Hong Kong was what we expected it to be, a thriving metropolis with high rises everywhere and a major shopping mecca in Asia. Behind the façade of all the modern buildings within Hong Kong are …
Continue readingMonth: April 2013
Vietnam- Nha Trang- Tuesday 23 April, 2013
After entering the beautiful river that leads up to Nha Trang the ship anchored in the centre of the river and passengers were ‘tendered’ to port. For the uninitiated this means they use the ships …
Continue readingVideo Links
I’m going to post the video links that I have done so far on our travels. I am aware that there has been a problem which I need to fix with some of the links …
Continue readingFriday Night – 19 April, 2013
Friday Night was Formal Night aboard the Princess so we dressed up for some fun. The videos say it all. As we did,t do a blog for the event I can’t reposition it in the …
Continue readingVietnam – Monday 22 April, 2013 -Phu My and Ba Ria Markets
Today we arrived at our first port of call in Vietnam the port of Phu My. Many of the passengers have elected to take tours into Ho Chi Minh/Saigon or to the Mekong Delta. At …
Continue readingSaturday 20 April, 2013
Currently we are on the Diamond Princess heading East out of Singapore Harbour. Can you believe we have been sailing now for almost 3 hours and haven’t reached the mouth of the harbour. We often …
Continue readingCruising -Diamond Princess – 18 April, 2013
We embarked the Diamond Princess at LaemChabang Port, about 2 hours drive south east of Bangkok. Our driver collected us from the Novotel Siam Square at 11.00 am and we were onboard by 2pm as …
Continue readingBangkok Tuesday 16-4-13
This is our Blog catch up and rest day. So not much else to add. I have just typed for 3 hours so we are now going for a foot massage before I start adding …
Continue readingBangkok Monday 15-4-13
This is our final booked tour. We were met in the lobby at 7am to be taken to the river cruise terminal to catch a bus to Ayuttaya. The coach was air conditioned and …
Continue readingBangkok Sunday 14-4-13
We met Vanna in the lobby at 7.15 for our 1.5 hour drive westward to the Floating Markets. This gave us a chance to view the countryside. About 70 km from Bangkok we drove …
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