As we’ve been told is often the case, traveling the English channel is sometimes no picnic. Sure enough, we were besieged by massive rolling swells that had everyone either running for their various motion sickness medications or (as I was) confined to their rooms sick as dogs for the better part of the day. Poor [...]

Our first stop was the landing beach at Pont du Hoc, where the land is still scarred with massive craters from shelling during the Normandy invasion. One could sense the gravity and extreme loss of life at the site, as well as the overwhelming odds allied forces faced from German troops awaiting them as they [...]

Exhausted upon arrival in Paris, we boarded our bus to Honfleur, where we were to meet our ship. The ride out was beautiful and made especially interesting by our lovely French bus guide, Sylvie. She pointed out the sights outside Paris (where we could see the Eiffel tower in the distance), and the beautiful surrounding [...]

Tuesday, May 3 and Wednesday, May 4 While the majority of our group headed out for Chobe National Park in Botswana, several travelers took advantage of memorable opportunities to walk with the lions, take an elephant walk, view Victoria Falls by helicopter, and visit a Zambian village.  Chobe National Park is the second largest national park in [...]

Sunday, May 1 (Photos to come) What an amazing day!  The weather was picture-perfect.  We began the day driving up to Signal Mountain to capture the view of Cape Town that we missed on our earlier visit to the top of Table Mountain and we were not disppointed.  Our scenic drive took us past lovely coastal suburbs including Hout [...]