Category Archives: The Ports of Call

The Baltic Adventure: a twelve day tour of Northern Europe. Including stops in Holland, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Russia, Finland and Sweden. The first visit was magical; the second, fascinating; the third, well…and by the seventh, I’d’ve paid someone to shoot … Continue reading →

We were supposed to sail on to Ashdod, but due to the current fighting in the area we remained in Haifa. Jerusalem is three hours away from Haifa…six hours of travel time for only four hours of sightseeing. It doesn’t … Continue reading →

An organized crew tour to Nazareth was the order of the day. After the crew partied the night before, making the 7:50 AM departure time was hard. As we all sleepily boarded the coach we were told it would take … Continue reading →

“I’ve got a friend in Tel Aviv who’s going to set up transport from Haifa; because it’s Saturday, the Sabbath, trains aren’t running ‘til after sundown.” Is this a sign my visit to the Holy Land mayn’t be the religious … Continue reading →