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Category Archives: Ports of Call
Waltzin’ Matilda – Melbourne – [11/12/2011]
“You want to what…?” “Campbell and I are getting bikes today…you coming?” Half asleep, I muttered something back to Wildish about “yeah sure, meet you at the gangway after drill” and fell back asleep…until of course the alarm that marks … Continue reading
Suicide Is Painless…. – Nha Trang, Vietnam – 10/27/2011
“This one goes out to a couple of guys on their way to Nha Trang…” ~ Good Morning Vietnam No matter how many times I come to a Vietnamese port in the course of my shipboard career, I don’t think … Continue reading
To All Who Come To This Happy Place…- Hong Kong/Disneyland – 10/24/2011
“You’re gonna love this place Larry. It really brings out the kid in you” – WDW Commercial circa 1990 Those of you who know me well know how much of a Disneyland person I am, those of you who know … Continue reading
Jade Dragons and Pearl Towers – Shanghai – [10/18-19/2011]
If you were to take Disneyland’s original Tomorrowland combine it with The Jetson’s and scale it up to slightly larger than life – you might have a product that resembles Shanghai’s skyline. In all honesty, the only skyline I’ve seen … Continue reading
Ladder to Heaven – Xingang/The Great Wall of China – [10/15/2011]
“The Emperor’s Great Wall, the longest graveyard in the world” – White Jade Tiger There are some things that neither photographs nor words can do any level of justice to. Petra was one of those, the Great Wall is another. … Continue reading
Sandpaper and Sopranos – Dalian, China – [10/14/2011]
I warn you in advance, this is going to sound cynical, but this isn’t meant as a rant. I try and make these pages honest, and give at least some honest impression about the many places I get to see. … Continue reading
Stranger in a Strange Land – Busan, South Korea – [10/11/2011]
When I first accepted this contract there was one thing that I completely forgot about my own personal mind-set, or rather that I just didn’t think about. Since I started work with the line, I’ve developed a much thicker skin … Continue reading
Shades Of Grey – Vladivostok, Russia – [10/09/2011]
A lot of the ports we visit are little pieces of paradise, with something fantastic to see around every corner. Some though, are just unusual. Vladivostok is…well…it’s as if someone has left a photograph too long in the sun, leaving … Continue reading
Land Ho…at last – Petrapavlovsk, Russia – [10/05/2011]
There is nothing quite like looking out your office window and seeing land after 7 days or more of gazing out the same window and seeing nothing but tossing white caps and rolling swells. This is a tender port, which … Continue reading
Wrapping it all up – Ketchikan – [09/21/2011]
It’s hard to believe that this is the last Alaskan port I’ll see until next season, and that’s always assuming I get the Alaska run next season. That’s never a sure thing. As it is we’re ending the season with … Continue reading
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