When we picked Langebaan as our South African weekend destination, I didn’t honestly know what we’d do there. Strike that; my plans actually were twofold: to eat good food and catch up on so many nights of missed sleep. So the fact that the area might very well be one of the more beautiful places [...]
Photo Friday: Casablanca, Morocco
September 9, 2011 By 42 Comments
When we arrived in Morocco last Saturday, it wasn’t exactly the sexy image you might expect to see: But I’d venture to say that all 900 of us aboard the M/V Explorer were so happy to see land after an eight-day Atlantic crossing that any sign of stationary life was a happy sight. The nice [...]
How to Prepare for Traveling Around the World
August 24, 2011 By 48 Comments
Everyone prepares for major trips differently, but our case was a unique one: We had just a month to tie up loose ends after our eight-week road trip and family cruise combo, we were moving clean across country before we left and we’d be traveling primarily by ship (meaning we didn’t have to worry about [...]
Away We Go!
May 15, 2011 By 108 Comments
Hey, remember when my sister sailed around the world for four months and promised to blog about all her stops and adventures and never did because she’s a senior in college (actually, graduated Friday!), had grad schools to get into (starts her master’s in accountancy at UT this fall), jobs to apply for (got offers [...]
Anchors Away: Discovering Ghana, Part II
June 16, 2010 By 6 Comments
My sister Kari recently wrapped up a four-month, round-the-world trip via UVA’s Semester at Sea program. She will be stopping by here periodically throughout the next few months to regale you with tales from her ports. This account follows Part I, which you can read here. ***** Our second day in Ghana is a little [...]
