With luck and karma, I was able to get situated into my first class seat and ready for take off. Since I had the blessing of the travel gods and goddesses, I did not get stuck between Kansas City and Philadelphia as the hurricane came through. I landed in Dublin and caught a cab to…
Author: MsTiara
Ireland Adventures – 10-28-2012
Life is a fascinating thing, one moment you are in stress working on your Bachelor’s degree, struggling to put together data analysis, developing a presentation and preparing for a trip to Ireland. All while watching your beloved companion of 11 years getting ready to move on to his next life time. A world filled with…
Alaska – 09-30-2012 – Looking Back
Bucket lists are an interesting quandary, they are filled with expectations and dreams. But, can anything live up to the a dream? I watched Fellowship of the Ring this weekend and am reminded about what happens when you step out your door. You change, you grow, you hopefully become more and not less than you…
Alaska – 09-15-2012
The morning arrives and time for breakfast and to leave the ship. I will not miss my time aboard nor will I look back at it with nostalgia. However, I was where I needed to be at that place and time. I met people, I touched people and people touched me back. I became more…
Alaska – 09-14-2012
Sitting in the lounge drinking water and live as I catch up on photo editing. Last night we moved down to the Misty Fjords where the sheer granite walls with the trees clinging to the crevices have mists streaming through them. The sun and the blue sky is barely peeking through to add interest to…
Alaska – 09-13-2012 – Alaskan Adventures
There comes a time when you just need to admit that a trip is cursed, I am officially at that point. Yesterday was spent travelling up the narrows to Wrangell where the flightseeing and fishing were cancelled as the weather was atrocious and the rivers were running too hard to fish in. I wanted some…
Alaska – 09-09-2012 – Day 1 and 2 on the boat
We left Juneau yesterday and motored down to Tracy Arms Fjord overnight. Juneau was an interesting city, a state capitol of 30k people. However, it is a cruise ship tourist city with 30+ jewelry stores all owned by the cruise ships. An amazingly beautiful area when you get away from the city. I visited the…
Alaska – 09-08-2012 – Alaskan Thoughts
Spent yesterday in Fairbanks, AK waiting on my flight/trip to the arctic circle. I had called in the morning to check that everything was set. They warned me on the phone that weather was not nice up at the arctic circle and they would call me if they were going to cancel the flight. Sadly,…
Alaska – 09-07-2012 – On Buffalo and Beer
My Arctic Circle flight has been cancelled due to weather conditions. So the trip to Fairbanks, AK needs to be salvaged in some way. The University of Alaska Museum has a sound room that takes the sounds.of the world and translates it to music. if the earth has seismic activity you hear a rumble and…
D&K On the train
“Now remember, no scaring the passengers” I said. “Love you, even though you are way too human. Stop being an adult and enjoy. We will bring back tales and adventures. It will be as if you are there .” Said Kitten as she zipped up her big fluffy jacket and put on her warm boots. …