Nordic Skiing in Washington’s Mazama Valley

February 12, 2017

Falling for Nordic Skiing in Washington’s Methow Valley

SVV here. I haven’t been cross-country skiing since I was 10 years old. It’s a sport that I’ve always had a love/hate relationship with...
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July 17, 2016

A Luxury Getaway, Deep in the Heart of Texas

SVV here, taking the reins. One day back in February, Kristin began hinting to me that I shouldn’t plan anything around the 4th of July....
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November 28, 2012

A Whale of a Tale

The day started off lovely enough, sunlight piercing through the thick fog. We motored out of Sausalito with 15 others up against the incoming...
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May 14, 2012

Flying High Over the Bay Area

Kristin has a habit of choosing gifts for me that border on prescient. I grew up dreaming of the skies and zooming around in a combat jet...
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November 11, 2011

Photo Friday: Penang, Malaysia

Often, while Kristin is slaving away and ticking off boxes on fancy, bureaucratic documents while we’re in port, I get into the...
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October 24, 2011

Namaste: Our First Impression of India

A black and red butterfly floated down onto the sixth floor deck of M/V Explorer. I allowed it to cling to my outstretched forefinger and carried it to a safer place....
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Semester at Sea | Working on the ship and taking your family along for the ride.

September 26, 2011

A Day in the Life: The Kept Man

Many of you know SVV, but on this voyage he’s rapidly becoming known as the Kept Man. Below, he explains how this came to...
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July 13, 2011

A Morning on the River, a Night at the Rodeo

Part of our motivation to take a Great American Road Trip was to explore the mind-bogglingly massive open spaces that the United States has to...
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