We returned recently from a total splurge vacation, a cruise up the Rhine River from Amsterdam to Basel, Switzerland. We are hardly seasoned travelers; in 37 years of marriage, this was only our second trip out of the United States. But we’re in that use-it-or-lose it time of our lives now, and we figured...
It was actually refreshing to read this story today, about the rescue of Abby Sunderland: …The countries involved in the rescue effort have brushed off questions about the cost of the rescue and have no plans to seek recompense. Rescues at sea are a no-cost agreement under international conventions regarding maritime search and rescue...
