Cruise ship overeating is legendary, even Rick Steves suggests using the stairs as much as possible to burn off the calories, but what is the food really like? In general, on land or on the sea, a restaurant’s food quality fits a perfect bell curve – the more people they try to serve and/or the…
Category: Trips and travel
Some pics from Scotland
Tricia looking for Nessie A hike to Foray Falls Crichton Castle
A day of Spanish missions, sketching and prayer
A whole day and all I needed todo was drive 40 miles, so I opted to visit three old missions and spend the day sketching and praying. First stop was the famous San Juan Capistrano, I would love to see the swallows return but I fear it would be crowded, today it was full of…
Planning a trip: Part 1 – Where to go?
The vagabond, off to see the world with nothing more than a backpack and a dream, is a romantic image, in reality it is probably not the best way to approach your next travel adventure. The other extreme, a spread sheet with the entire trip laid out in 15 minute increments has a certain penal…
Travel – tear down the walls
Years ago we were staying at The Tower Hotel in London. As the name suggests it is next to The Tower of London, which is a Medieval Fortress that housed the Royal Armory and still houses the Crown Jewels of England. It was built for protection, a place for the Monarch to retreat and defend…
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