We began the day early at 7am, going to breakfast inside the hotel. It was a great, international breakfast buffet, with items to enjoy...

While it is only February the 13th in the United States, it is February the 14th here in Taiwan. Happy Valentine’s Day. Espy started us...

This was a day of Rashad and Esperanza showing me various parts of the city. Patrise stayed home, because she was still feeling ill from...

We had decided before now, to let this be a day of mostly rest and taking it easy, realizing that jet lag would likely set in hard today....

Having crashed after dinner last night, we awoke twice last night: first about 1am, and then again about 4am, before finally getting up...

Days 2 and 3, February 9-10 Yep, this post covers 2 days because of the 13-hour time difference and the length of time that we were in...

We left Atlanta on February 8, but the long hours of flying (23 hours so far) and the time zone changes result in it is now 9:11am on...

Today, May 8, about 7am or so, we are arriving home. As I write this, we are not there yet; we are somewhere over mid-America. Hard to...

As always, Patrise woke up early, about 6:40am. I slept until 7:10, but it took me about 20 minutes to get myself going. For the final...

On Sunday, March 26th, we set out on our journey and adventure to see Australia, New Zealand and the French Polynesian Islands. Now, we...

Today we chilled. A laidback day with no planned excursions. We had one personal errand to do, which was to get manicures and pedicures...

Once again, Patrise woke up early this morning, in preparation for an important, business conference call. This was the same call she...

Patrise woke up early this morning, in preparation for an important conference call her law firm was having on an important engagement....

This morning at 7:30 p.m., we disembarked from the Ovation of the Seas for the last time. Using a taxi, we headed to the Pearl Harbor...

This afternoon, sooner than expected, we docked in Honolulu. Here was a picture that Patrise took at dawn this morning. The primary...

Today started out like any other day at sea. We decided to have a late breakfast in our room, so we ordered room service around 10...

The evening was comfortable, but we experienced higher seas and wind. You could feel the increased rocking of the ship last night. This...

Today was another day at sea, heading to Hawaii. The weather was warm, but there was a breeze in the air that made relaxing in the shade...

Human behavior is so fascinating. Take me and my wife, for example. When we’ve had a few days of excursions and being on land, we say we...

Today was our second day in Mo'orea, French Polynesia. This was also our last day of excursions and ports of call, until we reach...