SIX COUNTRIES IN SEVEN DAYS

Caribbean islands — February 6 2023

By Dana Lavie

Have you ever been to six countries in seven days?

It was the middle of December and it had just started to get chilly in my hometown Tel Aviv. I packed 2 big suitcases, one with summer clothes and one winter, knowing this would be one giant mess. But I lived peacefully with that decision. Women will get it.

I set off for a week-long adventure knowing I would get to visit many different places in a short period of time. That’s just one of the advantages of taking a cruise around the world.

Portugal, Miami, Nassau, San Juan, Puerto Plata, New York. These were all beautiful places I got to see, meet incredible people and listen to fascinating stories.

Upon arriving to each destination I needed to take a second and just breath to make the ground stand still. Then I would start to travel around. I wanted to get lost again and again every day, then find myself somehow back on the rocking boat.

Each destination had its unique magic and the people had their personal charm. You could see pure happiness on people’s faces wherever you go and it was contagious.

It reminded me that sometimes when we live our lives and get used to the daily routine we can forget how the world is such a beautiful place. Good thing I have the pictures to remind me.