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Here is what has been happening on my US road trip the last few days and other odds and ends: Inside Carlsbad Caverns With today’s daily photo, I have now caught up with my most recent World Heritage site. Carlsbad … Read More

This December, Royal Caribbean debuts the largest cruise ship in the world, the Oasis of the Seas . We reported on the “gi-normous” (and very cool) ship last summer . At 220,000-tons, with 18 decks and seven distinct neighborhoods (including … Read More

A stunning new photographic collection from Survival International celebrates some of the world’s most unique tribal peoples and the landscapes they call home
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(Courtesy DeclanTM/Flickr ) Paul Motter is editor of Cruisemates , which has been publishing impartial cruise reviews and news stories for a decade. We checked in with Motter for some tips on how to stay “wired” while at sea. What’s … Read More

LGs: We can’t believe it! It’s been more than two years since we completed the last leg of our round-the-world adventure, but we still find ourselves waxing nostalgic for the two months we spend living “Down Under” in Sydney. For … Read More

Royal Caribbean International ’s Radiance of the Seas arrived in San Diego this week to offer West Coast vacationers more options for a memorable Mexican Riviera cruise. She will embark on a total of 29 Mexican Riviera cruises from San … Read More

In a rush, you can always warm up with a wurst. Photo by keaggy. By Susan Buzzelli in Berlin— Nothing says autumn in Berlin like a heaping plate of hearty German food. Berlin is famous for its wide array of … Read More

My children and I were so lucky to have been invited to go on the Nickelodeon Cruise. This West Coast cruise set sail from Los Angeles, going to the Mexican Riviera with ports of call in Cabo San Lucas, Mazatlan, … Read More

I only discovered that Balti was created, by the local Kashmiri/Pakistani community in Birmingham in the mid 1970s during my brief visit in The Balti Triangle on the Summer 09 UK Blogging Tour . Balti is a style of cooking … Read More