Travel Stories, Cruise Reviews, and Cultural Adventures

One of two America's Cup racing sloops photographed by Bruce Keller. While sailing on the famed Stars and Stripes, he took this photo.   ...

Christmas morning on Hawaii, "the Big Island," presents a double rainbow to passengers aboard a Body Glove trip down the Kona coast....

Autumn is a perfect time to visit Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota's Black Hills.  Fine fall weather is predicted for the...

Venice charms: sights and sounds to savor abound.  Venice has imposed tourist taxes and banned large ships from its precarious canals --...

CROSSING FIT FOR A QUEEN OFFERS ENDLESS OPPORTUNITIES FOR ACTIVITY OR TO SIMPLY SAVOR, RELAX, ENJOY  STORY By CHRISTENE MEYERS PHOTOS By...

Crowds on our recent crossing of the Ponte Vecchio in Florence illustrate the overcrowding which is taxing the patience and pocketbooks...

Rick Cosgriffe's decades long fascination with Oriental brush stroke painting shows in his graceful and detailed work. These jars are...

TRAVELING WITH A FAVORITE LOVED ONE  ENHANCES A TRIP THROUGH HIGHLIGHTS OF SOUTHERN EUROPE'S FAMOUS CITIES STORY By CHRISTENE MEYERS...

This group of students came to our aid when they saw us looking at our city map. This friendliness is typical of Uruguayan people, we...

A short pleasant walk from the hop on bus takes visitors to Museo Evita. It's also an easy taxi ride from most of the centrally located...

Kennedy Space Center's extraordinary exhibits symbolize American ingenuity while feeding the curious soul. The Center's intriguing...

Depoe Bay's small, beautiful harbor leads the way to an exciting time with resident whales.  Bruce Keller and Christene "Cookie" Meyers...

Honolulu Museum of Art's extensive collection includes significant holdings in Asian art, American and European painting and decorative...

Wearing leis at Hilton Hawaiian Village are Bruce William Keller and Christene "Cookie" Meyers. The lei is an ancient tradition of...

FABULOUS CONCERT, GREAT TOUR WITH 'GET YOUR GUIDE' -- A SPLENDID DAY Elvin Dhimitri turns a page on a score, backed by one of two second...

The clan gathered for a birthday party for Christene "Cookie" Meyers, but she didn't know it was also a wedding.  Her longtime partner, photographer Bruce Keller, had arranged the ceremony with the couple's niece and nephew, Amarylla and Steve Ganner. "Father Steve" officiated.   "Father Steve," a San Francisco lay minister, has  officiated at other weddings. He and his wife, Cookie's niece Amarylla, secretly arranged with Keller to add a wedding to the birthday bash. GROOM P

More than a half century after its release, the Montana-made movie, "Little Big Man,"is still entertaining, stimulating conversation and encouraging consideration of the plight of indigenous people and the white man's role in that.   There is an endless supply of white men.  There has always been a limited number of human beings.” -- Old Lodge Skins LITTLE BIG HORN SEMINAR DRAWS SCHOLARS, EXTRAS, MOVIE AND HISTORY BUFFS TO PONDER CLASSIC FILM                                  

Bruce Keller and Christene "Cookie" Meyers are all smiles at the iconic Roosevelt Arch in Yellowstone. NATION'S OLDEST PARK GREETS...

A spectacular gannet sanctuary in New Zealand offers a rare opportunity to view these graceful, enduring birds close-up, here with their...

Train day trippers: James B. Ganner and his uncle Bruce Keller take to the rails for a three-day Bay Area adventure, north from Redwood...