Monthly Archives: October 2014

Jakarta, Indonesia

As promised there was lots of traffic, we took a ships private tour. This time I will just say it did not meet our expectations. To some the day up it was 8 hour very hot van ride with little … Continue reading

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Marina Bay Sands

If you had told me I would return to this lovely hotel and receive a better upgrade then I did in 2013. I would not have believe it. But take and look at the two groups of pictures below. 2013 … Continue reading

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Phu My, Vietnam

Nearing the half way mark of the wonderful 78 day voyage. Our sea days have been delightful with crafter coming to classes and always happy. Our port days have seen us on a pretty steady run. So we decided as … Continue reading

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Hong Kong

Yesterday and today it was all about shopping for us. We took the subway out to Sham Shui Poi station, where we bought beads and cording for suture crafts. Today was the Temple Street Market and the Ladies Market. We … Continue reading

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Shanghai Day 2

Would not have believed it could happen but today was every bit as lovely as yesterday. Different sure but beautiful. Started the morning off with a Bullet Train ride. This train got up to a speed 297 km (184.5 mph). … Continue reading

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Shanghai Day 1

Wow what a day, two Water Towns (two boat rides), the old city gates, lunch and a temple. Here are the pictures

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Qingdao

Arrived on time and our guide and driver were ready and we were off. First stop a Tao Temple. Then lunch, fallowed by a city view stop and a drive by the old pier. The Pictures

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Beijing Day 2

Todays journey took us to the Forbidden City and the Summer Palace. Seeing great places with great friend is what life is for me. The Pictures

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Beijing Day 1

Great Wall and Temple of Heaven then overnight in Beijing. Weather was wonderful and as you will see Gloria made it all the way up this year. The pictures

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Seoul Korea day 2

Today we toured a Korean Folk Village. The day was very interesting. We attended a traditional Korean Wedding. Here are todays pictures.

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Seoul Korea day 2

Today we toured a Korean Folk Village. The day was very interesting. We attended a traditional Korean Wedding. Here are todays pictures.

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Seoul, Korea

Wow much better then I expected today’s tour was fun and interesting. Get a cup of coffee. There are over 300 pictures proving just what a great tour we had in Seoul today. Here are the pictures

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Jeju Korea

Early to port and early back to sea, a quick stop, but a free shuttle to a large market and a blog page is created. The photos are here for the clicking.

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Nagasaki, Japan

A beautiful day in so many ways, this voyage so far has been near perfect. Today was no exception. The pictures click here

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Fukuoka, Japan

Amazing city, clean and easy to get around. We took a shuttle out of the port area, then a bus to the bus depot, from there we took to city loop bus to all the locations within the city. The … Continue reading

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Kanazawa, Japan

First time to this port, it is one of two we traded for Tokyo, as we had to divert due to a Super Typhoon. They had a free shuttle for us to the train station, from there we took a … Continue reading

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Kushiro, Japan

Schedule was pick-up 10:30 a.m. Kushiro Port, Takimi Bridge, Lake Akan, Ainu Village and the Village Dancers. Photos Click  

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