January 4, 2012
Packing for Semester at Sea: Four Months On the Ocean
If you recall, I sort of struck out when packing for our six-week road trip last summer. Since space was at a premium on the M/V Explorer, I...
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January 2, 2012
Tailor Made in Saigon: A New Wardrobe from Vietnam
Some of the most fun SVV and I had during our Semester at Sea voyage was getting wardrobes custom-made in Saigon—though finding a quality...
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December 30, 2011
24 Hours in Kyoto, Japan’s Quaintest City
The last stop on the Asian leg of our Semester at Sea voyage was in Japan. We docked in Kobe, but SVV and I immediately hopped a train from...
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December 28, 2011
In 2011: Highlights from the Year
2011 was meant to be “the year I stayed home.” After going round the world and back a handful of times in 2009 and 2010, I was...
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December 26, 2011
You May Know Jack, But Do You Know George—Dickel, That Is?
There are two things for which the area I’m from in Tennessee is universally known: Jack Daniel’s and Bonnaroo. However, just five...
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December 23, 2011
Shanghai At Night: The View from the Fairmont
The whole four days we were in Shanghai, a curtain of cold and gloom hung heavy over the city in an ominous sort of manner. But at night, it...
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December 21, 2011
Books a Million: My Reading List, Part I
With little Internet access and a need to be laying horizontal each night after dinner following long days in the office, I read A LOT of...
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December 18, 2011
Meet the MV Explorer: Semester at Sea’s Former Ship
We’ve been through with our Semester at Sea voyage for six days now—though I gather it’s an experience I will think about...
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December 16, 2011
Frolicking in Costa Rica: Manuel Antonio’s Hidden Gem
Jumping ahead in time a bit to the near end of our Semester at Sea voyage, we docked in Puerto Caldera, Costa Rica for a very brief 36 hours...
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December 14, 2011
Rainy Days in Shanghai: Tea Time at the Fairmont
When we landed in Shanghai, the weather was so bad, there was sideways rain and menacing clouds set against brown-gray skies—not the...
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