One of the most fun moments I have had since I bought an underwater camera (Sanyo Xacti VPC-E1) was a snorkeling trip in Curaçao where we visited a tug boat wreck. The boat was in shallow enough water to allow access to snorkelers and not just scuba divers. Taking pictures of this boat felt like [...]

The most interesting travel story of this week was definitely that more people will be paying attention from now on to that part of the safety demonstration where the flight attendant says “in the unlikely event of a water landing…” Kudos to the crew of US Airways Flight 1549.
US Airways Plane Lands in Hudson River
US [...]

Remember that lovely wedding and honeymoon that you had in the Dominican Republic. Remember how the whole thing came off without a hitch. Well.. that’s the problem… if you are one of more than 200 British and Canadian couples it may in fact have come off without a real marriage.
Investigators have uncovered what they [...]

Visit Curacao (Curaçao) with the Amateur Traveler: This video is from a snorkeling excursion with a snorkeling trip with Bounty Adventures and their sailing sloop the Bounty.
CHEAP CARIBBEAN VACATIONS

Saturday, July 8th
Time to say hello to Vieques again after a nine year absence. We drove from San Juan to the Fajardo ferry terminal and parked in the long term parking ($40 for a week). We bought our tickets ($2 each) and waited for the ferry to arrive. Prior to boarding everyone lines up [...]