In honor of my mom’s 70th birthday, I thought we should do a 70 day trip, you know, one day for each year of her life, but spending 70 days dwelling on getting older wasn’t appealing to her, plus my T.A. “H” and I had to start school in September,...
Our long day at port in Honolulu was a significant occasion for both my T.A.,”H,” and for my husband Eric. For H because he would celebrate his half dozenth birthday there and for Eric because, after five days at sea slowly losing his eyesight to video games followed by a...
“H” here, Prof. Cruise’s T.A. and resident expert on Grand Turk. I mean, I’m only six and I’ve already been to Grand Turk three times. Grand Turk for Those on the Left My first time in Grand Turk on the Carnival Freedom went like this: I climbed down a mooring...
Welcome back, students! I hope you all had a binge filled, I mean rest filled, spring break. Because I’m still recovering from mine, I don’t have a lecture prepared for today, so I’m going to ramble on about what I did for the last week and hope you don’t tell...
This week I’ve been watching the Netflix series Russian Doll in 20-minute increments between planning my next cruise or, technically, cruises – it will be my first back to back. Tough life, I know. But this juxtaposition of cruising and time loops has me thinking of travel instances where I...
Although temporarily deferred in dramatic fashion, my dream of returning to Hawaii to snorkel near Lanai was fulfilled as I hovered above a massive coral reef pretending to be one of the beautiful tropical fish swimming among it. And although the other fish mistook me for a beluga whale, it was spectacular.
I should introduce myself. “H” here. I’m Prof. Cruise’s teaching/travel assistant and, sadly, have inherited many of her genetic quirks due to sharing half her DNA. Thankfully I get my good looks and advanced vocabulary from dad. At the time of my first sailing on the Breakaway – I’ve since...
I’ve been to Old San Juan twice, once on the Carnival Conquest and once on the Carnival Freedom (see my detailed ship review here). I was joined on both sailings by my teaching/travel assistant “H” and my mom who also serves as my administrative assistant, supplying me with toothpaste and...
It’s easy, inexpensive, and interesting to do Sitka on your own. Learn about 9 free or inexpensive things to do near the ship on your port day in Sitka!
This week my T.A. “H” and I are taking to the highway to launch our new lecture series, “the best road trips from Seattle.” We’re starting in Portland, Oregon at one of the best hotels for kids we’ve ever stayed at. Come for the pool, stay for the bathtub donuts!
