Chasing The Blue Beyond

The cure for anything is salt-the sea, sweat or tears Not many  folks realize it, but you can take the stairs to the top of the dome in St Peter's Basilica., which is exactly what I did. It is the highlight of my trip so far in Italy. That is saying a lot since yesterday I was in  magical Venice. Put this on your bucket list-ringing the bells in Vatican City My last trip to Rome was seven years ago. Here is that trip report: Reprinted from Sept 18, 2009 I'm thinking of starting a Christian rock band. I got the perfect name-Heritic. You guys know any base players? Broken Arrow I spent this morning at the epicenter of Roman Catholicism, Saint Peter's Basilica. PPL were queing up for Kodak moments. The only place were there were no lines were the confessionals. CNN verses The Alphabet Religion is so pre September 11th. Of course, 20th century psychology has replaced sin with guilt. The fusion of cyberspace and spirituality is a happy accident. a magical realm where all is poss...

It is like I am walking through a painting Going, Going, Gondola Back in 2014 and Today-Where the Earth revolves around The Sea Venice is  a city built on the water, a working, living city, and everybody gets around in boats. NO CARS! All the traffic is waterborne- All the emergency services--water ambulance , police boats, fireman; garage collection boats, Fidelity armored cash couriers. All the delivery-boats that deliver goods of every sort; and all the postal service delivering packages and  letters. What a cool place. Put it on your Bucket list.

Onboard The Britannia  Cruisers, talk to each other, and influences each other. So progress gets amplified through WOM, Word of Mouth.. The more people who have ocean cruised, the more who will tell others, the more who will want to take an ocean cruise too. I am doing my part by blogging about my travels, with over a million page views. A View with a room- The Gym  with Lisbon as the backdrop Atrium of Britannia is impressive

Maritime Adventure: From QM2 to P&O Britannia Maritime Adventure From the legendary QM2 to P&O's magnificent Britannia Epic Cruise Collection Southampton (QM2) → Gatwick Airport → Porto → Lisbon → Vigo, Spain The Journey Begins After disembarking the magnificent QM2 in Southampton, our adventure continued with a scenic train journey to London Gatwick, followed by a charming flight to Lisbon via Porto in a delightful puddle jumper. Our destination: the newest and most impressive ship in the P&O Fleet—the spectacular Britannia. ...

Guernsey / Channel Islands / 2015 + 2016 + 2019 Three Times in Guernsey The first trip crossed to Herm. The second entered Victor Hugo’s house. The third returned to discover that the island—and the story—had changed because I had. See Full Image Show Text Field Note 01 Same Island. Three Bearings. Guernsey arrived three times, and each arrival found a different version of the island. In 2015, the movement was outward: St Peter Port, a short ferry crossing, and Herm Island. In 2016, the movement turned inward through the rooms, inscriptions, furniture, and stand-up desk of Victor Hugo’s exiled home. In 2019, I returned after the Bay of Biscay and found both the tranquil harbor and Hugo’s house waiting for another reading. 2015 The Crossing Herm Island, manor village, harbor village, and a post office whose stamps traveled farther than most people. 2016 ...

World Cruise / Life at Sea Hong Kong to Southampton A maritime memoir carried by Queen Mary 2: Hong Kong memories, New York Harbor, the Atlantic crossing and the return to Southampton. See Full Image Show Text Opening Bearing It is not a cruise but a voyage; not a cruise ship, but a liner—the last of the great ocean-going liners. The title names the larger journey. The photographs concentrate on its Atlantic chapter: New York Harbor, the open ocean and Southampton. Sarah Kennedy and Ed Reif are onboard the last of the great ocean liners. Passage Log From harbor theatre to open water The voyage moves through six scenes: entrance, arrival, bridge clearance, Manhattan, the Atlantic and Southampton. Stage 01 Sailing Into New York Harbor The magnificent approach aboard Queen Mary 2. Sailing past the Statue of Liberty and beneath the Verraz...

Hat Trick- My 3rd time crossing The Atlantic SOTON to NYC onboard the world's greatest ocean liner-Cunard's QM 2 Around the world with @fernmallis---creator of Fashion Week (s) in NYC, LA, Miami,Berlin, Moscow, Sydney and Melbourne onboard The Queen Mary2 I love the wet look of the ship's teak deck with the morning light reflecting-it's cinematic.