When I retired and decided to celebrate by taking a world cruise, I wanted to share pictures and video with friends and family during the 4 1/2-month cruise. I started this blog, but I also needed a laptop computer powerful enough to process these pictures and video, and the software to do that processing. At … Continue reading Technical Post – Software

I don't really know why I started exposing all my mistakes to my cadre of Cruiseboysians, but I'm a creature of habit - so here we go. These are the things I'd do different if I were to take this cruise again. Suspenders This one is simple. The rain trousers I bought were very simple, … Continue reading Antarctica Lessons

Location: Iguazu Falls There are so many amazing pictures of Iguazu Falls that I'm almost embarrassed to share mine. But I learned to overcome embarrassment years ago. So, here goes. It's about a 45-minute hike to the falls from the within-park hotel. There are two trails - upper and lower. The upper trail takes you … Continue reading Iguazu Falls

Location: La Lorenza The hotel supplies a buffet breakfast as part of the room price. It was nice, but the surprise was the honey. When they say it's fresh, it is FRESH. That is an actual bee honeycomb, crushed by the servers, which then drips down the funnel to fill the bowl at the bottom. … Continue reading Iguazu Rain Forest

Location: Iguazu National Park Plan: I get picked up at the hotel at 5:00am to make a 8:00am flight to Iguazu, with a visit to the falls scheduled in the afternoon. I literally closed my suitcase when I got a call at 4:45am, with my local travel agent informing the air plane was having issues, … Continue reading Iguazu Arrival