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Category Archives: October
Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) Vietnam
October 18 and 19 We landed at the airport in Ho Chi Minh City (many still call it Saigon) around noon, and the ship wasn’t due to dock until 1 PM. When we were here in 2011, we were on … Continue reading
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Siem Reap (The temples of Angkor Wat) Cambodia
October 16-18 After breakfast on the ship, 22 of us (plus Nancy, one of the destinations staff who also accompanied us to Bagan), headed for our next adventure – Siem Reap and the temples of Angkor Wat. We traveled on … Continue reading
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Bangkok, Thailand
October 15 We hadn’t planned on an excursion today, we were just going to go exploring. We have spent several days in Bangkok on another trip and have seen the palace and the temples. It was our good luck that … Continue reading
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Sihanoukville, Cambodia
October 14 Here’s what I knew about Cambodia before arriving here today (for a first visit): After we visited Vietnam several years ago, many people asked us if we had been to Cambodia – that it was very beautiful and … Continue reading
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Ko Samui, Thailand
October 13 We awoke this morning to a downpour with thunder and lightning. This is a port that we are at anchor and get to the dock via tender, so we weren’t sure we would be going on our tour … Continue reading
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Singapore
October 10 and 11 We gor our passports back for Singapore and had to fill out the arrival and departure cards. If you have never been here (we spent 3 days several years ago), you may not know how strict … Continue reading
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Cruising the Strait of Malacca
October 9 A rainy day here – a sea day so of course there is lots to do on the ship. I had my bridge lesson and am ready now to move to the “intermediate” group which meets one hour … Continue reading
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Phuket, Thailand
October 8 We arrived in Phuket this morning around 7 AM and noticed right away that it was very hazy. While we were at breakfast, Leslie, our cruise director, made an announcement that the haze was smoke due to a … Continue reading
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Cruising the Andaman Sea enroute to Phuket, Thailand
October 6 We have two New Zealand sisters on board – Amy and Liza Cronhelm – who are the designers of a jewelry company called Wild Jewels. Their handcrafted jewelry features sterling silver, paua shell, Mother of Pearl, gemstones and … Continue reading
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Temples of Bagan, Myanmar
October 4 and 5 After our tour of the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon (which by the way has a gold stupa that is visable from all over town and is said to be topped with more than 6500 diamonds, rubies … Continue reading
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