By Eric Goldring
Later today will be a private Indian cooking demonstration by Chef Rajat, but more on that later. First, we were up early for our private tour in Halifax to visit Peggy’s Cove…where the lighthouse that is on the Goldring Travel logo is located…so that we would miss the tour busses
Our arrival into Halifax, Nova Scotia was not until 1:00 p.m. so the morning was spent exploring the ship and then supervising the sail into Halifax Harbour (in the hot tub, of course) while spotting some whales and dolphins with a brilliant blue sky and warm temperatures. It was all
Radio Silence Why have I not been keeping you up to date with my cruise…which has actually ended? Because too many people were reading it: Guests and Staff on board…and people tipping them off. I saw it was, possibly, changing the dynamic and I just want the cruise to
We arrived in Sydney, Nova Scotia to a thick fog. As the highlight here is the scenery and I had a tour scheduled to drive a portion of the Cabot Trail things were looking a bit dodgy. The downpour of rain shortly before arrival didn’t make me feel any more
We awoke to cloudy, and then rainy, skies. As we anchored in Saguenay, Canada the Holland America Eurodam arrived blocking our view of the tiny seaside town. Honestly, it took about 15 minutes to see the port area. The local people were very nice and they had some quality craft
Charles Dickens’ Tale of Two Cities meets Jimmy Buffet. The night before the cruise is to start I dined at Le Champlain at Chateaux Frontenac Hotel. Is it a Four Diamond restaurant which is truly a restaurant within a hotel rather than a hotel restaurant. It was a truly memorable
The 2011 Goldring Travel Food & Foliage Cruise started with an early morning flight to Quebec City, Canada, all of my luggage arriving (Yeah!) and a 25 minute taxi ride to the Chateau Frontenac Hotel, which is located in the heart of Old Quebec City and overlooks the cruise ship
Tomorrow I am flying to Quebec City in advance of the 2011 Goldring Travel Food & Foliage Cruise on the Seabourn Sojourn. In preparation for my start of this year’s food and wine adventure I went to the New York Jets game today against the Jacksonville Jaguars. While I must
An update on the Hurtigruten M/S Nordlys fire and injuries: It has been reported that the number of injured crew is now up to 16. It is not known to what extent the injuries are, but I understand two of the crew are in very serious condition and a total
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