Category Archives: Travel

Rock and Roll

There were a lot of unhappy people today. Shall we just say that the seas were rough enough that the portholes in the dining room were covered, a good half of the passengers didn’t venture outside their cabins, and I … Continue reading

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Hong Kong -> Bali

The second segment: Sunday, November 12 Hong Kong 5:00pm Monday, November 13 At Sea Tuesday, November 14 Hundred Islands, Philippines 7:00am-4:00pm Wednesday, November 15 Manila, Philippines 10:00am-6:00pm Thursday, November 16 Boracay, Philippines Noon-9:00pm Friday, November 17 Coron, Philippines 9:00am-5:00pm Saturday, November 18 Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines 9:00am-11:59pm … Continue reading

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Kowloon, Hong Kong

Not surprisingly, there was “heavy mist” on the way in which didn’t clear till well after sunrise. But the view of Hong Kong is amazing as row after towering row of buildings appeared as the rain cleared and the light … Continue reading

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Keelung

After sleeping the sleep of the completely exhausted and hip sore I headed out early to check email. Amazing how much of our lives are now controlled by electronic communications, isn’t it? Anyway, at 0630 the port terminal isn’t open … Continue reading

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Taipei

This post is long. As I am starting, I am unsure as to whether or not I will send out the email portion in either two parts or without photos. There are a lot of photos… We sailed in to … Continue reading

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Hirara Port

This was not the original plan. But, due to another inbound cruise ship or so we were told, our overnight in the port was cut short. When I looked at various port schedules, I could see our ship but no … Continue reading

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Naha, Okinawa

Learning new things every day. The cruise terminal is new & shiny. Okinawa is actually the name of the Island (not the city). I, of course, have always thought of it in terms of there being a US base still … Continue reading

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Naze

cloud cover this morning – And this is as far as I am going to go on “Ships Passing” I have decided to insert our ship name and the dates once I have some graph paper on which to figure … Continue reading

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Yakushima

  This particular island, once the source of cedar shingles for a large proportion of Japan has now two towns with a total island population of ~13k. Industries are the local chopstick factory, fishing, and the now designated World Heritage … Continue reading

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Nagasaki

Before we get to the hard stuff – sunrise this morning was amazing. and was pretty much enjoyed by those of us who can manage to get up in the morning. Since the ship wasn’t due to dock until 1000, … Continue reading

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Sunrise on a Sea Day

The sun came up this morning as a ball of red fire   which only started appearing what we think of as our yellow sun when it had climbed into the sky. Seeing it explains both why Japan is the … Continue reading

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Tomanoura

We sailed this morning past interesting looking islands, under the world’s longest suspension bridge and arrived in Tomanoura by late morning.  This small, old fishing village is most noticeable as the harbor town on which the anime film  Ponyo was … Continue reading

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Traditional Kyoto

Up front, I should have known better but blaming George is so much easier. After all, it was his idea that we should take the ship’s tour today  rather than explore on our own. Exploring would have worked had we … Continue reading

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Halloween at Sea

Today being both Halloween and out first full day on the ship I expected some kind of “celebration.” Turned out there were a couple of events. Neither \compared to the party on an NCL ship’s trans-Atlantic maiden voyage several years … Continue reading

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Japan -> Hong Kong

Just in case you like your information in shorter bites – the first segment of our cruise  is Japan to Hong Kong and looks like this on the map – and here is the day to day  list: Monday, October … Continue reading

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Japan – Australia

First – the visual takes us down to Bali. with some more clarity on the Indonesian and Philippine ports and the Australian ports   Monday, October 30 Tokyo (Yokohama), Japan7:00pm Tuesday, October 31 At Sea Wednesday, November 1 Kobe, Japan7:00am11:59pm Thursday, November 2 Tomonoura, Japan11:00am7:00pm … Continue reading

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Too fancy for postcards

As our youngest appreciates postcards (I sent them to her while she was in the US at University and I was traveling) my payback for taking me to the airport at  ungodly hours is re-establishing the habit of collecting postcards … Continue reading

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Jumping ahead 18 hours

Yes, that is correct – 18 hours gone in the blink of an eye. First, of course you have to get boarded on your Air Canada Flight 3, find your seat, stash the backpack overhead and figure out all the … Continue reading

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Leaving on a jet plane

You might be old enough to remember the Peter, Paul & Mary song. Not, obviously, if you are my children’s generation. But for those of us who were teens in the 1960s, folk music and social change were as important … Continue reading

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Avoiding SAN

Today was a goat rope, in one of the worst ways. The heavy fog early this morning which didn’t roll out till after 0700 wasn’t anyone’s fault, but it proceeded to really mess up everything. Where shall I start? Oh, … Continue reading

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