[Mom – September 24, 2019 – Shane, Janice and I had another fun day exploring Jerusalem. Bill stayed in the apartment to rest because the things we are doing the…
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Welcome to the Guiding Light cruising & travel blog
I love travel!!! Regardless if it is sailing the Guiding Light to new islands or grabbing a backpack and flying somewhere. The thing I like almost as much is sharing travel experiences. With that said, welcome to my cruising & travel blog where you will find information and entertainment in blogs, podcasts, photos of the day, travel videos, and fun videos. I would love if you make comments and join the discussion. 🙂
You can read about a specific location in the travel guide section, check out one of the following catagories (cruising, food & drink, guest’s post, life ashore, misc, offshore, published works, sailing school, working on the boat), or check out all the blogs below.
[Mom – September 23, 2019 – What a special day today was as we walked the 14 Stations of the Cross. All stations were moving, but Bill getting down to…
[Mom – September 22, 2019 – Today was moving day for us as we moved from Nazareth to Jerusalem. Our apartment in Nazareth where we stayed 4 days was really…
[Mom – September 21, 2019 – Another day in Israel led to some very interesting experiences for Shane, Janice and me. We started our day at Bet She’arim National Park,…
[Mom – September 20, 2019 – Shane, Janice and I visited 3 World Heritage Sites today. Bill stayed back because he was feeling a little drained. It is a good…
[Mom – September 19, 2019 – It was another wonderful day for us here in Israel. We visited the Sea of Galilee and started with looking at a fishing boat…
[Mom – September 18, 2019 – Our day started at an Ammonite watchtower (Ruim Al-Malfour) which was built in 500-1000 BC. We then moved on to Jerish, a Greek City…
My mom and I are continuing our story of the three week I spent show her and my dad Israel and Jordan. Her part of the blog is from her…
As my mom and I continue to write about the three week trip my parents went on with me in Israel and Jordan, you will find today I made a…
We continue to tell you about out three weeks in Israel and Jordan and as always I am going to let my mom start with here Facebook posts during the…
[Mom – September 14, 2019 – We have had another wonderful day. We drove to Little Petra, but had to wait for a herd of sheep to cross the road….
[Mom – September 13, 2019 – We spent the day at Petra, one of the New Seven Wonders of the World. The pictures do not even begin to show how…
[Mom – September 13, 2019 – After leaving Wadi Rum we drove to Mousa’s Spring. On the way we stopped to take pictures of a working Jordanian train, road signs…
As I continue continue to share my trip through Israel and Jordan with my parents you find us crossing into Jorday today. I am trying my hand at a video…
[Mom – September 11, 2019 – Yesterday’s adventure was to Timna Park in Israel (30 minutes north of Elilat on the Red Sea). Timna Park is the oldest known copper…
On September 9th we said goodbye to the Camel Ranch, which offered such wonderful memories and experiences. It was time to drive down to Eilat, which is an Israeli town…
[Mom – September 8, 2019 – Today’s adventures included a drive along the Dead Sea, a visit to the Masada National Park and then back to the camel ranch where…
After six weeks traveling through the Baltics and the Aegean coast of Turkey I arrived in Tel Aviv on September 7th to meet my parents and one of their good…
Check out this awesome scene I took of my mom, her friend, and I riding camels in the Negev Desert. This is just one of many adventures we had during…
Today is the last blog from the nine days I spent exploring the Aegean Coast of Turkey with Melek at the end of August into the begining of September. We…
I don’t know whether you all will agree, but we cannot forget these 3 places in Turkey, which are all amazing and magical! Number 1 – Cappadocia – Fairy Chimneys…
The city of Rhodes was formed in 408 BC when the other cities on the island decided to band together and build a capital city. Through out its history Rhodes…
I think if we had the best beach Oscars it would come out from either Marmaris or from Fethiye! As we are traveling along the Aegean coast of Turkey (so…
At the beginning of September Melek was showing me around the Aegean Coast of Turkey and asked me if I wanted to visit a couple Greek islands. Well of course…
Bodrum is one of the most preferred vacation paradises of Turkey, with it’s 5 star expensive holiday resorts, vivid night life and wonderful beaches. The reason I call Bodrum Little…
From the very first time I saw photos of the pure white cliffs and sparkling blue waters of Pamukkale I was entranced and knew I had to visit someday. That…
Yesterday I wrote all about the ancient city of Ephesus and what makes it a great World Heritage Site. Today I want to talk about the modern Turkish town of…
I had the fortune to visit Ephesus in late September with Melek and it did not disappoint. Ephesus was an ancient Greek city on the coast of modern day Turkey…
Continuing our trip on the Aegean coast we drove from Foca (you can read the blog about Foca from here) towards Izmir and than to Cesme (which is around an…
Foca is a very little fisherman town close by to Izmir (around 40 min drive). I quite like this cute little town as it is quieter than the other towns…