Italy
Italy’s Alluring Amalfi Coast and Pompeii in a Single Day
It was 9 a.m. and I was doing something I never do at that hour: knocking back an after dinner drink. Six of us on a private van tour were visiting a citrus grove on […]
Articles by Wallace Immen
Italy
Italy’s Cinque Terre Offers Feasts for All the Senses
I’ve just had an overdose of quaint. On an all-day excursion from Royal Caribbean’s Brilliance of the Seas in Italy, my tour to the picturesque Cinque Terre region was a day-long feast of views of […]
Airlines
Emirates Flight to Dubai is a Magic Carpet Ride
I’ve finally discovered what it’s like to be a pampered cat purring in the lap of luxury. And of all places, it’s on an airplane. It’s bed time on my Emirates Airlines flight to Dubai […]
Destinations
Dubai Must Do’s, on a Pre- or Post-cruise Stay
After an event-filled two week cruise on Silversea’s Silver Spirit in the Middle East, I finally had the time to look at the photos I took in Dubai, where it all started. And I did […]
Holland America Line
Going to the Dogs on an Alaska Helicopter Tour
It’s probably easier to get high in Juneau than anywhere in the world. Holland America’s Volendam docked in Alaska’s capital right next to the entrance of a cable car that in minutes can whisk visitors […]
Africa
Libya: Memories of a Country Outsiders Can’t Visit
Shadows of mistrust. The legacy of a defiant dictator. Mass destruction after years of horrific civil war. Corruption and warnings about violence and crime. Libya has one of the most turbulent histories of modern times […]