I've divided our 5-week trip into three phases: Part 1: Iceland and the Azamara Journey cruise to watch the Total Solar Eclipse. Part 2: Our stops in Montreal and Vancouver. Part 3: Silverseas Silver Whisper cruise from Vancouver to Honolulu. But before I finish with Part 3, some news of the day. The war between the U.S. and Iran: The estimate, which covers the war’s direct costs through Aug. 1, is in line with the Pentagon’s most recent public accounting from July, when Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told Congress that the war had cost $37.5 billion. A later report from the Defense Department's inspector general determined that the conflict cost an estimated $33.4 billion between February 28 and June 30. But the new CBO analysis finds that the price of the war is continuing to rise, estimating that the government will spend another $2 billion to $3 billion each month the conflict continues. It also notes that the war has significantly depleted U.S. munition...
Yesterday provided highlights from Iceland to Montreal, including our experience of the total eclipse of the sun on the Azamara Journey. Today, will feature our stops in Montreal and Vancouver. Tomorrow, Part 3, will be our ten days on the Silverseas Silver Whisper. If you missed them, here are the full Montreal and Vancouver postings, in chronological order: WE ARE IN MONTREAL ALL ABOUT MONTREAL AMERICA'S BEST COLLEGES, 2026-2027 and NCAA FOOTBA... TOUR OF MONTREAL MY BEST DINNER IN MONTREAL MY LIFE: Part 3h--Incredible Journeys during Reti... . WE ARE IN VANCOUVER....Again Here is a professional travelogue of Montreal by fox Tours and Travel. Our highlights: On Day 1 in Montreal, I mostly paid tribute to Dolly Parton: Goodbye Dolly . A Look Back at Her Extraordinary Life. All about Montreal. The city is an island, 30 miles long and 10 miles wide, connected by 20 bridges. Is 315 miles east northeast of Toronto, 122 miles west of the national capital, Ottawa, an...