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Cruising the Andaman Sea enroute to Phuket, Thailand

Posted on October 7, 2015 by patmathews

October 6 We have two New Zealand sisters on board – Amy and Liza Cronhelm – who are the designers of a jewelry company called Wild Jewels. Their handcrafted jewelry features sterling silver, paua shell, Mother of Pearl, gemstones and … Continue reading →

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Temples of Bagan, Myanmar

Posted on October 6, 2015 by patmathews

October 4 and 5 After our tour of the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon (which by the way has a gold stupa that is visable from all over town and is said to be topped with more than 6500 diamonds, rubies … Continue reading →

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Yangon, Myanmar

Posted on October 6, 2015 by patmathews

October 4 What an amazing couple of days in Myanmar.  This country is culturally rich and has been cursed for decades with a brutally oppressive regime.  It is making tentative steps toward democracy and  the 15 year tourism boycott has … Continue reading →

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Cruising the Andaman Sea (enroute to Rangoon, Burma)

Posted on October 2, 2015 by patmathews

October 3 This is the third sea day on the way to Myanmar (Burma). We saled the Bay of Bengal for two days and are now in the Andaman Sea.  The Bay of Bengal is the largest bay in the … Continue reading →

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Colombo, Sri Lanka

Posted on October 1, 2015 by patmathews

September 30 Sri Lanka is another place we never visited and never imagined visiting!  We took a full day tour in Colombo, the capital city.  It is formerly called Ceylon – from the time of British rule – and you … Continue reading →

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Cochin, India

Posted on September 30, 2015 by patmathews

September 28 Well, internet access has been very bad for the past few days so I am now posting about our last port in India, Cochin. Cochin is a city built on islands, some manmade.  There are 24 islands and … Continue reading →

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Agra and the Taj Mahal

Posted on September 28, 2015 by patmathews

September 25, 26 and 27 We left the ship in Mumbai at 6:30 AM for our flight to Delhi.  Security is very tight.  You go through a scanner before you even enter the airport, show your documents to two separate … Continue reading →

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Pictures from Mumbai

Posted on September 28, 2015 by patmathews

September 24 Here are some of the pictures from Mumbai that should have accompanied my last post. Mumbai has over 22 million people, some say 23.7, and census is not very good here.  The estimate is that about half are … Continue reading →

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Mumbai, India

Posted on September 24, 2015 by patmathews

September 24 *** Well, I was unable to upload any photos – and I have soooo many!  Stay tuned, will either add them later or do a separate post just with photos.  What an interesting and amazing day. What can … Continue reading →

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Cruising the Arabian Sea

Posted on September 22, 2015 by patmathews

September 22 First of all, here are a couple of pictures from the gala dinner at the Emirates Palace Hotel. Inquiring minds wanted to know! And here are a few from Tom’s 101st birthday party.  They served everyone champagne, the … Continue reading →

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