Friday File: Signs, signs, everywhere…

When you travel on cruise ships, you often encounter signs that have strange, double or hidden meanings. Or maybe they’re just clever, prompting the shutterbugs to snap a few photos. And that’s what we’ve done, for your enjoyment (and ours) this week… This was in Lima, Peru and we didn’t need a Spanish-English dictionary to… Continue reading Friday File: Signs, signs, everywhere…

Friday File: Some sights of Lima, Peru

Today’s photo subject is Lima, the capital of Peru. It’s a place we visited while on a 19-day cruise from San Francisco to South America, on the Norwegian Sun. We booked a private, eight-hour tour to give us the best chance of seeing a place new to us but our tour guide had a specific… Continue reading Friday File: Some sights of Lima, Peru

What do YOU Want in a Shore Excursion?

Before our first visit to Lima, Peru, we spent considerable time reviewing the ship’s shore excursions. We found most a little too specific, and we wanted more of an overview, so we decided to blow the budget and book a full-day, private tour. In our naivete, we thought that meant our guide (and driver) would… Continue reading What do YOU Want in a Shore Excursion?