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Spring Break, Coast Guard, and Goodbye Ft Lauderdale
Several pretty interesting things have been going on onboard lately. We did a three-day Bahamas cruise last week that was pretty much spring break, followed by a full coast guard inspection, and now...
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Panama Canal
Yesterday we sailed through the Panama Canal, en route to Los Angeles from Ft Lauderdale. I’ve never seen the canal before and the whole process was pretty interesting. It takes between 20 and 30...
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Central America (a little persistence required)
I’m beginning this post overlooking a black sand beach and a decent Pacific break in Guatemala. This is the last stop before we head north to Mexico and out of Central America. I have really enjoyed...
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It Never Rains in California…
The second half of this contract on the Celebrity Century is all in North America, mainly in the United States. After going to every continent in the world (except Antarctica) on ships over the past...
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Man it Pours… (California Part 2)
A few weeks have past since I made the first California post. I’ve finally made it out in every port…tendering has made it all but impossible several times. This itinerary is really different from...
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Alaska
I haven’t posted anything about Alaska yet this season. This is the 3rd season I’ve done in Alaska and it’s been a busy one. I’ve just stepped back down to sideman status after a little over 2 months...
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Mt Juneau
Last week Berti, Nashir, and I climbed Mt Juneau. Here are some pics from the trek. Mt Juneau sits behind the city of Juneau and rises to 3,576 ft above sea level. It’s a few miles by foot to the...
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The mind is such a fragile mystery…
Today I saw a bird. Most days that wouldn’t really be a very significant event but I’m currently 10 days into a Pacific crossing from San Francisco to Sydney and currently we’re pretty much in the...
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Tahiti and Bora Bora
Here is some eye-candy from Tahiti and Bora Bora. These places are incredible and there’s not much that I can say that will describe them better than the pictures. These places really look like this!...
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I’m pretty sure they eat people here…a few pics from Vanuatu
Here are a few pics from the small island nation of Vanuatu. This group of islands is located in the South Pacific, vaguely Northeast of Australia. This place is somewhat mysterious…full of dense...
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Wine Tasting in the Barossa Valley
Australia’s Barossa valley is one of the largest agricultural and wine producing regions in Australia. This is somewhat ironic considering that it is located just outside the driest capital of the...
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Vietnam – Phu My
I made my first visit to Vietnam today in the town of Phu My, which is the port for Ho Chi Min City. Unfortunately I didn’t have time to make the 2-hour or so journey into Ho Chi Min City, also known...
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Bali, Indonesia
Kuta beach in Bali, Indonesia is a large, sand beach, surrounded by all manner of shopping, restaurants, shrines, street vendors, and other assorted bric-a-brac. I’ve been to Bali several times before...
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Yangon, Myanmar
There’s nothing worse than leaving a party just as it’s starting to kick off. That’s the feeling I had leaving Myanmar tonight. All the dirty, dusty little shacks that we passed on the way into Yangon...
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Brunei — Bandar Seri Begawan
If you had asked me a year ago where Brunei is I would have had no idea. Hell, a few days ago I had no idea where it is, let alone what goes on there. I think I would have guessed somewhere in the...
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Malaysia
Malaysia is pretty rad. I’ve been to a few different places in the country and they’ve all been pretty different experiences. This country has great beaches, mountains, big cities, temples, and all...
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Dubai, United Arab Emirates
I’ve been meaning to post something about Dubai for a couple of weeks now but haven’t gotten around to it. Currently I’m waiting in the Singapore airport so…no time like the present… How do you begin...
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Michael Hankins’ addendum to- Drew’s Guide to Mucking Around the Changes; a...
Michael Hankins’ addendum to- Drew’s Guide to Mucking Around the Changes; a Musicians’ Manual for Cruise Ship Living: South of the Border Edition- Panama Hats are made in Ecuador. Tagged: adventure,...
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A midsummer’s update
A little bit about music, a little about travel, maybe a humorous observation or two… It’s been a while since I’ve posted anything so here’s a little update on what’s been going on. I’ve been back in...
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Hemi-Demi-Semi-Truths vol.1 Crabs Eat Rocks
Hemi-Demi-Semi-Truths is a brand new, occasionally infrequent column I’m launching at andrewdmeyer.com. Here, I will explain some of the more esoteric things that I have learned in my travels. As...
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