By Gerry BarkerPhotos/Video by Gerry Barker For anyone who has seen or visited Niagara Falls, you know adjectives don’t do it justice. Early explorers described them as “spectacular,” “awe-inspiring” and even “frightful.” One of the […]
By Gerry Barker Photos by Gerry and Pamela Barker John Waggoner freely admits, “I don’t do well at retirement.” So what does this lifetime mariner and former CEO at American Queen Voyages do? Get back […]
By Gerry Barker It’s a classic case of they said it couldn’t be done. It started in the 1870s, when Henry Flagler, founder of Standard Oil and one of America’s wealthiest Gilded Age titans, sought […]
By Gerry BarkerPhotos/Video by Gerry Barker In a week where 12,000 travel professionals came to Miami Beach for the annual Seatrade Conference, MSC managed to grab most of the spotlight. Not only did they debut […]
By Gerry Barker Photos by Gerry Barker When our cruise ended in Rome, we had a choice: Dive into the hustle and bustle of The Eternal City or relax and unwind before a long flight […]
By Gerry Barker Where do you want to go on your next cruise? The Caribbean? Europe? The Baltics? Have you thought about Idaho? Honestly, neither did I. But Idaho does indeed have a port at […]
By Gerry BarkerPhotos by Gerry Barker Standing in the ruins of Pompeii, you see, off in the distance, rising into the air, Mt. Vesuvius, one of several volcanos near Naples, Italy. It’s a brilliantly sunny […]
By Gerry Barker Photos/Video by Gerry and Pamela Barker “Where are the crowds?” That’s a question we heard over and over during our European travels in late January. For example, at Pompeii, our guide told […]
By Gerry BarkerPhotos by Gerry Barker One thing we have learned from experience: If you have an international flight leaving from Miami, plan for the unexpected. On one occasion, on our way to the airport, […]
By Gerry Barker On the wall of my study is a large, 4 by 5-foot historical map of “Old Florida.” Our granddaughter, Cate, who loves maps, once told us after seeing it, “She wanted to […]
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