Capturing the Moment

  Three Amazing Days in Stockholm, Sweden This was the view looking left out of our hotel. A huge tall ship, with beautiful architecture behind. Stockholm is made up of lots of islands, so naturally there are boats everywhere. What an amazing ending to our whirlwind Scandinavia tour. We finished with three nights in one of the most beautiful cities in the world, Stockholm. The Swedish capital escaped all of the destruction that WWII brought to the rest of the European capitol cities. Because of this, so much of the historic architecture, and so many of the old buildings remain. I was shocked to see photo worthy buildings as far as the eye could see, in every single direction. Day 1: Our hotel, another small luxury hotel of the world recipients, was the Lydmar Hotel. You could tell that it was the residence of some lord and lady, now turned into a boutique hotel. It was right across the water from the Royal Palace, and right next to the National Museum. I really felt like I was righ...

  Drone aerial shot of the Lana'i coastline, and our boat anchored in the distance. Here in Hawaii, Lana'i is a unique place. This island has been privately owned since the early 1900's. First used as a ranch, then as a giant pineapple plantation by Dole, now it is the home to two exclusive resorts and a small town of 3,000 or so residents that call Lana'i home. The only ferry in the islands visits here from Maui three times a day. And a small airport services flights from Oahu and Maui as well. A barge brings in supplies and groceries to the island once a week. The pace is slow here, and places to sleep under $1000 are very limited. So not many tourist ever make it here. But that is just the kind of place I want to expose my guests onboard the expedition cruise ship, Safari Explorer, to. The unique history of the island makes this place unlike any other spot we visit in the Hawaiian islands. There aren't many paved roads here, but old plantation dirt track roads cr...