Barcelona
Cruising is like listening to a Beatles greatest hits record. Yeah (yeah, yeah) you admire Hey Jude and Yesterday, but … Continue reading Barcelona
Cruising is like listening to a Beatles greatest hits record. Yeah (yeah, yeah) you admire Hey Jude and Yesterday, but … Continue reading Barcelona
Pity the port that follows Florence. Suffice it to say that Toulon (actually Seyne sur Mer) isn’t up to the … Continue reading Aix-en-Provence and Marseille
Pisa is charming and Florence beguiling; this was my favorite day of the cruise, edging out Ephesus and Pompeii. … Continue reading Pisa and Florence
Rome, they say, wasn’t built in a day, and it can’t be seen in a day either. We ping-ponged from … Continue reading Rome
Cruise ships make a lot of money on port tours, contracting with local operators to show large groups (several busloads … Continue reading Naples: Pompeii and the Amalfi Coast
Mykonos is a storybook Greek island. Blindingly white houses whose shutters match the impossibly blue sea dot the island’s gently sloping hills. As … Continue reading Mykonos and Delos