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Ponta Delgada, Sao Miguel, Azores…
November 18, 2024 Ponta Delgada is the largest city on Sao Miguel, and on all the Islands of the Azores. If you are crossing the Atlantic Ocean by sea and are travelling to Northern Africa or Southern Europe, because of its strategic location you are going to dock at the port of Ponta Delgado. It…
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Casablanca, Morocco…
November 21, 2024 “Here’s looking at you, kid”. Who hasn’t fantasized about this mystical Moroccan city after hearing Humphrey Bogart deliver that iconic line to Ingrid Bergman in the 1942 classis movie “Casablanca”. Truth be told, neither Bogart nor Bergman ever stepped foot in Casablanca. Happily, Chongae and I have. Spoiler alert, the entire film…
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Livorno, Italy…
November 23, 2024 Livorno, Italy is the starting point for trips to Florence and overnight trips to Rome. As we took an extended family holiday to Florence and Rome in 2018, we decided to explore in greater detail the beautiful providence of Tuscany, Italy. For those of you who have never visited Florence or Rome…
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Lucca, Italy…
November 25, 2024 Many of your first impressions of Tuscany may be from Under the Tuscan Sun a 2003 American romantic comedy-drama starring Diane Lane. Trust me, Tuscany looks even more amazing in person than it does on the silver screen. A little bit of Italian history. First, Tuscany is not a city, but a providence. There was a…
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Some thoughts on Thanksgiving…
Sea Day, November 29, 2024 Thanksgiving is a uniquely American holiday. Although I teased in my Thanksgiving video that “We were trading turkey for pasta”, there was no turkey to be traded. The fare of the day, and every day, in this part of the world is pizza. Arguably, the Best in the World! Mount…
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Sorrento, Italy…
November 29, 2024 Although we sent a quick Thanksgiving video yesterday from Sorrento, some of you asked to see more of this beautiful city on the Amalfi Coast of Italy. Like many towns along and near the Amalfi Coast, it clings to cliffs with winding switchbacks leading to small harbors. It is no surprise that…
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Corinth, Greece…
November 30, 2024 I like travelling to cities that have an historical Biblical reference. It adds value to my faith perspective. Such a city is Corinth, Greece. You might recognize it as the city where the Apostle Paul established one of the first Christian churches and later wrote two letters to that church congregation as…
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Cairo, Egypt…
December 2, 2024 The reason that most tourists come to Egypt is because it is the home of the Pyramids. Let’s be honest, most of us know little more about Egypt than that. Don’t worry I am going to cover the Pyramids (quickly) You must look beyond the Pyramids to see the real Egypt, and…
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Alexandria, Egypt…
December 4, 2024 After Cairo I decided to do a little more research on the government of Egypt. The news is not good. The current government, a semi-presidential republic is led by Abdel Fattah el-sisi since he was elected in 2014. He is responsible for perpetuating the country’s poor human rights record. In 2024, as part of its Freedom in…
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Valletta, Malta…
December 6, 2024 After a year of travel, it was bound to happen. It was inevitable. I got sick. Someone suggested that some travelers had eaten the nice-looking cucumbers and tomatoes that hadn’t been washed in Egypt and brought the bug back to the ship. Whatever it was I caught it! With a temperature of…
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.