You know how dogs tilt their head when you say something to them that they must not understand? That’s the reaction I invariably get when I tell people I enjoy cruising. “But, isn’t it boring?” they ask.  The next question is “How do you cope being cooped up on the ship?”  or “That’s for old [...]

When I was clambering up the side of what our guide called a ‘hill’ in the Talkeetna Mountains in Alaska in 2004, I wondered if this travel thing was such a good idea. Being home curled up on my couch seemed a much better idea than puffing and panting my way to the top of [...]