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Cinque Terre, Italy…
October 30, 2025 Cinque Terra is the gateway to Florence and Pisa. The Italians of this region of the Eastern Italian Riviera are known for their taste for good living. Cinque Terre consists of 5 miles of rocky coastline quite similar in appearance. It is named for the five small towns: Riomaggiore, Corniglia, Manarola, Vernazza
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Naples, Italy…
October 31, 2025 Within a short walk, to the left of the pier, are three of Naples best known landmarks: Castel Nuovo, the 17th Century Royal Palace (Palazzo Reale) and the elaborate 18th Century San Carlo Opera House. This is where we are going to concentrate our energy for the day. Why? Because Naples is
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Taormina, Sicily, Italy…
November 1, 2025 We sailed south from Naples toward two notable cities in Sicily, Taormina and Catania. We disembarked in Taormina. The views from Taormina are among the most breathtaking in all of Italy. The Bay of Naxos, Mount Etna in the distance, and sometimes even Calabria on a clear day. From Taormina you see
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Argostoli, Greece…
November 2, 2025 I had a quiet day. When I arrived in Argostoli I was greeted by a young woman doing her morning yoga poses. It seemed to be a welcoming sign for my day ahead. Argostoli smells clean. Like how your t shirt smells after a spin in the dryer with Downey Fabric Softener.
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Santorini, Greece…
November 6, 2025 “Happy is the man, I thought, who, before dying, has the good fortune to sail the Aegean Sea.”— Nikos Kazantzakis (1883-1957) From Zorba the Greek There is not much to say about the island of Santorini in Greece except that it is stunningly beautiful. It is one of my Top 5 places
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Ephesus, Turkey…
November 7, 2025 Turkey shares borders with seven countries: Greece, Bulgaria, Georgia, Armenia, Iran, Iraq and Syria. Because of this fact Turkey has worn a whole wardrobe of names across history, each one reflecting a different era twisting through time like a ribbon in the wind. Among them: Anatolia, Asia Minor, Byzantine Empire, Eastern Roman
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Istanbul, Turkey…
November 12, 2025 There is a lot to get used to being in Istanbul. The President of Turkey is Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Erdoğan became Prime Minister of Turkey in 2003, a position he held until 2014. In 2014, he was elected President of Turkey and has held that office since August 28, 2014. After the
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San Juan, Puerto Rico…..
December 13, 2025 We lived in the community of Dorado Beach from 2015-2020. We loved Puerto Rico so much that we decided to invest in a hotel. Learn more here: New boutique luxury resort set to open in Old San Juan: Travel Weekly Last May we visited the hotel as they were preparing for their soft
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Merry Christmas 2025…
Christmas morning, December 25, 2025 The whole entrance was wrong. Nine months pregnant and riding on a donkey for days, ask any woman who has given birth what that experience must have been like. No admission into a private room in a hospital but only the pathetic rejection by an innkeeper who only slightly opens
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Gratitude…
December 28, 2025 Every year I purposely take off from Christmas through the New Year. When I was the CEO of PsychCare I used that time to reflect and plan goals and priorities for the new year. Now that I am retired, I focus on trying to live a purposeful life through our foundation Hope
The Hope For Today Charitable Fund. Seeing God's hand at work… Around the World.
Ever dream of getting on a ship and sailing around the world? Tom & Chongae did! Join us on this epic journey. We look forward to you traveling with us.