Category Archives: Asia

Kuching, (Borneo), Malaysia

Posted on March 22, 2017 by patmathews

March 22, 2017 Our next few ports are ones we have visited before – either on our first world cruise or on separate trips.  The good thing about the cruise is although these places will be somewhat familiar, we are … Continue reading →

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At Sea, cruising the Karimata Strait

Posted on March 21, 2017 by patmathews

March 21, 2017 We are now between Indonesia and Malaysia and will arrive in Kuching, Borneo tomorrow.  An unusual event happened today – a very rare happening! We experienced three seasons in one 24 hour period.  That is because we … Continue reading →

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Semarang, Java, Indonesia

Posted on March 19, 2017 by patmathews

March 19, 2017 Today is day 74 of our 180 day cruise.  It seems impossible to believe that this many days have passed, but we are not yet half way through our trip.  And each day is fascinating in some … Continue reading →

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Bali, Indonesia

Posted on March 18, 2017 by patmathews

Where can I begin to tell the story of beautiful Bali and the Balinese people? Almost everything has a spiritual meaning here.  While there are beautiful beaches and surfing, diving and all kinds of sports, it is the essence of … Continue reading →

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Komodo, Indonesia

Posted on March 15, 2017 by patmathews

March 15, 2017 We arrived at our anchor spot in beautiful Komodo by 11 AM and we had booked a tour through cruise critic colleagues Erin and Mui.  A lot of work goes into planning these tours, and there were … Continue reading →

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Colombo, Sri Lanka and cruising the Indian Ocean

Posted on November 10, 2015 by patmathews

November 8 I am posting this on November 10 since I tried for quite a while yesterday.  The internet service was really bad and I couldn’t even get the site to come up to do posting!  But today it seems … Continue reading →

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Cruising the Indian Ocean

Posted on November 7, 2015 by patmathews

November 7 Yesterday at sea the captain, Jurica Brajcic, did a talk on piracy.  Tomorrow we will enter another piracy zone and he did a great job explaining the history and all about the decline of piracy, the reasons for … Continue reading →

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Penang, Malaysia

Posted on November 5, 2015 by patmathews

November 5 Penang is an island of Malaysia and still has a lot of British influence in its capital, Georgetown.  The city itself was named a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2008. David was our guide for our full day … Continue reading →

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Kuching, Malaysia

Posted on November 2, 2015 by patmathews

November 2 Last night we heard an incredibe piano performance by Panos Karan, his second of this segment of the cruise.  He departs tomorrow.  He and Van-Anh Nguyen (the other pianist) were surprised to find 2 pianists on board at … Continue reading →

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Muara, Brunei

Posted on November 1, 2015 by patmathews

October 31 (and in case you are interested, day 116 of our 180 day cruise!) Brunei is a small sultanate which is located between Sarawak and Sabah on the island of Borneo.  It is called darussalam (Arabic for ‘abode of … Continue reading →

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