He says: Have you ever had a travel day where nothing goes right? That was the Palermo/Rome/Zurich portion of our trip. Everything started off fine. We debarked the ship with no issues and found a cab to the Palermo airport. That's when things started to get interesting. I've been a passenger in cabs before where the driver's ability to follow the basic rules of the road (breaking for other cars, not tailgating, etc.) were questionable. However, our ride to the P...

He says: It's hilarious how afraid most of the people on our ship were of Africa. I think it had a lot to do with the fear-mongering from some of the tour staff. Rumours of "lots of pickpockets" and "It can be unsafe" were abound. However, the only two things Tunisia turned out to be was one of our best days on the trip and ridiculously hot. The entire day, it felt like we had been placed in a pre-heated oven and were being cooked for Thanksgiving. The tempera...

He says: We decided to have a beach days in Palma, a large island off the coast of Spain. After lazing around and having breakfast in bed, we got a taxi to take us to the beach, which was a short 20 minute drive away. We grabbed a bite to eat at a local seaside cafe. I had a margarita pizza that was more than twice the price and half as good as the pizzas in Italy. Shauna and I both enjoyed strawberry daiquiris that were 90 per cent rum, and only 10 per cent fru...

He says: I didn't know what to expect from Barcelona. My only real exposure to the city came when I was a kid watching the 1992 summer Olympics and the Euro NFL Barcelona Dragons (I don't know if they still exist). With two days to explore, we took a taxi to the famous Christopher Columbus monument and hopped aboard a hoho to take in the sights. It soon became evident that this was a unique city with a ton of interesting buildings with different architectural s...

He says: Monte Carlo is a different world. There's not too many places you can go where every second car is a Bentley, multi-million dollar yachts are the norm, and police officers uniforms are made by Armani. The level of wealth contained in the tiny principality was out of control, but so too was the scenery (and I'm not just talking about the topless sunbathers). Mountains and the Mediterranean made for a winning combination. It was a stunning 38 degrees wit...