Category Archives: Food

Cochin, India

Posted on May 5, 2023 by patmathews

May 4, 2023 Before I write about Cochin, I remembered a story we heard from our guide in Mumbai. Hindus believe in reincarnation and also in the prophesies that they are given when they have their “fortunes” told. It can … Continue reading →

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Goa, India

Posted on May 3, 2023 by patmathews

May 2, 2023 Goa is a state on the southwestern coast of India.It is India’s smallest state and has the highest GDP per capita among all the Indian states, two and a half times has high as the country as … Continue reading →

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Mumbai, Day 2

Posted on May 3, 2023 by patmathews

May 1, 2023 Mumbai is also known as Bombay which was its official name until 1995. It is in the center of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, the sixth most populous metropolitan area in the world. It is actually made up … Continue reading →

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Mumbai, India – Day 1

Posted on May 1, 2023 by patmathews

April 30, 2023 Before I write about our two days in Mumbai, here are some pictures from the Captain’s cocktail party. We have one during each segment of the world cruise, and we missed the last one because we were … Continue reading →

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Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Posted on April 26, 2023 by patmathews

April 25 and 26, 2023 The night before we sailed into Dubai was the last night in the casino for one of our dealers, Jeannette, and the casino manager, Tony. I will miss them both. Here are pictures of Jeannette … Continue reading →

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Salalah, Oman

Posted on April 23, 2023 by patmathews

April 22, 2023. (Day 98) This was our 4th visit to Salalah, and this time we booked a private tour with Boris and Sonia. We were told that we needed to wear masks here, and it was curious that all … Continue reading →

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At Sea in the Indian Ocean

Posted on April 20, 2023 by patmathews

April 19, 20 and 21, 2023 Yesterday (April 19) we had the official announcement that we would not be going to our port in Yangon, Myanmar. We already kenw that because they are at a level 4 (red) advisory due … Continue reading →

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Chobe Chilwero, Botswana

Posted on April 11, 2023 by patmathews

April 7 – 9, 2023 After our morning game drive at Chief’s Camp, Chief and Sky helped us get our bags to the safari vehicles and on our Mack Air charter to Kasane Airport for our next adventure at Chobe … Continue reading →

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Sanctuary Chief’s Camp, Botswana

Posted on April 11, 2023 by patmathews

April 5-7, 2023 We had an early morning in Cape Town to make sure we were all packed and ready to go for our flight from Cape Town to Maun International, the airport where we got the small charter flight … Continue reading →

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Cape Town, South Africa

Posted on April 10, 2023 by patmathews

April 4, 2023 Here is a picture of “the usual suspects” in the casino. We will miss Leah, the dealer in this picture, who gets off in Cape Town. We arrived in Cape Town and after the face to face … Continue reading →

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