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10/19/2026

𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞'𝐬 𝐚 𝐟𝐮𝐧 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲: 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐬?

Apparently, we take lots of selfies! You too? Share one with us! 👇

10/03/2026

𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐬.

This was Tivoli Gardens for us.

We knew Tivoli was one of the world’s oldest amusement parks. And, as longtime Disney fans, we loved knowing Walt Disney visited Tivoli in 1951 and found inspiration here while developing the ideas that would eventually become Disneyland.

But we didn’t expect all the surprises waiting for us once we walked through the gates.

One of the biggest was getting to walk THROUGH the Tivoli Copenhagen Phil while they performed! MusikLabyrinten put us right in the middle of the orchestra, and hearing the Imperial March from Star Wars while standing among the musicians was absolutely incredible.

Then we rode Tivoli’s wooden roller coaster, built in 1914, and discovered there’s still a brakeman riding on the train, manually controlling its speed!

Add beautiful gardens, all the character of this historic park, and some of 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐆𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐰𝐞’𝐯𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐤, and what started as a fun afternoon at Tivoli became one of our favorite surprises in Copenhagen.

We love the iconic sights when we travel. But the experiences we never saw coming…those are the ones we keep talking about.

10/03/2026

𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐚 𝐰𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝.

After days of fjords, mountains, waterfalls, and green countryside, our final port brought us to a landscape we weren't expecting at all.

𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐮𝐧𝐞𝐬!

In Skagen, Denmark, we visited Råbjerg Mile, a massive migrating sand dune near the northern tip of the country. Walking across it felt almost surreal. One minute you're surrounded by the green landscape we'd come to associate with Scandinavia, and then suddenly you're standing in an enormous expanse of sand.

One of the things we loved about this itinerary was how much the landscape changed from one port to the next. We kayaked through a Norwegian fjord in Olden. We hiked through the green countryside around Vik. And now, near the end of the journey, we were walking barefoot across sand dunes in Denmark.

It's one of the reasons we love itineraries where the destinations are relatively close geographically, but the experiences can be completely different. Travel is so full of surprises!

09/30/2026

𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐚 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐱 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞.

When we arrived in Vik, Norway, we traded our usual transportation for our own two feet. We hiked six miles through the Norwegian countryside, past farms, small churches, streams, and some pretty incredible views of the valley and fjord below.

At one point, we could look back across the fields and see Silver Dawn sitting in the distance. Seeing your ship from several miles away makes you realize just how far you've walked. 😁

Along the way, we visited Hopperstad Stave Church, one of Norway's historic wooden stave churches. After seeing several of these churches during our trip, we were still amazed by the craftsmanship and how dramatically they stand against the Norwegian landscape.

But one of our favorite discoveries came right in the middle of our hike.

𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐰𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬.

We stopped at a little self-service farm stand and bought a container of locally grown Norwegian strawberries. I don't know if it was because of the hike, or if Norwegian strawberries really are this good, but these may have been the best strawberries we've ever eaten!

This was one of our favorite kinds of travel days. We saw something historic, spent time in the countryside, got some exercise, ate something yummy, and discovered something we never would have known to look for.

Experiencing a destination might mean getting out and walking through it.

09/29/2026

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐟 𝐄𝐠𝐲𝐩𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐚𝐲?

This November, we’re taking a small group to experience Egypt together, from the Pyramids of Giza and the treasures of Cairo to the temples of Luxor and a seven-night cruise along the Nile.

And we have room for one more couple to join us.

This is a journey Stacey and I are incredibly excited to host personally. We’ve taken care of the details so those traveling with us can simply experience the history, culture, and wonder of a place unlike anywhere else in the world.

If Egypt has been on your list, maybe this is your year.

Send us a message if you’d like to know more.

09/21/2026

𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐋𝐮𝐱𝐮𝐫𝐲 𝐈𝐬 𝐃𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐒𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐞

Sometimes luxury is a beautiful dining room, and sometimes it’s deciding you’d rather stay in your suite.

One of the things we appreciated aboard Silversea’s Silver Dawn was having both options. There were evenings when we dressed for dinner and enjoyed one of the ship’s restaurants. But after a full day exploring Norway, there were also evenings when changing clothes and heading back out sounded like more effort than we wanted to make. 😁

So we ordered dinner to our suite. And this wasn’t a sandwich dropped off on a tray. Our table was set, dinner was served, and we enjoyed a wonderful meal without going anywhere.

We did the same thing with breakfast. There’s something pretty wonderful about starting the morning with breakfast in your suite while watching the ocean go by just outside your window.

For us, this is one of the things luxury travel does well. It isn’t always about having more. Sometimes it’s simply having the freedom to decide what you want the evening, or the morning, to look like.

Go to the restaurant. Stay in your suite. Either way, someone else is doing the dishes. 🙌

09/19/2026

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞 𝐚 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐢𝐭?

That’s the idea behind S.A.L.T. aboard Silversea’s Silver Dawn. S.A.L.T. stands for Sea And Land Taste, and rather than treating food as something separate from the itinerary, Silversea uses it to help connect you with the places you’re visiting.

At S.A.L.T. Kitchen, the menu reflected ingredients and dishes inspired by the region we were sailing through.

At S.A.L.T. Bar, even the cocktails became part of the experience.

And then there was S.A.L.T. Lab, where we put on aprons and actually learned to prepare some of the food ourselves.

This is one of the things we really enjoyed about Silver Dawn. You could spend the day exploring a destination, come back aboard, and continue experiencing the region through its food.

𝑾𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒕𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒐𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒔𝒔 𝒐𝒏 𝒂 𝒄𝒓𝒖𝒊𝒔𝒆?

09/18/2026

Every ship seems to have a place you find yourself returning to. On Silver Dawn, ours was Silver Note.

After a day exploring Norway, Stacey and I loved ending the evening here, listening to Sharon Clark ().

Y’all, this woman can sing. Sharon is full of soul and talent, and it didn’t take long for Silver Note to become our favorite place for evening entertainment.

But one evening became especially memorable. Somewhere along the way, Sharon learned I was a pastor. Later, she surprised us by singing a gospel song. It was completely unexpected, and one of those personal moments from a trip you couldn’t have planned if you tried.

We talk a lot about the places we visit when we travel. The fjords. The mountains. The historic cities. But many of our favorite memories come from the people we meet along the way.

09/16/2026

#𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 | 𝐒𝐢𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐃𝐚𝐰𝐧

It’s been a while, but some traditions are too important to abandon.

is back.

This time from our Deluxe Veranda Suite aboard Silver Dawn. And before anyone gets concerned, yes, I am fully clothed. We run a respectable travel agency. 😂

One of the things we appreciated about our suite was the amount of space. At 387 square feet, including the veranda, there was plenty of room to settle in rather than simply have a place to sleep. And on Silversea, every accommodation is a suite!

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