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… Read more

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… Read more

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… Read more

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… Read more

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… Read more

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… Read more

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… Read more

November 15, 2024 We have especially chosen to visit countries with a large Muslim population: Morocco 99%, Tunisia 98%, Egypt 90%. I am respectful of other faiths (read my blog of March 28, 2024) but do recognize that there are differences especially in relationship to how different faiths treat women. We, as Americans, are born… Read more

November 13, 2024 My apologies to Willie Nelson, but we are on the road (sea) again. As were our plans; after spending some months at home with our children and grandchildren, we left November 9th to continue our Hope for Today World Cruise. This leg is 42 days, and we return home on December 21st… Read more

Denver, Colorado When our son Jimmy and daughter-in-law Kayla told us they were pregnant (I liked the fact that they said “they” were pregnant) I immediately feel in love with my new grandchildren. Not only were they pregnant-they were having twins! Now to be clear, up to that point they had done nothing to earn… Read more