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Travel Stories, Cruise Reviews, and Cultural Adventures


Dolphins delight: Monkeys, yes, but Gibraltar offers spectacular sea life
The Bay of Gibraltar is home to fancy yachts, pleasure and fishing boats and a variety of sea life, along with the famed monkeys. This...

Christene Meyers
Dec 5, 20244 min read


Portland Grotto is a beloved shrine, a place of peace, prayer, beauty
The Grotto in Portland, Oregon, is a place of meditation, prayer and reflection, in lovely gardens surrounded by sculpture and beauty....

Christene Meyers
Nov 9, 20233 min read


Madeira: gardens, parks, artwork beckon visitors to Portuguese island
The drama of Madeira is partly because it rises from sea level to 6,000 feet. One can drive it in less than an hour, experiencing the...

Christene Meyers
Sep 6, 20234 min read


Fun circle tour offers Oahu's splendors, views, food, sacred sights
Bruce Keller and Christene "Cookie" Meyers enjoy one of many splendid views on a day-long circle tour of Oahu, which takes tourists...

Christene Meyers
Jun 7, 20234 min read


Busy Brisbane: bustling, booming, fun, and a nighttime wonderland
Brisbane's majestic skyline is an impressive, sky-high mix of contemporary architecture, artfully set off by well established trees, and...

Christene Meyers
Mar 22, 20237 min read
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