After a heavenly sleep, I woke to soft knocking at my door. My butler Aditya wished me a cheerful good morning as he set up my breakfast table. I went…
Continue ReadingOn my way to the spa, I decided to pop by tea time. It happens every day at 4pm and usually its a pretty cool experience. The Silversea version didn’t…
Continue ReadingI was surprised to see three other ships in the port alongside mine. I guess it makes sense, this is a popular Caribbean cruise port. Check-in was the easiest it…
Continue ReadingI woke up excited to board my 6-star luxury cruise. I had been waiting for this day for months now. There is always a part of me that catastrophizes that…
Continue ReadingAfter an early night, I woke up mostly recovered from jet lag and decided to go exploring. Beach View hotel has a free morning shuttle to Hole Town which is…
Continue ReadingI got through the flight’s thanks to some encouraging seatmates who kept me calm when the bumps came. I was so relieved to finally land in Barbados. Part of me…
Continue Reading2018-04-15 I’m heading out to sea! You can follow my real-time location and progress of the Norwegian Breakaway… …and even check out the ship’s bridge webcam, which updates every minute. Right now I’m…
Continue ReadingA new dawn, a new day. For about a decade, I used to write daily. When I was traveling, it was the only reliable constant. Writing in my journal gave…
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