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  • Re: Cruising vs Sea-State

    On my previously described passage from South Georgia to Antarctica: Ready for rough weather (handrails on both sides of corridor narrow enough to use both at the same time) Bridge with clear view sc…
  • Re: Cruising vs Sea-State

    We went to the Antarctic on Le Boreal in 2012. This was the grand tour to the Falklands, then South Georgia and finally the Antarctic. The Captain was charming and had a very droll sense of humor. As…
  • Re: Pharoahs' Golden Parade

    Here's the program with dubbed English (and it starts almost immediately without the 1h19m of test pattern that AlanS' link starts with): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4jXpckJLVw
  • Re: Rick Steves show about Egypt

    Great find! Since it's not scheduled for our local PBS station, I found it on-line (from his web site) and it can be played via Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ga1_2Zy5__s
  • Re: Yeah, a Color Brochure

    kfnknfzk: I would have loved to have been on your tour. I'm a retired career Army officer and spent the last 10 years of my career as a Professor and Deputy Department Head at USMA (US Military …