En route to Casablanca, Morocco. Arrive on 7-May. It's now two weeks until I complete my world cruise (!!!). I've been keeping notes, so I will start to document the lessons I've learned. I'll start with technology. Camera 2006 in Kenya was the last time I used and maintained a fancy camera. My only real … Continue reading World Cruise Lessons – 1

Location: Dakar, Senegal We docked in an industrial area in Dakar, Senegal. Breaking from tradition I jumped on a bus and drove 90 minutes to Bandia Reserve for a last quick safari in Africa. Of the different "safari" locations I've visited this trip, Bandia is the most zoo-like. They feed the animals and even maintain … Continue reading Senegal

Location: Banjul, Gambia Technically, Gambia is called "The Gambia." Pop quiz - what other country has "The" in its official name? See the end of this post. Other thing - Gambia is completely surrounded by Senegal (except the ocean). Our local guide said when Gambia gained independence there was a lot of confusion with Zambia, … Continue reading The Gambia

Er route to Banjul, Gambia During sea days sometimes Silversea give cooking demonstrations. During the first month of the world cruise, they actually hosted a guest chef whose job it was to give such demonstrations. Which means they gave up a cabin that they could have made money from to support a guest chef. Today … Continue reading Cooking Demonstration

En route to Banjul, Gambia For the fourth time on this world cruise, we crossed the equator. <Sidenote: São Tomé is on the equator and prime meridian> Since it is the fourth time, even the "Voices of Silversea" performers were getting a bit tired of the same routine. So, this time they wrote a new … Continue reading Equator – For the Last Time