What can You do in Alaska?

Mar 28, 2008 | 26 Comments

Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Violist is a chat room regular who has lived all his life in Alaska. Many people think there is nothing to do in this frozen land. Violist has submitted this list of things to do while in Alaska, to help dispel [...]

How to Go Whale Watching in Hawaii

Feb 8, 2008 | 16 Comments

Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed You are seeing the Island of Kona in Hawaii, during our recent cruise. We just finished a whale watching expedition. I thought I’d pass along some tips, in case you ever get the chance to do this. If you do, I [...]

Hawaii To Do List

Jan 23, 2008 | 30 Comments

Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Ponzi and I just returned from our cruise to Hawaii. We were fortunate to stream live from the ship, thanks to a mobile broadband connection. We wanted to share with you the things we want to make sure you remember to [...]

Vacation Credit Card Tips

Jan 23, 2008 | 30 Comments

Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Ponzi and I just returned from a vacation in Hawaii. Credit cards can be a blessing… or a curse. Here are some tips we came up with when going on vacation, and using your credit card. Check with your Credit Card [...]

Reasons I Might Never Move to Hawaii

Jan 20, 2008 | 99 Comments

Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed It’s absolutely beautiful here in Hawaii. The weather is great. The scenery is amazing. However, I just don’t think I could live here. Let me tell you why… It’s too touristy. I’m sure there are probably places on the islands that [...]

Cruise Ship Internet

Jan 20, 2008 | 41 Comments

Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I’m sorry about the bad image and sound quality. We are on a cruise ship in Hawaii right now. I’m using the Internet via a connection provided to me from Ustream.tv. This is, of course, a mobile broadband connection. I came [...]

Packing Tips

Jan 18, 2008 | 26 Comments

Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed As you know by now, Ponzi and I are on our cruise through Hawaii this week. Since we’ve taken so many trips and cruises together, we have become pros at packing. We thought we’d share some tips with you all. Make [...]

Hawaii

Jan 18, 2008 | 24 Comments

Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Yes, it’s true. Ponzi and I are on vacation in Hawaii this week, via a cruise ship. Check out this view! How amazing is that? Don’t you wish you were here? I know I’m dark in the foreground, but that’s because [...]

Cruise Tips

Jan 16, 2008 | 32 Comments

Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Ponzi and I are on a Hawaii Cruise this week. We both truly love to go on a cruise. We love it because it’s so flexible. You can be leisurely or adventurous. You can go enjoy things on the Mainlands or [...]

Macworld or Hawaii?

Jan 14, 2008 | 41 Comments

Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Yes, I’m in Hawaii right now, enjoying the sunny weather. I thought I’d share with everyone the five reasons I’d rather be here in Hawaii, instead of at Macworld. If I need to update my iPhone, I can do that from [...]

Greek Cruise Crash?

Apr 9, 2007 | 9 Comments

Ponzi and I “do” cruise ships, booking most of our travel through Vacations to Go (although, we’re probably going to skip any kind of travel agency next time, since they’re relatively useless anymore). This morning, four days after something happened, we received this note from VtG: At 4:00 p.m. local time on Thursday, April 5, [...]

Honeymoon Photos

Jan 11, 2007 | 3 Comments

We’re back! I’ve taken the liberty to upload most of our honeymoon photos (leaving some duplicates out). I have a few favorites, largely involving tropical landscapes. There are some great ones of Ponzi peppered in the mix as well. I’d probably have a few hundred more snapshots if we weren’t sick for four days – [...]

Guatemala Coffee and Shopping

Jan 3, 2007 | One Comment

We had a flightseeing tour over Guatemala scheduled for the day – but early this morning, Ponzi’s body forced us to change our plans. She slept her way through most of the morning hours while I watched Pirates of the Carribean (Dead Man’s Chest) for the first time. No pirates in these Carribean waters now [...]

Rotan Island in Honduras

Jan 2, 2007 | No Comments

Initially, we planned on kayaking in Honduras this afternoon. Tour tickets for this port of call were secured earlier this week, but this morning we found ourselves wanting to take a leisurely approach to the day. We lay by the top deck pool for an hour in between breakfast and lunch (without actually swimming). I [...]

Blogger Honeymoons

Jan 1, 2007 | One Comment

There’s quite an ecclectic mix of couples aboard the Regent Seven Seas voyager this week. Few of them have discovered the blogosphere, judging from the size of today’s word processing class. I gotta know what other bloggers have done – or plan on doing – for their honeymoon? I probably should have asked this before [...]