Countdown Timer
- No dates present
Archives
Categories
-
Recent Posts
Recent Comments
- ylm on Technicolour Dreams – [04/29/2023]
- YLM on Choose your Own Path
- Kathleen on Live the Life You Choose – Victoria, BC – [07/22/2021]
- Kerryn Carter on Live the Life You Choose – Victoria, BC – [07/22/2021]
- GypsyShaughnessy on Keeping Calm(ish) and Carrying On – Victoria, BC – [11/21/2020]
Meta
Category Archives: Grand Cruises
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
Maybe Tomorrow….[10/21/2011]
“ They say they built the train tracks over the alps between Vienna and Venice before there was a train that could make the trip, they built it anyway… they knew that one day the train would come…any arbitrary turning … Continue reading
Things you only hear on ships….
I assure you, this was a real conversation: Is that cookies and cream ice cream? Uh-huh… Heh…there must be someone in the morgue… Come again? When there’s loads of fresh flowers and good ice cream flavors out it usually means … 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
Moments – Korea – [10/13/2011]
I had IPM today, which meant I spent the majority of the day reading at my desk in the library. I could drift in and out when it was quiet, but I always feel slightly guilty doing that. But my … Continue reading
Posted in Grand Asia/Australia 2011
Leave a comment
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
What I Did For Love – At Sea – [10/10/2011]
~Look my eyes are dry The gift was ours to borrow It’s as if we always knew But I can’t regret What I did for love What I did for love…~ It takes a while to find your stride on … Continue reading
Posted in Grand Asia/Australia 2011, Performances
Leave a comment
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
Pressed Between The Pages – At Sea – [10/08/2011]
It’s strange, how when you drift around as much as I do, random things seem to gain more meaning. Despite the fact that my feet are firmly planted on the flagship – to the point where I can almost start … Continue reading