Monthly Archives: March 2012

Apr 1st, Maharaja & Maharani

Indian theme last night in the main dinning room  ( La Fontaine ) and a formal night made for some very interesting dress. Gloria received many compliments of her Maharani outfit: Jeff looked like the king of India, note the … Continue reading

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Mar 31st, At Sea

Themed dinner in the Pinnacle Grill last night was amazing:

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Mar 30th, At sea, good bye India

Today we started five and half days at sea, crossing the Arabian Sea. Pirate waters!! The Captain has strung razor wire around the ship just below the lower promenade. And we are sailing at top speed (20 plus knots) all … Continue reading

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Mar 29th, Mumbai day 2

We have elected to stay onboard today and enjoy the pool and have a relaxing day. However, like yesterday I have put together a montage of Jeff’s photos from our last visit here.

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Mar 28th, Mumbai India

We went out and shopped today, not real interesting for the blog. So for my readers I have put together a collage of my friend Jeff Farschman’s photos:

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Mar 27th, Goa India

Mormugao is the port city to the state of Goa. We had a very short day today. But I hope you we get the idea from the photos:

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Mar 26th, Mangalore India

This was my first time to this part of India, the Temples and Markets were amazing. The people delightful. See for yourself: Mangalore Impressions VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL

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Mar 25th, Wine Tasting

I understand not all of you are into wines. However, I have received many favorable comments on the previous posting of the Wine Tasting Blogs. Todays selections were all from Italy and for the most part all were very good. … Continue reading

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Mar 25th, Orphanage and Sail Away

Yesterday late we had a treat. The Balika Niwasa Orphanage put on a show for us. It was delightful and the ships passengers and Crew had collect $5000.00 to donate to the Orphanage. Lastly in todays blog I was out … Continue reading

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Mar 24th, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Colombo is the largest city in Sri Lanka. We took a taxi around the city and snap a few photo’s for you to have an idea of what we saw around this city: First our welcoming Very large fruit bats … Continue reading

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Mar 23rd, At Sea “Dunking for Dollars”

What great sports, the ships staff organized an event to raise money for the Balika Niwasa Orphanage in our next port of call Colombo Sri Lanka. This very well attended event was not only fun to watch but raised several … Continue reading

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Mar 22nd, Sea Day

Back in the ship and after a every successful Thailand tour ready for the slower pace of a sea day. It is formal night and the have decorated in Oriental Theme: Most of the day a Seabourn Ship has been … Continue reading

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Mar 21, Phuket

We arrived in Phuket just early enough to take a few pictures, get a two hour full body massage ($26) and eat dinner. Here are the pictures: At breakfast we watch our ride come in:

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Mar 20th, Offerings to Monks in Chiang Mai

Todays blog requires a note or two about how the Monks get their food. The Traditional Alms Round. The alms round was, for the Buddha, a key feature of the monastic life and the alms bowl is, for all Buddhists, … Continue reading

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Mar 19th, Elephants, Long Neck Tribes and Tigers Oh My!

Maesa Elephant Camp Karen Village, Several hill tribes live in harmony. We saw Long Neck Karen or Padong, the beauty of women is their long neck. Also visited Lahu Shi Balah or yellow Lahu, women of this tribe have large … Continue reading

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Mar 18th, Part 1, Chiang Mia, Markets

I have reviewed the day and left it was better to do the blog in parts. Or I would have had to not let you see all the pictures I liked. So having said that Jeff and I had 9 … Continue reading

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Mar 18th, Part 2, Chiang Mia, Temples

After our visit to the temples we stopped at several Temples with in the city: Chiang Mai, Temples VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL

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Mar 18th, Part 3, Chiang Mai, Villagers, Monks and Temples

Our day ended nicely with a visit to another village where the customs and dress are a little different then the mainstream. Oh and did I tell you we popped down to the night market and got a 120 minute … Continue reading

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Mar 17th, Chiang Rai, Laos and Myanmar

Another great day, long but great none the less. We went to the Golden Triangle (สามเหลี่ยมทองคำ Saam Liam Thong Kham) is in Chiang Rai Province, in the far north of Thailand. The English name comes from the meeting of Laos, … Continue reading

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Mar 16th, Special Edition

We found hats and we will be wearing them:

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