There aren’t really beaches at all way up here. At least not in the way that Americans think of beaches. The “beaches” are areas of rock and gravel that are next to water. The only reason I even try to describe them as beaches is…
Continue Reading →Russia is hot today, but not as hot as it was yesterday. And according to the rest of the crew, it’s not half as hot as the Russian nightclubs in St. Petersburg. But without the proper documentation, I’m stuck on the ship, unable to get…
Continue Reading →Hi everyone -
Thanks everyone for reading the chronicles and sending me some e-mails and messages, it’s good to hear from all of you. I’m glad your finding the adventures entertaining!
We arrived in Helsinki, Finland two days ago – July 15th. I got off…
Starting off as a small settlement in the 12th century, the city – and its expansive harbor strategically place in the Gulf of Finland – was snatched up in 1219 by Waldemar II of Denmark. It wasn’t until then, though that Tallin was officially given…
Continue Reading →Jeans, t-shirt and tennis shoes…I looked worse than just an American. I looked like I was homeless compared to the chic Danes on the streets of Arhus. I bought some clothes at the local shopping strip, and next time maybe I won’t look like such…
Continue Reading →I got some questions today, so I thought I’d answer them here:
What are the passengers like? Mostly European? Friendly? Dripping with wealth?
The passengers are mostly American, and mostly eligible for senior citizen discounts back in the States. There is the occasional child on…
So I thought I should collect my first impressions on this gig, since they will probably end up being just as important as my final impressions with the gig.
First off, my job is the exception to the rule. People on this ship work all…
Jetlag gets a bad rap mostly. It’s not all bad sometimes – especially when it gets you up early enough for the 7 o’clock breakfast rush and in time to see a bit of Norway pass by. The hills aren’t as high as I thought…
Continue Reading →Oh man, this is a sweet gig.
So I got up around noon today and went down to the tailors. They fitted me with a stylish suit and muscle shirt (that I don’t fill in in the right places…) and tailored my pants for me…
