The Corinthian Canal

Crazy Cool Corinthian Canal

Sailors tells tales of mythic experiences…crossing the Atlantic, rounding Drake’s passage, circumnavigating the world. Worthy adventures all.  My sailing bucket list is less extreme, topped by crossing the Corinthian Canal. Yesterday I channeled my inner Ulysses, sailing from one side…

Barbuda beach

my favorite things: BARBUDA

  Barbuda is that almost deserted desert island you have always dreamed about. 62 square miles and  about 900 residents post Hurricane Irma.  Columbus paid a fleeting visit in 1493 and likely interacted with the Carib Indians who made the island home.…

the oberoi philae

best bed: The Oberoi Philae, Nile River, Egypt

Cruising down the Nile had long been a fantasy of mine; I’ve read a lot to Agatha Christie novels over the years; she made it seem so glamourous. The people at Oberoi must have read them too. In 2016 they…

Panarea from the water

why i love panarea

Panarea saved me. My son Hunter had just had open heart and lung surgery. The prognosis was good but there were no assurances he would survive. Corrado said come to Panarea; stay with us. We hopped on a plane to…

the things you find in the woods

6 dominica don’t

Don’t mistake it for the Dominican Republic Dominica is a small English-speaking republic located in the Caribbean between Martinique and Guadeloupe. It was named by Christopher Columbus who landed on the island one Sunday back in 1493. After years of…

chronos, ketch, 157', 2012

party with the posh

        The Audrey Hepburn of saiboat races. Elegant, graceful and beautiful to watch. Antigua’s Classic Regatta offers a chance to see some of the most stylish and sophisticated grand dames of the yachting world up close and…