Category Archives: March

Montevideo, Uruguay

Posted on March 24, 2018 by patmathews

March 23 and 24, 2018 Whenever the captain comes on the intercom and it is not noon – when he makes his daily update announcement, we have learned from previous cruises that it is not good news. So when we … Continue reading →

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Buenos Aires, Argentina

Posted on March 22, 2018 by patmathews

March 21 and 22, 2018 Wednesday, March 21 We checked out of our hotel, the Emporador, and had a tour of the city with Pablo. Buenos Aires has a population of 3.5 million and it is a study in contrasts. … Continue reading →

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A couple more from Iguazu and tango show

Posted on March 21, 2018 by patmathews

My readers know I love photographing children from their native countries. With permission of course. Here’s a little cutie at the Falls in a raincoat that was much too big! The butterflies were all over the place and beautiful. Our … Continue reading →

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Iguazu Falls

Posted on March 20, 2018 by patmathews

March 19 and 20 After a nice dinner and walk in Buenos Aires on Sunday after our arrival, we got up early yesterday for the flight to Iguazu Falls. Just under 2 hour flight, and we didn’t even go to … Continue reading →

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Flights and arrival in Buenos Aires

Posted on March 18, 2018 by patmathews

We traveled on Latam Airlines from Miami to Buenos Aires via Sao Paulo. Normally I wouldn’t write about flights but this was unusual. We never heard of an airline letting you bid on upgrades, but we got an email about … 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 →

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Hong Kong, Day 1

Posted on April 1, 2017 by patmathews

March 30, 2017 The handover of Asia’s last two European colonies, Hong Kong in 1997 and Macau in 1999, opened new eras for both. Despite a visible colonial heritage, the dominant Chinese character underlying these two SARs, or “Special Administrative … Continue reading →

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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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Kota Kinabalu (Borneo), Malaysia

Posted on March 25, 2017 by patmathews

March 25, 2017 Kota Kinabalu, KK for short, is a fairly new city. It was almost completely destroyed during WW II and only a few colonial remains are still left. It was a British territory for almost 100 years. There … Continue reading →