Today was not a crystal clear day. Unfortunately the tour to Mt Fuji was only available on this day. The sticker for our tour. I paid $15...

Another beautiful day in Kyoto. You can see the Shinkansen on the tracks from my hotel window. I started the day by visiting a nice...

This time we got to the Imperial Palace as soon as it opened. They have a great guide app (bring your headphones). Since we got there...

Another beautiful day in Japan :) Today I decided to go to Osaka and see the Osaka Castle. One of the turrets around the castle. It looks...

The typhoon had passed and it is a beautiful day, so today I decided to go visit Nara. There were tons of these deer wandering around the...

Late start today. Checked out of the hotel at 0830. Took a taxi to the airport - rain was pretty heavy and it wasn't that much more than...

Today I started by leaving a bag behind at the hotel. I didn't feel the need to carry my work boots and Nomex around Japan. After...

Another Bento Box for lunch. I made it back to the Koyasan Tokyo Betsuin Buddhist temple before dark today. Nice antique fire truck in...

Bento box for lunch. A true "box lunch" Sunset at the hotel in Shinagawa. The Shinagawa train station. The first course of dinner....

My flight arrived slightly later than expected.  I decided that I wouldn't get to see much if I left the airport.... Boarding started on...

After a nearly 4 hour car ride to the Dubai Airport from the empty quarter of Abu Dhabi I am flying on Cathay Pacific through Hong Kong...

The food available in the British Airways lounge was not very good. You might have noticed... my ticket says British Airways, but the...

Today I leave on my first segment of my trip that will literally take me around the world. IAH-LHR & LHR-AUH British Airways and Air...

I woke up early to get to Animal Kingdom before the park opened. The confirmation number I got from Disney did not allow me to request...

I woke up early to make it to Universal Studios around 9 AM. I went to the Harry Potter section in the Islands of Adventure Park first. I...

We had our breakfast at 8 AM in the main dining room. The last shuttle bus to the airport was at 10 AM, so we wanted to make sure we had...

Today is the last day of the cruise. The ship is visiting Great Stirrup Cay which is a private island in the Bahamas. I started the day...

This morning the ship left Havana at 6 AM and is now headed towards the Bahamas. Apparently lightning hit the ship in the morning, but I...

The shipped arrived in port early this morning. We were docked in a great location in Havana. We went through a short line through...

I started my day with a behind the scenes tour of the ship. The tour took us to the laundry room, kitchen and backstage in the dressing...