Waikiki Beach, anyone? From a distance, Diamond Head seems dwarfed by the skyscrapers that line Waikiki Beach, on the island of Oahu. The third largest island in the Hawaiian chain is home to the majority of the state’s population, and a perennial tourist destination. Can’t you just hear the waves lapping at the shore and [...]
The USS Arizona Memorial The USS Arizona Memorial is part of the recently dedicated WWII Valor in the Pacific National Monument, one of the Pacific Historic Parks. It marks the final resting place of most of the 1,177 sailors killed on December 7, 1941 by Japanese forces during the attack on Pearl Harbor. It is [...]
Grand Turk Sunset Grand Turk is the capital island of the Turks and Caicos, and boasts a 14 acre state-of-the-art luxury cruise ship center. While Hurricane Ike caused widespread devastation to the island the cruise ship center quickly rebounded, and offers a wide variety of stores and restaurants to please. One of Grand Turk’s main [...]
Have you heard of The World? No, not that one. I’m talking about the ship. The World is a cruise ship consisting of 165 apartments and studios, owned by its residents. But you can’t just call it a ship – it’s luxury afloat. This beautiful ship circumnavigates the world, staying from two to five days [...]
Heading off on a snorkeling trip in Belize, I snapped a shot of the MV Explorer as our catamaran sailed away. There’s nothing like leaving the ship to explore a new country – and nothing like coming home at the end of that adventure. The ship is waiting with clean sheets, hot showers, a comfy [...]
