[Mom – October 2, 2019 – Bill, Shane and I made a visit to the NY Public Library and the Grand Central Terminal. Bill had a bit of an encounter…
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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 – October 1, 2019 – Today was another bucket list check off for us as we visited the Statute of Liberty and Ellis Island.] Except when I visited NYC…
I am in the middle of sharing the last five days of the month long trip I had showing my parents Israel, Jordan, and New York City. This photo was…
[Mom – September 30, 2019 – Today was an art museum day for Shane and me. We wore Bill out at Coney island yesterday so he stayed at the hotel…
[Mom – September 29, 2019 – What a fun day we had traveling by subway to Coney Island! Our day started when we walked out of the Hotel Pennsylvania and…
[Mom – September 28, 2019 – We had Mexican food our first and last nights in Israel. We then went back to the hotel where Janice was spending the night…
I feel so blessed I had the oppertunity to show my parents the Holy Land and all the sites (religious, historical, fun, and cultural) we saw. Today is a symbolic…
[Mom – September 27, 2019 – We rented a car and left Jerusalem this morning for Tel Aviv where we will catch a plane late tonight to head to NYC….
[Mom – September 26, 2019 – We had another wonderful special day with a trip by bus to the West Bank and then a tour by taxi of Palestine to…
[Mom – September 25, 2019 – Today was very special as we visited the West Wall, the Temple Mount and the Israel Museum. Touching the West Wall was something we…
[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…
[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…