Travel Stories, Cruise Reviews, and Cultural Adventures

"Rouge" is an extraordinary show combining fabulous dance, acrobatics, stories and humor with a cast of perfectly proportioned men and women in scanty but tasteful costumes.   Delightful dancing with performers in lights makes "iLuminate" a hit with audiences looking for a unique show. BE PREPARED TO BE WOWED! VEGAS SHOWS LIGHT UP THE STAGE WITH IMAGINATION,DARING, DANCE, SEXY HUMOR,  FAMILY FUN Showgirls dazzle and delight in "Extravaganza" which has an old-fashioned Vegas s

Artist Celeste Barnett makes jewelry of discarded car parts that are not suitable for restoration. Here in her shop and studio, she eyes...

Adventure Cat is a beautifully designed, smooth sailing vessel available for a variety of sailings. STORY By CHRISTENE MEYERS PHOTOS By...

Hospital workers -- doctors, nurses, physician assistants, lab technicians, food service people and janitors work 365 days a year. Nurses...

Bruce Keller and Christene "Cookie" Meyers aboard a Juneau Tours and Whale Watch vessel. The well run company is family owned and prides...

The approach to the Tetons can once again be enjoyed from the southern part of Yellowstone National Park.  Three of the five entrances...

A VW bus is painted in colorful fashion as Christene "Cookie" Meyers and Bruce Keller enjoy a tour down memory lane to the summer of love...

A boat of happy whale watchers heads back after a successful spotting this week aboard Flagship's Marietta, with an experienced and...

Bison graze throughout the park, alongside thermal pools and geysers that make the park famous. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, YELLOWSTONE, OUR NATION'S...

Montana's most recent "gathering of the clan" --  50 people for Cookie's birthday celebration before Covid. Today, we give thanks for...

The new, streamlined ships of American Cruise Lines are luxurious and beautifully designed to  accommodate small passenger loads,...

Jenny Lake in Grand Teton National Park can be worked into a driving trip east or west. STORY By CHRISTENE MEYERS PHOTOS By BRUCE KELLER...

NATION'S FIRST AND OLDEST NATIONAL PARK TREASURE DRAWS NATIVE DAUGHTER BACK AGAIN  Bison grazing and the steam of geysers in the...

In the distance, center stage, Cookie greets the morning sun, mowing the lawn at High Chaparral, flanked by the mountains. BACK AT...

Bruce Keller and Christene "Cookie" Meyers wear their masks for their daily bike rides, here on to a masked gathering with proper social...

Cruising is making a slow comeback, since this popular mode of travel was abruptly halted in the early days of the COVID-19 virus. Here,...

Part of Legoland is open for business and family fun.  The park's popular Sea Life Aquarium is reopened, and the rest of the park is...

The view from Channel Islands Hampton Inn is one of a lovely marina, offering spectacular sunsets.  The hotel is open for business, minus...

In Denmark the Maypole tradition is all but extinct.  Originally, a real tree was used as dancers greeted the spring.  Happily, we found...

Bruce Keller and Christene (Cookie) Meyers are biking around the neighborhood, taking photos of what's happening. Nick, their remaining...