‘We Sardinians love sardines!’
Cagliari, Sardinia, April 26 — I’m back in Italy! [At least I was, 4 days ago.] Repeat after me: Kall’-ya-ree, with the emphasis on the...
‘If Dubrovnik and Venice had a beautiful baby, it would be Valletta!’
Valletta, Malta, April 24 — As our cruise director said as she started her Malta Port Talk, ‘We’re in Europe!!’ Specifically, the city of...
The only extant Wonder of the Ancient World
Alexandria, Egypt, April 21 — Alexandria, in what’s called Lower Egypt, was our port. Giza was our ultimate destination, 135 miles...
De Lessups’ Big Ditch: Suez Canal + Sinai
Suez Canal, Egypt, April 20 — I had originally planned to call this ‘Onward to Suez,’ but the Canal is already way behind me. I promised...
Karnak, the Magnificent
‘I am not African. I am not Asian. I am Egyptian.’ — our guide, Mona Two sides of Egypt... the ancient: ... and the contemporary. I don’t...
Rough, Rugged Charm in Sharm
Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, April 19 — We backtracked across the Red Sea to this spot on the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula. It’s...
Malta Office is Open for Business
Valletta, Malta, April 24 — I’m woefully behind on sending you real news, but I can’t not send you these two pix while I’m working on the...
Magnificent Petra, the ‘Rose Red City’
At Petra... Aqaba, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, April 17 — Petra may be the main reason tourists come to Jordan — it is one of the new...
Want fish? Think I'll buy local.
Sihanoukville, Cambodia, March 20 — The promised photo essay on the tiny fishing village of Tumnop Rolok, which we visited the same day...
Around the Ship
Bridge Tour: This is Captain Otto Pilot. He lives on the bridge. The Red Sea, April 15 — Yesterday I filled you in on food, wine and...
