España, Parte Dos: Málaga
Málaga, Spain, April 29 — I think Viking decided to put in here on the Costa del Sol so they could offer the Alhambra in Granada as an...
España: First port, Cartagena
Catagena, Spain, April 28 — For a city known for centuries for military, mining (lead and silver) and industry, Cartagena is a peach in...
‘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...
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...
