Pilkington Travels, LLC is my company name, and I am an independent affiliate of Travelex International. That is a mouthful, but it is...

travel advisor with Travelex International. Summer is a scary time for an educator since income is reduced, but I’ve become pretty good...

Visit http://www.jonathanpilkington.net/travel for contact information. People who have never gone a cruise often think they wouldn’t...

They say this is the age of the gig economy. Many people drive for Uber or Lyft in their spare time, while others sell lipstick and skin...

Sometimes an experience is so monumental that a picture being worth a thousand words is still inadequate. An attempt to capture the...

As usual, I woke early, and I’m glad I did. It was before sunrise, and I went up to the observation deck (I was on a cruise–Norwegian...

I began my final morning feeling pretty well rested, and the sun was shining beautifully, so I decided to go out for one last stroll....

This is the time late in my trip that I don’t feel like writing about every detail, and you might not feel like reading them either. 🙂...

Today I woke up around 6am and got ready to leave for my 9:45 train from the Hamburg Hauptbanhof to Amsterdam Centraal. Re-packing my...

This will be one of my less exciting days, in case you were thinking I needed a break! I woke up way too early, with the sun, and I took...

The view directly off my balcony. When the sun rises around 5 am, it’s hard for me to sleep much longer. When it sets around 10 pm, it’s...

Again, I slept pretty well, although I woke up a few times. This time, though, I slept until 7:30, which was 8:30 since we crossed a time...

I purchased a ferry ticket and boarded quickly. This time, it was the express ferry from West Cowes that moves faster and is only for...

Waterloo Station The ride to Southampton was just over an hour long, so we arrived around 11:20. I had booked a 1:00 ferry to West Cowes...

After what seemed like a quick nap on my flight, I was awakened by the flight attendants offering breakfast. I must have slept for an...

Although I was in a proper (and comfortable) bed that did not require lying flat, I did not sleep well. However, I woke around 6:00 and...

I took my time with my little breakfast and left the apartment around 10 to walk down 8th Ave to the High Line. I’ve walked the High Line...

I don’t really expect anyone to read this. I’m writing it sort of as a journal for myself. Also, a friend suggested that I’m “living my...

After 7 years of living in northeast Georgia (NE GA is a beautiful place with beautiful people–just not where I need to live), I had...

Considering that I only had about 1/2 a day to complete my time in Oslo, I was pretty productive. It certainly helped that it was another...