As many of you know I am all for reducing the amount of plastic we use. Below is a great article explaining ways we can all help. It was written…
The other day a friend of mine stopped by after he went diving for lobsters and dropped off two tails and a live lobster. It was unexpected and extremely nice…
Mark Twain was a traveler and once said “travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow mindedness and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome,…
by Matt Rosenberg Updated September 08, 2017 The Seven Wonders of the World has historically been a listing of seven sites known to the Ancient Greeks as the most notable locales…
Remora are a type of sucker fish that can grow up to two and a half feet long. They have a distinct oval disk used to suck to sharks, whales,…
A tourist doesn’t mind being called a tourist. A traveller does, very much. A tourist wants to see all the sights. A traveller wants to see some, but also to find something interesting that isn’t in the guidebook….
I was in the grocery store and I saw some “free range”, “organic”, “non-GMO” eggs and I was amazed. Not because they were such the perfect eggs for someone that…
As most of you know, I have been in the #chartering business in the beautiful #Caribbean Sea for 7 years now. My boat #GuidingLight and I enjoy chartering mostly #USVirginIslands…
As we are entering a new year, we wanted to look back on our year which included alot of travelling! We started by visiting some islands around the Carribbean starting…
After I travel to a country or to an island I prepare for you all a travel guide that gives you the tips for the best trip. Each guide is…
As all you know we had a big tour around Western Europe this summer starting from Turkey. I thought I would give you some short suggestions for those that…
In a world full of pigeons be a parrot!!!!! Just a little advise for your weekend! Enjoy!
I recently sent out a Guiding Light Newsletter and I recieved the following e-mail shortly after: Shane, Good to see your success over the years, living life! I have been…
My third to last charter this season brought a wonderful family aboard that said they love board games. I was all kinds of excited and told them that I have…
But today’s photo of the day is me showing off the Guiding Light. I get lots of photos of guest jumping from the boat, but rarely is one taken of…
As I was taking some guest to Jost Van Dyke we saw the Stad Amsterdam anchored at the entrance and we all grabbed our cameras. This is a new tall…
Have you ever watched someone jump from a 45 foot cliff? How about witness firefighters going into a burning building? Read about a couple sailing across an ocean? When you…
What do you think of him? My niece in Colorado drew him and I just love it. I think she is SO talented and I hope she continues to practice…
A couple of months ago I flew to Istanbul, Turkey for a week-long trip and I found out my friends living in Kyrgyzstan were flying home to America for the holidays….
During one of my recent charters a guest brought a shell back from his snorkle at Cooper Island. He asked if he was allowed to keep it to which I…
Every year I fly a different pirate flag from my mast (the USA flag flies on the topping lift in the back of the boat over the cockpit) and last…
This is a modified version of the traditional Christmas poem that I wrote several years ago and wanted to re-share with you and to tell each and everyone of my…
To all my American readers I hope you have a joyful day of thanks today (and of course good football too, haha). Sometimes it is so easy to see others…
I am not that much of a baseball or a Chicago fan, but I do like history. A couple nights ago a friend pointed out that the last time the…
Some of you may be wondering how I packed for a two month long trip when almost half of it will be in a hot desert area and the other…
As a US Coast Guard licenced captain I have to be randomly drug tested, if you have taken drugs but need to pass the test then I recommend you to…
Here it is in the morning and I still have things to do. Do I have a deadline to get them done by? You bet I do since I I…
As many of you know my birthday was two days ago. Thanks to social media I received close to a 100 messages on my Facebook time line, over 10 private…
One thing I enjoy is adventure (by this I mean fun not stupid) activities. Be it snorkeling, playing in the surf, jumping off cliffs, ect, ect, ect. I have had…
This is a game my friend and former boss like to play as he sees my blogs and post from all over the globe (I have to admit I have…