What would we do if social media, all of it — Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, shit, even LinkedIn and Google+ (wait, that IS dead, right?) — what would we do if all of it went away right now. Poof, gone. No more notifications, no more DMs, no more Likes, no […]
In July I walked the length of the Hadrian’s Wall Trail in the north of England with 11 pals for charity. After we were finished but before my blisters had healed, my family hopped over the pond and we enjoyed a holiday in the U.K. To my surprise, because while […]
You’d think the children of a passionate music lover would have been raised on “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” and “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band”, or at the very least the super kid-friendly “Yellow Submarine”, “I Want To Hold Your Hand” and “Octopus’s Garden”, but no, you’d be […]
If you’re anything like me, you crave at least a modicum of solitude while traveling, a temporary reprieve from the masses and their selfie sticks. When we took the Carnival Sunshine cruise to the southern Caribbean last fall we knew ahead of time we’d require one of the three ports […]
Maybe it was a mild panic attack. That’s awfully scary to consider and to write down. I can’t know for sure, though. I’m not a regular around these parts, and this is not a cry for help with whatever happened and is still happening to me as I write this […]
Carnival Cruise Line’s newest ship was recently named and is scheduled to set sail in early 2018. The Carnival Horizon will build upon Carnival Vista’s hi-tech fun (IMAX theater, SkyRide), themed suites, environmental efficiency, and its bright, open spaces that better connect passengers to the sea, to produce what promises […]
A day after we’d shared, at Bacaro in Liverpool, what objectively was the finest meal my family had ever, and I think it’s not unreasonable to say, the finest we may ever enjoy together, my wife turned to the girls and I as we bid adieu to the home of […]
You’re a mess from gate to gate and you make flying even more miserable than it already is on cramped planes with overpriced, slow-as-a-snail WiFi. Yeah you, I’m taking to you. There are small signs that the airline industry is trying to make domestic travel at 35,000 feet enjoyable again […]
