhine River has seen the rise and fall of empires but still flows placidlyto Holland. The Rhine and its sister the Moselleare still the vital highways of commerce today as they have been for hundreds of years. The history of German...

​The most famous of the cities of Europe has to be Paris. The Eiffel Tower, The Louvre, the Arc de Triomphe, Notre-Dame and the Montmartre are names that tickle the imagination with anticipation. I had been to this city on the Seine once as a teenager. Now I was taking my wife to see the sites of the French Capital.Would I like it better 47 years l...

​The blast of the shotgun was deafening. The smoke obscured the street. There in the dust was the fallen gunfighter. This was just another day on the streets of Tombstone, Arizona during Helldorado days, a celebration of the famous town's history. The whole distance between Phoenix and Tombstone will allow you to see and feel the his...