I love the Russians and I love their devil-may-care attitude and the last few days have been so busy that I haven’t had time to mention some of their exploits here. We only have 30 something comrades sailing but they have probably provided the vessel with 30% of the onboard revenue. The Robusto...

The day after we set sail on the Freedom we embarked on our first port of call: Naples, Italy. My husband and I, along with our friends, had signed up for an invigorating hike up Mt. Vesuvius and then a tour of the ancient city of Pompeii. For me it was a dream come true; the stories of a place completely...

So, where are you going for your vacation this year? Europe? The Caribbean? Ohio? The list of possibilities is seemingly endless. But it’s not as long as the list of places you don’t even consider. Luxembourg, for instance, or Algeria. I bet you never really thought about Haiti either, or Chad. Don’t...

Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer may have had a very shiny nose but he wasn’t the only bugger pulling the sleigh on which sat the big bloke with the white beard. James Bond has saved the world from villains such as Blowthrough and the man with three nipples, but if James was 007 there must have [...