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Memorable Cruises Make for New Friendships Jul. 27, 2025
By Sharon Whitley Larsen It's always interesting to meet fellow passengers on a cruise. I learned th... Read More
Touring Wonderful Windsor, England Apr. 27, 2025
By Sharon Whitley Larsen "Why don't you just move there?" Some friends, knowing what an Anglophile I... Read More
Aloha: Cruising Around the Hawaiian Islands Mar. 16, 2025
By Sharon Whitley Larsen "Aren't you going to be bored?" my brother Mark (yet to take his first ocea... Read More
A Family Trip to Japan Feb. 25, 2024
By Sharon Whitley Larsen As I strolled down Chuo-Dori — the main street in Tokyo's Ginza distr... Read More
Cruising the British Isles on Cunard's Queen Victoria Oct. 08, 2023
By Sharon Whitley Larsen "Just get on the ship and go!" has become my philosophy for cruising. I lov... Read More
Post-Covid Cruising With Longtime Friends Jul. 02, 2023
By Sharon Whitley Larsen "We've all survived! We survived a few years of the pandemic!" The theater ... Read More
Greetings, Y'all, from Mount Airy's 'Mayberry' Apr. 22, 2023
By Sharon Whitley Larsen "Where are y'all from?" a charming woman asked my husband, Carl, and me as ... Read More
Sailing the British Isles on the Hurtigruten Expedition Aug. 07, 2022
By Sharon Whitley Larsen "Where's our ship?" I asked my husband, Carl, in panic as we trekked to the... Read More
Platinum Jubilee: London Calling! May. 14, 2022
By Sharon Whitley Larsen The eyes of the world will be focused on Queen Elizabeth II's big celebrati... Read More
Scotland's Eccentric Isle of Eigg May. 09, 2021
By Sharon Whitley Larsen "If you're going to get sick, be sure it's on a Wednesday," my Isle of Eigg... Read More
Meet Florence Nightingale at Her London Museum Jul. 12, 2020
By Sharon Whitley Larsen This year marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of legendary, world-famo... Read More
Time Well Spent in London's Clink Prison May. 10, 2020
By Sharon Whitley Larsen "What did you do in London?" several friends inquired about my trip there. ... Read More
A Family Affair in London Mar. 01, 2020
By Sharon Whitley Larsen "Look, Kalea! There's Windsor Castle! It's over 900 years old! The oldest a... Read More
Stargazing, Sake and Sunnylands in Rancho Mirage Jan. 26, 2020
By Sharon Whitley Larsen Nothing is more spectacular than watching colorful hot air balloons taking ... Read More
Enjoy Western Beauty on Amtrak's Coast Starlight Nov. 02, 2019
By Sharon Whitley Larsen "All aboard!" I'm always excited when I hear those words — especially... Read More
Toasting Magical Greenland Jul. 14, 2019
By Sharon Whitley Larsen Coffee and "Danish" in Greenland? (More about that in a minute.) I had no ... Read More
The Devil's in the Details: Touring Lovely Lubeck Oct. 13, 2018
By Sharon Whitley Larsen "You must go to the top of St. Peter's for the view!" was the advice I rece... Read More
Tour a 'Mediterranean' Village in Wales Sep. 16, 2018
By Sharon Whitley Larsen Portmeirion is a unique "Mediterranean" village in Britain, which some 235,... Read More
Touring the Smallest House, Chapel and Pub in Wales Sep. 15, 2018
By Sharon Whitley Larsen Talk about downsizing! During a recent trip to Wales I couldn't miss visiti... Read More
Visit St. Margaret's Chapel: A Tiny Gem at Edinburgh Castle Jul. 16, 2017
By Sharon Whitley Larsen I love touring massive Edinburgh Castle — visited by some 1.7 millio... Read More
