Dear Readers: On Thursday morning (our time, of course) we were up at 5 AM and flew (not at 5 AM!) from Cairns to Ayers Rock. Time change here of half an hour earlier. I’ve never heard of half hour
Haber Travel Report – Queensland, Australia
Dear Loyal Readers: Do not be confused. New Zealand has a town called Queenstown, while Australia has an area (like a state) called Queensland. Up till now we’ve had a lovely fun time but it’s been a little placid. At
Haber Travel Report – Auckland
Dear Readers: This will be relatively short report which will just cover Auckland. It is a large city; the largest we encountered in New Zealand. It’s a nice looking city but not beautiful; more notable as a place to live
Haber Travel Report – South Island of New Zealand
Dear Readers: Welcome to New Zealand – a small land of immense natural beauty. New Zealand consists of 2 islands–the South Island and the North Island. If the South Island (or at least that part we have seen) is typical
Haber Travel Report – Sydney Addendum
Dear Readers, After I sent out my first edition of The Haber Travel Report, I realized there were some overall comments I had neglected to include! But let me start off by thanking the early responders to my report; individual responses will
Haber Travel Report – Sydney Australia
Dear Loyal Readers: The Habers are, once again, on the road and a long road it will be. We are spending the month of March “down under” in Australia and New Zealand. Considering how long it took us to get
Haber Travel Report – St. Croix
Dear Readers: When last I left you (back in August), we were in Berlin. At that time you may recall that I indicated that the next installment of The Haber Report would emanate from Los Angeles in October. Alas, Marty’s hearing (the
Haber Cruise Report
Dear Readers:When last I wrote, we were headed for Helsinki, Finland. We spent yesterdaythere. Sad to say it was an unimpressive city. The most interesting thingwe saw was the “Rock Church”; it’s called this because it’s a church thatwas built
Haber Travel Report-St. Petersburg
Dear Readers,As I type, the ship is pulling out of St. Petersburg. We have just spent 3days here; it is why I selected this particular cruise. One can’t reallytravel around Russia by oneself (unless you’re related to Craig’s in-laws!),so I
Haber Travel Report-Tallinn Estonia
Dear Readers: We boarded our cruise ship yesterday afternoon. It’s a Regent Seven Seas cruise; there are about 700 passengers and 3 times as many staff. The service is superb. We started with lunch which ran into a welcome cocktail