The vegetation in the Eastern Mediterranean fascinated me during our trip. I was expecting the iconic Cypress, tall and straight with the branches growing upwards toward the light in a tight cone. Or the bushy pines with their long, widely Read More …
Unless specified, all photos were taken using a Canon Eos Rebel T3. I used two lenses, the standard 18-5 mm and a 75-300 mm telephoto. I have used Photoshop CS5.5 to crop and resize the images I’ve used. Over the Read More …
Overall the weather was terrific. Our two days in Athens were cold and rainy, which was unusual for October. The rain cleared on Friday morning, so we viewed the Parthenon under a glorious blue sky. The temperature remained cool, however, Read More …
We met lots of people during the vacation, but never really got to know anyone. That is wonderful for an author, because it means I could speculate on who exactly these people were. What was the motivation behind this action? Read More …
We stayed in two hotels and the Queen Elizabeth, which made our travel life easy. No rushing around, packing and unpacking for each port. Instead we unpacked suits and dress clothes in Athens to minimize wrinkles, unpacked everything on the Read More …
The cruise can be broken down into roughly three components. The first five days the ship sailed around the Eastern Mediterranean. During that time we visited four of the Greek Islands (Mykonos, Rhodes, Santorini and Crete) and spent one day Read More …
My Cruise into History took place over the first three weeks of October, 2013. We left Canada on October 1 and flew for 17 hours to Athens. With the time change we arrived in Athens airport at 5 pm the Read More …
With the kids at college, a significant birthday coming up, as well as a significant anniversary, my husband, Dave, decided NOW was the time to enjoy an extravagant vacation excursion. A few years back a group he was active in Read More …
My cruise took place in October, but the 19 days we were away were packed with experiences. I came home with over 5,000 pictures and filled with memories and thoughts to share. Since I’m a writer, blogging about the trip Read More …
Terry Lovell is my Independent Lady. She’s a restoration architect who restores old ante-bellum houses to their original glory. A woman in a man’s world, she’s tough, independent and strong. Dirk Warner is a former pro athelete. A quarterback Read More …