Two seniors traveling the world
Have passport will travel!
Cover Photo Many countries greet us with music and dance. It's a pleasant way to get off the ship as you are heading to your bus tour. I quickly snapped a couple of photos while hurrying to get on the tour bus. Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage After a very long 3-hour drive, we arrived in Pinnawala... Continue Reading →
Iconic Symbol What do you think of when you think of Singapore? The movie, Crazy Rich Asians or maybe the Merlion statue. In our two days in Singapore, we only went by the iconic Merlion statue once and you guessed it, we were on a bus. The feature photo was taken from the Observation deck... Continue Reading →
Danang We docked in Danang at an industrial port. Fortunately, the buses were close to the pier because it was already hot. On our drive to Hoi An, we saw quite a few of these round fishing boats. Our tour called for us to stop at a beach on our way back. YEAH! Our guide... Continue Reading →
Special Administrative Region of China Hong Kong is part of China. On July 1st, 1997, the United Kingdom ended its 156-year rule over Hong Kong. The area was given 50 years to slowly integrate into the economic and governing system of mainland China. In 2020, after passing a national security law, Beijing has been increasing... Continue Reading →
Our first two stops in China were Shanghai and Dalian. Yes, security getting off and on the ship was tight, however, that is where the similarity ended. The tour guides were a bit freer in their commentary on the government and their interpretation of the history of the communist regime in China. Getting through immigration... Continue Reading →
The Journey Begins Beijing was not our first stop in China. We had already been to Shanghai and Dalian both of which were fantastic stops. Beijing did not disappoint. We were awake when the alarm rang. It was time to get ready for Beijing. One more check to make sure we had everything we needed.... Continue Reading →
We went to a lot of Temples in Japan. Each had a beauty of their own. The most striking was the Kinkaku-ji (gold temple). It is now a Buddhist temple. It started as the home of the Salonji family. In 1397 the third Shogun of Ashikaga took it over and built the Kinkaku. It became... Continue Reading →
Mt. Fuji Only about 30% of the tours to Mt. Fuji get a clear day. We could hardly believe our luck, we were among the lucky few. First a few facts about Mt. Fuji. It's 3,776 meters (12,388 ft). One of Japan's 3 sacred mountains. In the summer, people hike to the top. The crater... Continue Reading →
Surprise Hard Rock Cafe Straight Ahead Before arriving at each port, Kimberely our Cruise Director does a "Port Talk" giving us ideas about navigating independently and what to see and do as well as some history and interesting facts about the port. It was interesting to learn that Guam only gets 5 cruise ships a... Continue Reading →
Two seniors traveling the world 