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Category Archives: Ports of Call
Along the Nile – Luxor 04/03/2011
The Valley of the Kings is a good distance away from where we actually port, so in order to get there, 45 crew members (all very tired from the theme party the night before) piled into a bus, clutching packed … Continue reading
Arabian Nights – Dubai 03/24th – 26th/2011
A few months before coming joining this ship I watched a special on the creation of Dubai, a city that is really only 50 years old (I think it’s one of the youngest cities in existence). The city literally seems … Continue reading
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Bombay Dreams – India 2011 (Kotchi 03/18, Mumbai 3/20)
When people think of India, I imagine they think as I did before my brief time there this contract. All silks and bright colours, saffron and incense, Elephants decorated with tassels and beautiful girls with gems on the center … Continue reading
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Under the Gaze of the Mer-lion – Singapore 03/13/2011
I’m sure that everyone is expecting me to have some sort of wonderful cultural insight into Singapore, something in my traditional vein of poetic analysis that’s somewhat come to be my trademark in write-ups about ports of call. I’m sorry … Continue reading
Good Morning Vietnam – 03/11/11
The first glimpse of Vietnam I had out my library window this morning was a very strange experience. It was like looking out at a slightly abstract painting. The water here is almost exactly the same slate grey color as … Continue reading
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Regarding Recent Events II
I promised an update – though I’m not certain how many readers I have at this early point in this blog’s live, so here we go. Our captain came on with an announcement this morning stating categorically that our entire … Continue reading
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Regarding recent events
Regarding the recent (and I do mean recent) earthquake in Japan. At the moment, there have been no warnings issued for the Indian Ocean, which is where my ship is currently in port (in Vietnam at the moment). I will … Continue reading
In The Land Of The Dragon – Hong Kong
It’s difficult to describe Hong Kong, solely because Hong Kong is no one thing. It’s so many things. It’s a bustling metropolis, crashed side by side with traditional culture. The result of this is that there are huge signs hung … Continue reading
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Thoughts On Christchurch – 03/02/2011
I’m not really sure where to start on this, as I’m not really sure where to start on so many things, but I feel the need to say something. This morning, our Captain sent out an email ship-wide containing before … Continue reading
Beautiful Sadness – Madang
“Didn’t you ever dream of sleeping under the stars?” “No, I dreamed of having a house in New Guinea” ~ Swiss Family Robinson Madang was another of those disturbing ports for me. One of the ones that makes you very … Continue reading