Venice Italy Day 1

Such a wonderful opportunity to be in Venice again. This will be day one of our two-day adventure in this romantic city. We opted to ditch the traditional route of walking today and explore by private water taxi, zipping through the charming canals lined with colorful palazzos (buildings). The cool splashing of water and the … More Venice Italy Day 1

Bari Italy

Bongiorno, good morning from Bari Italy. We are now officially in European waters. It’s beautiful and the weather is perfect. Tomorrow we will be in Venice for two days. Looking forward to it but like many areas in Europe, we’ve been there. We have not been to Bari before so it was a little different. … More Bari Italy

Corfu Greece

We are now back on track after our detour around Africa. Gibraltar and Canary Islands were added as stops but we decided to stay on board since we had visited those in the past. If you’re interested in reading them again, just search in the search bar at the bottom of the page for Gibraltar … More Corfu Greece

Dakar Senegal

Our last stop in Africa is at Senegal’s capital, Dakar. As I explained in my last post, it is also part of the Atlantic slave trade that began in the 15th century. I can tell you I have learned more about slavery this past week than I ever learned in my lifetime. Much of that … More Dakar Senegal

Takarodi Ghana

Today was an experience, to say the least and you may have difficulty reading this post. Its not for the faint of heart. I really had a hard time writing it. Trying to explain someone else’s suffering that is beyond imaginable, is very difficult to do when I wasn’t there to see it firsthand and … More Takarodi Ghana