Editorial
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do
than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe
harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."
—Mark Twain
There is something about the ocean that has always fascinated me. Whether storm-tossed
or calm and serene, the power of our planet's most abundant resource is something
that I marvel at and appreciate every day.
In this issue of Passport, we travel seas near and far in ships both large and small in search
of new adventures and exciting discoveries—sometimes about the world, often about ourselves.
Join us as we travel from Rome to Venice aboard Windstar Cruises' MSY Wind Surf, the
largest sailing yacht in the world, where we meet Armistead Maupin and get up close and very
personal with rugby superstar Ben Cohen.
Learn what's new in New Orleans and why this unique city is one of the most exciting, diverse,
and popular places in the United States.
Get to know Lee Schrager, Vice President at Southern Wine & Spirits, a humanitarian,
and the founder of the South Beach Wine & Food Festival and the New York City Wine &
Food Festival.
Also in this issue, voyage with us to the Marquesas in the South Pacific, some of the most
remote islands in the world. According to our correspondent Jimmy Im: "...every passenger
would have fond memories, stories to tell about tracing Herman Melville's past, living vicariously
through Paul Gauguin, experiencing a culture practically hidden from the rest of
the world, identifying a passion for off-the-radar travel with like-minded new friends, learning
the importance of Polynesia, and never forgetting the freighter that made the seemingly
unthinkable trip a reality."
—Robert Adams
[Published:
February, 2012]
|
