Brisbane Day 2 – Koalas, Kangaroos and Bad Coffee

After a solid night of recovery (and our bodies finally stopping their rebellion), we knew we had to make the most of Easter Saturday before our internal clocks completely surrendered. We started with breakfast at a local café. The food was decent, but the coffee? Absolute tragedy. I still don’t understand how a country this … More Brisbane Day 2 – Koalas, Kangaroos and Bad Coffee

Brisbane Day 1 – Jet Lag, Hungry Jacks, and Questioning Our Sanity

Welcome back to Brisbane, Australia — or as I now call it, the land that tries to murder you with distance and snakes. Our last visit was the glamorous Ultimate World Cruise on March 11, 2024. This time we did it the peasant way: a brutal 24-hour journey from Dunedin, Florida, with layovers in Dallas … More Brisbane Day 1 – Jet Lag, Hungry Jacks, and Questioning Our Sanity

Welcome to Expedition Life (a.k.a. the Art of Dressing Like a Michelin Man Twice a Day)

If you thought a regular cruise is “pack a swimsuit and flip-flops,” you’ve clearly never signed up for an Antarctica expedition. Today was basically Expedition Travel 101, and my body is already filing a complaint. We got to “sleep in” until… 6:45 a.m. (luxury? I think not!). Then it was straight to breakfast and a … More Welcome to Expedition Life (a.k.a. the Art of Dressing Like a Michelin Man Twice a Day)

From flip-flops in Florida to a freeze out in 48 hours!

Friends, after almost a year of radio silence on the international travel front, we are baaaack — and holy penguins, do I have a story for you. We are officially en route to Antarctica. Yes, THAT Antarctica. The frozen end-of-the-earth one. Sixteen nights on an expedition ship heading to the bottom of the bottom of … More From flip-flops in Florida to a freeze out in 48 hours!