Interesting Places

  • Cruising Baja in Winter: Whale Watching by Small Ship

    December 31, 2025

    Cruising Baja in Winter: Whale Watching by Small Ship

    Winter in Baja California is something special. The air is mild, the light is clear, and the seas are calm, a welcome contrast to gray skies and chilly temperatures elsewhere.…

  • Q & A with Cindy: Cruising French Polynesia with Paul Gauguin Cruises

    November 21, 2025

    Q & A with Cindy: Cruising French Polynesia with Paul Gauguin Cruises

    On this 14-night voyage to the Marquesas, Tuamotus & Society Islands, Paul Gauguin Cruises explores deep into three of French Polynesia’s famed archipelagos. During this extraordinary journey, you’ll snorkel the…

  • Why We Love Petersburg, Alaska (And Think You Will Too)

    July 21, 2025

    Why We Love Petersburg, Alaska (And Think You Will Too)

    When people ask us what makes small ship cruising so special, Petersburg is exactly the kind of place we think of. This little Alaskan town isn’t on the big ship…

  • Experience Lindblad’s First European River Cruise Aboard the Transcend Connect

    June 27, 2025

    Experience Lindblad’s First European River Cruise Aboard the Transcend Connect

    Lindblad Expeditions has a storied history of leading expedition cruises to some of the world's most exciting destinations, including Antarctica, the Galapagos Islands, and the Northwest Passage, which spans from…

  • Discovering the Great Lakes on a Small Ship Cruise

    June 11, 2025

    Discovering the Great Lakes on a Small Ship Cruise

    One of the most enchanting voyages you can take is right in the heart of North America. The Great Lakes are vast freshwater seas offer a one-of-a-kind cruising experience that…

  • Cheekwood, Coffee, and Art History

    May 28, 2024

    Cheekwood, Coffee, and Art History

    Cheekwood Estate and Gardens Nashville, Tennessee When art, gardening, and a love of a good cup of coffee fall in line, good things happen. In the early 20th century, Americans…

  • What’s Brewing Underground?

    April 15, 2024

    What’s Brewing Underground?

    Cincinnati, Ohio The combination of summer heat and winter snow can make for challenging conditions for most people. Even more so for those trying to make a living brewing beer.…

  • Take Me Out to the Ballgame

    March 21, 2024

    Take Me Out to the Ballgame

    Take Me Out to the Ballgame: Cruising for the baseball fan As we begin another season of baseball, America’s Pastime is on the mind of many. From the challenge of…

  • Rescuing the Gothic Room

    February 20, 2024

    Rescuing the Gothic Room

    Too Beautiful to Disappear: Detroit, Michigan For the love of old ships We have a love of ships and those romantic images of women in long dresses and fancy hats,…

  • Bowling, Sewing, & Orchids

    February 19, 2024

    Bowling, Sewing, & Orchids

    Lyndhurst Mansion Tarrytown, New York Wandering up the tree-lined paths, through the manicured rose garden, and looking up to see a stunning gothic mansion overlooking the Hudson River valley below,…