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Bangkok, Thailand

Posted on June 2, 2023 by patmathews

June 1 and 2, 2023 This is our 5th visit to Bangkok- a huge and bustling city of 12 million people.  We have seen so many sights here so today we decided to go local and we took a tour … Continue reading →

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Ko Samui, Thailand

Posted on June 2, 2023 by patmathews

May 31, 2023 I had this whole post on my iPad when it went fluky, froze  and the whole post disappeared, so I am doing this one again on my laptop… On May 30, we were invited to dinner with … Continue reading →

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Ho Chi Minh City – addition

Posted on May 29, 2023 by patmathews

May 28, 2023 Norm read my post and he reminded me that I forgot to wrote about the main thing I wanted to do on Sunday in town. And it was important- for me….To have a dip powder manicure which … Continue reading →

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Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Posted on May 29, 2023 by patmathews

May 28 and 29, 2013 Yesterday (May 27) was the Jewish holiday Shavuot which is the celebration of the Giving of the Torah on Mount Sinai seven weeks after the exodus from Egypt. It also commemorates the grain harvest of … Continue reading →

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Chan May, Vietnam

Posted on May 27, 2023 by patmathews

May 25 and 26, 2023 We arrived in Chan May on Thursday at about 4 PM. There is really nothing much near the cruise port so we just went to the small tourist shopping area on the port itself. We … Continue reading →

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Ha Long Bay, Vietnam

Posted on May 25, 2023 by patmathews

May 24, 2023 It has been 6 years since we visited Ha Long Bay (on our 2019 trip we bypassed Vietnam to take our 10 day trip to Nepal and Bhutan) so we were eager to see how much had … Continue reading →

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At Sea – Cruising the South China Sea

Posted on May 23, 2023 by patmathews

May 22, 2023 We have two sea days before reaching our first port in Ha Long Bay, Vietnam. We have two guest chefs on board and they did a cooking demonstration for us. David Deshaies grew up in a family … Continue reading →

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Muara, Brunei

Posted on May 22, 2023 by patmathews

May 21, 2023 No pictures today. We visited Brunei twice before and saw the sights we wanted to see. If you want to read about them, use the search function when reading this or any other post and both posts … Continue reading →

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Bintan, Indonesia photos

Posted on May 20, 2023 by patmathews

From May 19, 2023 Here are the pictures I got from Ellen. Really enjoyed our day here.

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Bintan, Indonesia

Posted on May 19, 2023 by patmathews

May 19, 2023 Last night we had another dinner in Toscana celebrating our anniversary since they forgot the cake on our real anniversary. This time we got a delicious chocolate cake with ice cream. We gave all but the two … Continue reading →

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