The Americas

One of the number one things on the entire trip that we have been looking forward to was visiting Machu Picchu. However, two days before we were scheduled to leave, Peru experienced a bit of a political revolution, and for…

Today we visited Arica (pronounce a·ruh·kuh) is a northern city in Chile with a population of 230,000. We went to the 5th floor deck to watch the ship dock. There were huge piles of sand on the docks, as well as thousands…

Today we visited the small port town of Coquimbo (pronounced koh-keem-bvoh) which is the port for the larger La Serena (population 400,000). We opted to explore the port town rather than the larger city to its north. It was cool…

Today we visited the bustling port of Valparaiso, Chile (Pronounced “bahl-pah-rah-ee-saw”). Colorful buildings rise from the sea as far as the eye can see, covering the 42 hills that the city occupies.  The city (of 1 million folks) has quite a history. Founded…

Since leaving Miami, we have sailed 10,000 nautical miles in 42 days! Located a day north of Ushuaia, along the Argentinian/Chilean fjords (pronounced fee-ordz) is Punta Arenas, a city of 120,000, making it the largest city in the Strait of Magellan/southern Chile.…

For the last two days, we have been visiting the lovely town of Ushuaia (pronounced oo-swhy-uh). It is not only the southernmost city in Argentina, but also the southernmost city in the world!  Ushuaia is the capital of Tierra del Fuego, Province, Argentina. (Tierra…

The day before yesterday, we were scheduled to visit Stanley (a.k.a Port Stanley) the capital of the Falkland Islands. However, this is a tender port, and the winds were 40 knots, so we were unable to get off of the…

Note: In response to your questions, over the years, I’ve strived to learn the native pronunciation for the places we visit. Hence my intros to all of our destinations in my posts… —————————————————— Hello! Today we are visiting the capital…

After yesterday evening’s beautiful sunset, today we visited Rio de Janeiro (pronounced “Ree-oh dey zhuh-nair-oh”) which is often referred to simply as “Rio”.  Rio de Janeiro is widely recognized as one of the world’s most beautiful cities. Its name translates to “River of…