Ipanema
Ipanema, what a wonderfully sounding word for the name of the neighborhood in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro. It is also one of...
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Jeff Greene
Sep 23, 20221 min read
Travel Posters
A few years ago, NASA and JPL (Jet Propulsion Laboratory-Caltech) came up with a calendar full of creative posters to celebrate their...
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Jeff Greene
Jun 20, 20222 min read
Hall of Fame
In the February 27, 1939 issue of Time Magazine this quote can be found, “…there is no proof that Cooperstown, N.Y. was the birthplace of...
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Jeff Greene
May 31, 20225 min read
Post Cruise (Royal Princess May 21-28 Southbound)
To borrow a Charles Dickens’ line, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…” Dickens's first paragraph in “A Tale of Two...
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Jeff Greene
May 22, 20221 min read
Blowing Up a Mountain for Ships
Part of the Inside Passage between the lower forty-eight and Alaska contains some perilous transits due to strong currents which are...
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Jeff Greene
May 20, 20223 min read
Balto
Most know the story of Balto, the sled dog who carried a vaccine to the city of Nome, Alaska. And most know of the statue of Balto that...
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Jeff Greene
Feb 11, 20221 min read
Safari
Found this fairly interesting as I always wanted to go on a safari. There is a game lodge located within the Taita Hills Wildlife...
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Jeff Greene
Feb 4, 20221 min read
Outdoor Elevator
Located in Hunan, China is the Bailong Elevator reaching over a thousand feet going up alongside magnificent pillars of the Zhangjiajie...
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Jeff Greene
Nov 12, 20211 min read
Library
Before the internet, a Google search for information more often sent you to your local library. A library was a central hub of knowledge...
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Jeff Greene
Nov 5, 20212 min read
Chapel
This country offers so much beauty and people from all walks of life inspire and turn your head in awe. Jim Reed purchased a plot of land...
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Jeff Greene
Oct 11, 20211 min read
Weather
Weather played havoc on our trip. The Alaskan cruise turned into a Sea Cruise as we have seen more of the ocean than any bit of Alaska....
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Jeff Greene
Oct 9, 20211 min read
Mendenhall Glacier
Packaged with our whale watching excursion was a visit to Mendenhall Glacier. This was the main reason I wanted to visit Alaska. The...
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Jeff Greene
Oct 8, 20212 min read
Whale Watching
Looking for whales is a fascinating and disappointing endeavor. Once a pod is located it becomes an addiction to see them up closer, to...
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Jeff Greene
Oct 7, 20212 min read
What Could Go Wrong?
The worst thing that could happen to a cruise ship, besides the fact of hitting an iceberg, is rough seas. The ocean is an uncontrollable...
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Jeff Greene
Oct 6, 20212 min read
On Board Alaska
The process of vacation always starts with meticulous planning and a lot of worry. In today’s world, a bit of extra thought is needed....
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Jeff Greene
Oct 5, 20211 min read
Travel
I’m adding a new category to the blog, Travel. The family and I are passionate about trips, whether to Europe or just the Oregon coast....
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Jeff Greene
Aug 20, 20212 min read
Hard Rock
If you walk north past Buckingham Palace and on into Green Park, continue north till you get to Piccadilly street. Cross here and head...
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Jeff Greene
Jul 9, 20211 min read
Oscar Wilde
“Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes.” Today I came across some quotes from Oscar Wilde. Last year we visited Dublin,...
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