Musings on ‘Traveling’
MM 7 — Day 3: All (Day) At Sea
Today is our first “sea day” on this cruise.
I love sea days: from wherever on the ship you look out, you see only water. Lots of it. Combine that with balmy warmth outside, a nice breeze, and the gentle noise of the waves from the ship’s cutting through the sea, and it’s the perfect atmosphere […]
MM 7 — Day 2: The Private Island Adventure
Our first port of call on this cruise is Half Moon Cay. Leased from the Bahamian government by Holland America Line, this private island has been turned into what the brochure calls “Holland America’s Private Island Paradise.”
Well, to be frank, the infrastructure on the island reminded me of good old Disneyland: the harbor entry a […]
MM 7 — Day 1: A Virgin No More
A cruise virgin, that is.
If you’ve read my coverage of last July’s MacMania 4.5, you may recall the story that fellow-cruiser Erik Pitti and me were asked if we were virgins. Let’s just sum this whole embarrassing incident up by saying that that was in reference to us both being on our very first-ever cruise.
As […]
MacMania 7 — All Set for Roaming the Caribbean Seas!
Once you have enjoyed your first cruise vacation, you may well feel that, from that moment on, your life can be categorize into two states: being on a cruise and waiting to go on your next cruise.
After being in that latter state for some 15 months now, there will be a state change tomorrow, as […]
Train Travels, Thalys Style
As much as I love driving and flying, my favorite means of transportation for medium distances is the train: no traffic jams, no excessive security checks, the strangely tempting view into what resembles the nation’s back yard… Strange as it may seem, I find riding a train to be both deeply soothing and exciting at […]