Today we cruise the Nile to Qena to visit the Temple of Hathor. Now when we get to this small town, we get a nice surprise. The local...

We have a very busy day today. We start with cruising through one of the locks by the Aswan dam. And, of course, when you slow down for...

This morning it’s time to grab our passports again as we are headed to the Aswan airport for a short flight to the very south of Egypt. ...

Today we cruise to the city of Edfu, best known for one of Egypt’s most remarkably preserved temples, dedicated to Horus, the...

Today is a BIG day in this 11-day cruise and tour itinerary. We will cover a lot of ground around Luxor, Egypt, starting with the Valley...

As we continue on this 11-day cruise and tour of Egypt, today we find ourselves exploring in the old part of the city of Cairo. This...

Welcome to Memphis, the ancient capital of Egypt! This city is steeped in history and is home to some of the most iconic structures in...

We are traveling on an 11-day cruise and tour of Egypt, one of the places that’s been on my bucket list for a long time. So come with me...

Some of you may be wondering what ship we were sailing on throughout South America. Well, it was the Viking Jupiter, and I thought I...

Leaving Montevideo, Uruguay, and sailing west through the mouth of the Plata River brings us to Buenos Aires. The city's name means...

Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay, is located at the southern tip of the country and due east of Buenos Aires, Argentina (where we will...

Nestled on a sheltered harbor facing the Golfo Nuevo, Puerto Madryn is Argentina’s second-largest fishing port. In the mid-19th century,...

Today we feature the Falkland Islands, the British Territory three hundred miles east of the tip of South America. We land in Stanley,...

Today we rounded the southern tip of South America - Cape Horn, named by a Dutch navigator for his hometown, Hoorn in the Netherlands. ...

The screeching of steel wagons, as the locomotive moves forward, wakes up the disturbing white landscape that surrounds us. Outside, the...

Founded as a penal colony by Chile in 1848, Punta Arenas (meaning Sandy Point) grew by virtue of its location. It sits right in the...

Today we are sailing in the Chilean Fjords toward the southern tip of South America. Sometimes called Skua Glacier, Amalia is a...

Today we are in Puerto Montt, located about two-thirds of the way south in Chile. This is in the Lake Region of Patagonia which has...

We will be on the Viking Jupiter for the next 18 days sailing from Santiago, Chile south through the Chilean Fjords, around the horn of...