This is a place to eat in Wurzburg, Germany. Wurzburg could be the place we drive to our first day in Germany on July 15. Since we’d be coming from Hamburg, it could take over five hours to get there… Continue Reading →

Can you rent a car in Germany without a credit card? We use check cards/debit cards only — and also cash! — and have done so for years in the U.S. But when we check with car rental companies online… Continue Reading →

Heinrich Hoffman’s book, recently republished, Hitler Was My Friend, is background for my 5-book series on World War I and World War Ii. My series centers on HItler and a little English/American girl that Hitler kidnapped, Thomasina Edwina Ware.

I understand that there were enough life jackets aboard the Costa Concordia, but they just weren’t available where they were needed. Are life jackets kept in your cabin on a cruise ship? Do they have extras anywhere else on the… Continue Reading →

During your numerous muster drills did they ever make you do anything as useful as practice putting on a life jacket? It seems to me that alone can be quite a problem when confronted with a real sinking. One month… Continue Reading →

Which cruise line has the best muster drills? Is it Carnival? Royal Caribbean? Norwegian? Princess? Cunard? Holland America? Someone else?

All this talk about ship disasters following the Costa Concordia on January 13 has inspired me to re-release my World War I, or Great War, novel. It was originally entitled Those Who Dream By Day. I will publish it as… Continue Reading →

You hear about muster stations. What can that possibly mean? You’d think everybody would report to the deck where the life boats are hanging against the side of the ship. On the Queen Mary 2 I think that would be… Continue Reading →

The cruise lines talk about muster drills before you leave port. What do you do at a muster drill? Do you practice climbing into lifeboats? Putting on life jackets?

I’ll buy If It’s Tuesday, It Must Be Belgium on netflix and give it a try. I’ll let you know what I think. I remember on our tour of Europe the other members of the group really stood out in… Continue Reading →