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QUARANTINED!
April 17 – after my lovely tour of Manila and delicious lunch at a beautiful hotel, we returned to the ship. We got back in time for Happy Hour, so some of us decided to stop and have a drink and then from there we went up to the Terrace Grill. After a hard day…
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MANILLA, PHILIPPINES
Tuesday, April 17 and we were in Manila, capital of the Philippines, and I was really impressed with the city and the people. Everyone is so friendly. They wave and smile at our bus as we go by, whether they are walking on the sidewalk, riding on a moped, sitting on a bus, or working…
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MOVING FORWARD….
SINGAPORE marked the end of the third segment of our Around the World voyage. Again approximately 400 passengers got off and another 400 got on. It’s funny to feel now like these people are boarding OUR ship and I know we all feel a little smug. I wonder if these passengers feel it. There are…
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SINGAPORE
MOTHER SAID THERE’D BE DAYS LIKE THIS….. Our ship docked at 10 am in Singapore and by 10:30 we – Suzanne, Kat and I – were off the boat. I had been here a couple of times, once many years ago with Chris Burstow, and again in 2010 with the Beer’s, the year the Marina…
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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
We docked in Port Klang, one of the main ports in Malaysia. It is hot and humid in the 90s and we are lucky because the thunderstorms hold off. Kuala Lumpur is the capital of Malaysia and is approximately 57K or 35 miles from this port. I was not on a ship’s tour here, and…
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SEA DAYS
There is always lots to do on sea days. Have a lazy day. Catch up on blogging! Right!! Tidy up your room and of course the usual activities plus some others that only occur on sea days, like art class. Some people hate sea days, but I love them. You can sit out on your…
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SHWEDAGON PAGODA, RANGOON, BURMA aka JANGON, MYANMAR
I got back to Jangon from Bagan around noon the next day, and had several hours before Insignia sailed. So I decided to make a quick trip into the city to see the famous and beautiful Shwedagon Pagoda, since we had missed the day before because of our late arrival. I was not disappointed. I…
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BAGAN, MYANMAR/BURMA
BURMA OK, OK So it is now called Myanmar – but that name doesn’t let me conger up romantic images while singing…. “on the road to Mandalay, where the flying fishes play, and the sun comes up like thunder out of China cross the bay….” We were delayed getting out of India and slowed…
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COCHIN, INDIA
I am on senses overdrive! I have just returned to the ship after spending a day in Cochin, or Kochi as the locals call this charming city in India along the Arabian Sea. I was with three friends, Suzanne, who teaches art on board, Kat, who plays the flute while we draw, and Sandy a…
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MANGALORE, INDIA
Didn’t do a tour here, but Sherry and I took the shuttle bus to the local shopping centre and had a grand time roaming around the four levels of shops, mostly selling sari type clothing and material. We saw a beautiful red wedding dress, but ended up not buying anything. Well, except a pair of…
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