Articles By Susan Davis

We arrived to cosmopolitan Brussels with 3 lost bags and 1 missing person. One suitcase went to Moscow but all caught up eventually.

South Africa is more than a place you merely see, it's a country to experience with all five senses.

Our Romania and Draculas tour was a mixture of educational history and spooky fun celebrating a Halloween never to be forgotten.

This is the land of the indigenous Sami. We learn of the fascinating culture of these semi-nomadic people who live on top of the world. Reindeer husbandry is the oldest livelihood. We are outfitted head to toe in Gortex artic suits for a full day snowmobile safari. We each mount our super Skidoos and head out to the forest.

I have cruised dozens of ships on various lines and in my opinion this is as good as it gets on a mega-liner of 2200+ passengers with 920 crew. Costa's Atlantica was a floating palace of art deco furnishings, marble inlaid floors and millions of dollars invested in original works of art. It exceeded my expectations.

Dramatic landscapes provided us a continual Kodak moment throughout. It is late spring in the region and the weather was cooperative with a lot of sunshine.

My passion for travel is still a fire deep in my soul that occasionally must be stirred. I've always been drawn to Arabia and set out for Dubai.

we flew Lan to Iquitos where we were greeted by 3 top guides who remain with us for our 6 days in the jungle. They are truly pro's on flora, fauna and having fun! All transport is by boat. 90 miles down river we arrive in the heart of Amazonia.

Prior to departure, I surveyed friends asking them, "Where is Borneo?" Only 10% answered correctly.

Planes, trains, motorcoaches, boats, cable cars, gondolas, lake steamer, funicular, cog wheel train and ferry were our modes of transport. We were 62 singles with 124 bags who came, who saw, who conquered Switzerland & Italy. Aside from the traffic delays of high holiday season, it went without a hitch.

An American couple said "I do" in a high-flying wedding ceremony over South Africa on the same flight and the same day they met exactly four years ago.