Budapest is one of my favorite cities in the world, but in many ways is a study in contrasts. The very first thing you will notice is the...

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This is a test posting to see if this works. Phil, Carol, Sassy and Nat enjoy some ice cream And the answer is…. it works!

Today is Memorial Day and our day started by going to the new National WWII Museum here in downtown New Orleans.  This museum opened...

Today we docked at Catania, an Italian city on the east coast of Sicily.  This city was destroyed in a catastrophic earthquake in 1169...

The weather is warm this morning when we arrived at the island of Santorini.  We tendered in from the ship and then needed to ascend up...

Another beautiful day!  We have arrived at our first Greek destination – the island of Corfu.  We dock just outside the town of Corfu. ...

September 23, 2011 When you spend some time in with people of Croatia, you realize that you you can only partially appreciate what these...

Today we drove through tunnels, tunnels and more tunnels traveling from Cinque Terre north to beautiful Lake Como on the border between...

We had a great day today with our friends, Nat & Francis Toulon traveling in the Cinque Terre region of Italy.  The day could have been a...

Phil & Carol Swartz Alaska Land & Sea 2011: Alaska’s Glaciers Along with mountains and wildlife, glaciers are one of the main reasons so...

Phil & Carol Swartz Alaska Land & Sea 2011 One of the best ways to see the vastness of Alaska is to travel by train.  The Alaska Railroad...

Phil & Carol Swartz in Alaska Land & Sea 2011 Of all the National Parks in the USA, Alaska has the five largest including Denali National...

Alaska Land & Sea 2011 with Phil & Carol Swartz The road from Fairbanks to Denali leads you from the interior of Alaska into the...

From there we’ll sail to Hubbard Glacier in Yakutat Bay and on to Glacier Bay to view some gigantic glaciers.  Then it’s on to the small...

Phil & Carol Swartz’s 12-day Seabourn Dalmatian Coast and Greek Isles Cruise Welcome to Athens, Greece.  This is the end point on our...

Join Phil & Carol Swartz on their 12-day Seabourn Dalmatian Coast and Greek Isles Cruise Santorini is one of those places on earth that...

Another beautiful day on Phil & Carl Swartz’s 12-day Seabourn Dalmatian Coast and Greek Isles Cruise! We have arrived at our fiirst...

A much needed fun day of ziplining. The last day Somerset 1 team was here, I rode with them the three hours to the airport to see them...

Trying out Joe's unicycle Joe dancing with a little boy named Jesus... The last two weeks went by in a blur.  We hosted 4 teams in two...