When I cruise, the booking is just the first step. Then I go crazy trying to read, learn, and see everything and anything about the ports I’m visiting. I’m one of those folks who believes the cruise is the means to the destination, rather than the destination being an ancillary perk to the cruise. Yes, I love the ships and all they offer, but hey I’m about pounding the pavement on land to see the sights. When it comes to cruising from U.S. southern ports, river cruising is one option. We read this week that the Baton Rouge (LA) Convention and Visitors Bureau was reneweing its relationship with Videoglobetrotter.com. So reportedly, if you go to the site, you’ll be able to peruse a video about what’s to see and do in Baton Rouge, a river port destination I enjoyed immensely a few years back (the Huey P. Long political tour was a hoot, so take that shore trip if you get a chance). But there’s much more to see and do in Baton Rouge, which has one of the prettiest, most statuesque, modern capitol buildings around. My uncle was a state legislator there for a time in the 1960s. Anyway… back to the story… I’m digressing. Reportedly this video site allows travelers to “look before they book.” We like that concept so if you go to the site — as we plan to — and check it out, let us know what you think.