Category Archives: Asia

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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Singapore, Singapore

Posted on May 18, 2023 by patmathews

May 17 and 18, 2023 We LOVE Singapore. We have been here many times and for these two days, we bought a 2 day MRT ticket so we could use the subway system as often as we wanted to. We … Continue reading →

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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Posted on May 16, 2023 by patmathews

May 16, 2023 It is our 41st anniversary today and we didn’t plan a trip into Kuala Lumpur from our port in Port Klang. It is expected to be very hot and humid again and the city is 90 minutes … Continue reading →

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Penang, Malaysia

Posted on May 15, 2023 by patmathews

May 15, 2023 It is our third time in Penang and we have seen most of the historical sights and temples. Here are some pictures of our arrival. This time, I had a quest. Quite a few years ago, I … Continue reading →

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Phuket, Thailand – Day 2

Posted on May 14, 2023 by patmathews

May 14, 2023. (Day 120!) And it is Mother’s Day. We had no prearranged tour today so we decided to go to a resort that our friends went to yesterday. Negotiating with the taxi drivers is very interesting here. They … Continue reading →

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Phuket, Thailand

Posted on May 13, 2023 by patmathews

May 13, 2023 This is our third country in three days!  Indonesia, Malaysia and now Thailand.  And it will be that way for a while now as we sail around southeast Asia.  Last night we were invited to dinner with … Continue reading →

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Langkawi, Malaysia

Posted on May 12, 2023 by patmathews

May 12, 2023 We have moved from Indonesia to Malaysia in one day! For Sabang Indonesia they required that all passengers and crew have our temperatures taken the day before arrival. Malaysia had no such requirement. Oceania set up the … Continue reading →

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