17 Mile Drive — Just $9.25

South of Monterey, California, is the famous 17 Mile Drive. If you want to take it, the locals will make you pay $9.25. Is it worth it? Yeah, I think so. In fact, after a fairly disappointing cruise, I think this drive was the highlight of our trip. What you’ll experience in these 17 miles: [...]

Celebrity Mercury and the Pacific Northwest — The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

This was our second cruise on the Celebrity Mercury — the first time was to the Mexican Riviera in Dec. 2004. This time, we tried the Pacific Northwest (Astoria, Oregon; Seattle; Vancouver; Victoria), the first run of the season. To begin with, the ship was late repositioning from Mexico. We would find out a few [...]

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