Sicily – That island at the toe of Italy’s boot
Northern Italy by Land & Med Cruise 2011 with Phil & Carol Swartz September 28, 2011 Today we docked at Catania, an Italian city on the east coast of Sicily. This city was destroyed in a catastrophic earthquake in 1169 and again in 1693. Neighboring Mount Etna has had volcanic eruptions, the most violent in 1669. … Read more
Nothern Italy by Land & Med Cruise 2011: High on a Hill – Santorini, Greece
September 26, 2011 The weather is warm this morning when we arrived at the island of Santorini. We tendered in from the ship and then needed to ascend up the mountainside about 1000 feet to the welcoming town of Fira. There are three ways to get up there. One, ride the cable car, two, take … Read more
Northern Italy by Land & Med Cruise 2011: The Greek Island of Corfu
September 24, 2011 Another beautiful day! We have arrived at our first Greek destination – the island of Corfu. We dock just outside the town of Corfu. That’s right. The name of the island is Corfu and then just to confuse the tourists, they named the capital city Corfu. Click here for more of Phil’s … Read more
Northern Italy by Land & Med Cruise 2011: Dubrovnik – Walk the Wall of the Old City
September 23, 2011 When you spend some time in with people of Croatia, you realize that you you can only partially appreciate what these people went through during their war of independence in the early 1900′s. Today, 20 years later, they ahve recovered from the destruction and restored their beautiful towns and historical attractions. They … Read more
Northern Italy by Land & Med Cruise 2011: From Cinque Terre to Lake Como
From Cinque Tere to Lake Como — Monday & Tuesday, Sept. 19-20, 2011 Today we drove through tunnels, tunnels and more tunnels traveling from Cinque Terre north to beautiful Lake Como on the border between Italy and Switzerland. After checking into our hotel (which sits on the water’s edge halfway up the lake), we walked … Read more
Northern Italy by Land & Med Cruise 2011: Cinque Terre, Italy
Sunday, Sept. 18, 2011 – Cinque Terre, Italy We had a great day today with our friends, Nat & Francis Toulon traveling in the Cinque Terre region of Italy. The day could have been a challenge, as sometimes things don’t go exactly as planned. This is one of the greatest lessons of travel – when … Read more
Whales, Sea Lions & Otters
Phil & Carol ready to board the Alaska Railroad Phil & Carol Swartz Alaska Land & Sea 2011 One of the best ways to see the vastness of Alaska is to travel by train. The Alaska Railroad runs from Fairbanks in the North through Denali National Park, down to Anchorage and finally to Seward in … Read more
A day in Denali National Park, Alaska
Dall Sheep against the blue sky Phil & Carol Swartz in Alaska Land & Sea 2011 Of all the National Parks in the USA, Alaska has the five largest including Denali National Park – one that is somehwat lerger than the state of Massachusetts. This morning we divided into two groups – those that wanted … Read more
From Fairbanks to Denali
Alaska Land & Sea 2011 with Phil & Carol Swartz White water rafting on the Nenana River The road from Fairbanks to Denali leads you from the interior of Alaska into the mountains of the Alaska range, from an arid climate (Fairbanks gets less rain per year than Phoenix) to an area that gets massive … Read more
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