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Salalah, Oman

Posted on May 8, 2017 by patmathews

May 6, 2017 Unlike Muscat, Salalah faces the Arabian Sea.  The other side of the city faces the Dhofar Mountains.  It is the capital city of the Dhofar region and the largest port in Oman.  Oman has about 3 million … Continue reading →

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Muscat, Oman

Posted on May 4, 2017 by patmathews

May 4, 2017 As we sailed into Muscat today, we saw that the rocky landscape looks much like Fujairah.  One difference you see are the Al Jalali and the Al Mirani forts.  They were designed and built to protect Muscat … Continue reading →

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Fujairah, UAE

Posted on May 3, 2017 by patmathews

May 3, 2017 This is another port we visited on our last trip and we did the same thing we did last time… we went on the shuttle to the mall.  Only this time our shuttle bus was stopped by … Continue reading →

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Abu Dhabi, UAE

Posted on May 2, 2017 by patmathews

May 2, 2017 As I mentioned in the previous blog post from Dubai, because of the cleansing of the ship, we were offered a complimentary tour here.  Last time we were here we did the desert safari, so this time … Continue reading →

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Dubai, UAE

Posted on May 2, 2017 by patmathews

May 1, 2017 This was our second visit to glitzy Dubai – it seems the purpose of this place is to get you into malls to spend money!  And there are so many malls.  Sheikh Mohammed is said to be … Continue reading →

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Mumbai, April 27 and 28, 2017

Posted on April 29, 2017 by patmathews

Before our last world cruise, we never thought we wanted to go to India, but then we had an incredible experience and were looking forward to returning this time.  Now that we have visited Cochin, Mangalore and Goa on this … Continue reading →

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Goa, India

Posted on April 27, 2017 by patmathews

April 26, 2017 As I wrote before, on our last visit to India, we missed Goa because we spent several days at the Taj Mahal.  This time, we did a half day tour called highlights of Goa. We were met … Continue reading →

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Mangalore, India

Posted on April 26, 2017 by patmathews

April 25, 2017 Mangalore was one of the most famous ports of south India. It was well known as a major source of pepper.  Today the main exports are coffee, cocoa beans and cashew nuts. We had a tour today – … Continue reading →

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Cochin, India

Posted on April 25, 2017 by patmathews

April 24, 2017 I have a tip from the new concierge on board who also does a blog. He says that he composes his blog in Word and then copies and pastes it into his blog. It saves the whole … Continue reading →

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At Sea on the way to India

Posted on April 23, 2017 by patmathews

April 23, 2017 We are at sea on the third sea day before our arrival in Cochin India.  Lots of activities on board and we do enjoy these sea days.  Today I learned some things about iphone photos that I … Continue reading →

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