The good old rock of Gibraltar is by far the biggest surprise port I have ever been to. One of our kids had a bit of a cough and I thought that I would just stay behind with him for the day. We ended up letting him sleep in and taking a tour.
The first thing [...]
Lisbon must have once been a great beautiful city. It still has much of the original charm however it is really dirty and rundown. Sunny and I were in Lisbon about 7 years ago. We had spent a week in the Southern tip of Portugal and drove to Lisbon for a day. I know we [...]
Our first port was Ponta Delgada a Portuguese territory. We did not fully take advantage of the island. We spent the majority of our time walking around the city area, enjoy real land under our feet for the first time in 7 days. The town felt like a typical port village. Rather [...]
I have to admit that our Trans Atlantic cruise on NCL Norwegian Jade has been very relaxing. I was worried about the extended days at sea. With the exception of about a 24 hour rough sea our days were filled with about an hour in the gym and steam room, ping pong, reading, [...]
Our trip began with a single night in Miami. It was my first time in Miami and I was not overly impressed. We did opt to stay in a hotel in the downtown area or Miami, which I found quite dirty, congested, and a bit scarry.
We did have the pleasure of having a complimentary dinner [...]