Category Archives: Excursions

Ha Long Bay, Vietnam

Posted on April 3, 2017 by patmathews

April 2 and 3, 2017 The sail in to Ha Long Bay is really spectacular – in fact the Vietnamese and others think it is one of the most spectacular places in all of Vietnam.  If you can imagine many … Continue reading →

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Hong Kong Day 2 (Macau)

Posted on April 1, 2017 by patmathews

March 31, 2017 Since we had seen a lot of Hong Kong but had never been to Macau, we got up very early, had breakfast in the room and ventured out for a day trip to Macau.  Typical Hong Kong … Continue reading →

Posted in Asia, Excursions, March, World Cruise 2 | 1 Comment

Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Posted on March 29, 2017 by patmathews

March 29, 2017 This is our first time in Taiwan and we chose to do a 7 1/2 hour highlights of Kaohsiung tour.  Taiwan is interesting in that it considers itself a country (Republic of China), but Mainland China’s position … Continue reading →

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Manila, Philippines

Posted on March 28, 2017 by patmathews

March 27, 2017 If you like big cities, you would love Manila – it is a high speed city with stop and go traffic!  There are 101 million people living in the Philippines and more than 12 million just in … Continue reading →

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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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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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Darwin, Australia

Posted on March 12, 2017 by patmathews

March 12, 2017 Our tour of Darwin today is scheduled for 12:15, so we enjoyed a nice breakfast at the hotel – late.  They also had one of the juicers with lots of fresh fruits and vegetables available to make … Continue reading →

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Darwin and Kakadu National Park

Posted on March 11, 2017 by patmathews

March 11, 2017 We flew into Darwin yesterday and checked into the Hilton.  In fact, I checked in from our transfer in the Alice Springs airport.  Love these apps.  I even selected our room using the app. We met a … Continue reading →

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Ayers Rock (Uluru), Australia

Posted on March 9, 2017 by patmathews

March 8 and 9, 2017 We were up very early yesterday to catch our flight from Brisbane to Ayers Rock, the flight was at 6:30 so we needed to get up at about 4:30.  We saw the sun rise over … Continue reading →

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