Iconic Iceland Cruise – Halifax Nova Scotia
After leaving New York City and spending a day at sea on the Viking Neptune sailing up the coast of the USA, we arrived at a damp and cloudy Halifax…
Viking Iconic Iceland, Greenland and Canada Cruise – Extended Review
In May of 2025 we embarked on the Viking Neptune cruise ship at Manhattan's Cruise terminal to travel up the coast of the USA and Canada, on to Greenland and…
Major sale to an art collector
I have some of my best work in the portfolio of a company that leases artwork to companies and a few months back, one of their art consultants contacted me…
Driving the Cascades Loop in Washington State
After writing quite a few articles about cruises around the world, I thought I would do something different and create an extended itinerary and review of the world-famous Cascades Loop…
Taking the Bat Tour boat trip in Austin
If you would prefer to listen to me narrating this article while you browse the images, please click the play button: One of the more famous tourist attractions in Austin,…
Two days in Amman after the Nile Cruise
This is the final article in my very extended review of the Viking Pharaohs and Pyramids Nile cruise with the extension to Jordan. After saying goodbye to our guide and…
Greco-Roman city of Jerash in Jordan
After the excitement and perhaps weariness of Petra, we boarded the coach to drive north back past Amman and on to the Roman city of Jerash. This is the next…
Viking Jordan Extension – Petra
Continuing our day by day extended review of the Jordan extension to the Viking Pharaohs and Pyramids Nile cruise, we have reached the highlight of our days in Jordan -…
Viking Jordan Extension – Moses Church and Madaba
This is part of an extended review of the Jordan Extension offered as part of the Viking Pharaohs and Pyramids cruise on the Nile. The introductory article to Jordan can…
Jordan extension with Viking – the Dead Sea
Having finally finished by day by day extended review of the Viking Pharaohs and Pyramids cruise on the Nile, I'm turning my attention to the extension we took in Jordan…