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Category Archives: Grand World Voyage 2011
Life in the fast lane… (04/11/2011)
It’s always towards the end of a contract that you realize how fast the time has really gone. When I boarded my current ship in Papeete, Tahiti back in January, it seemed like the 3.5 months of my contract was … Continue reading
In the Wee Small Hours – Kusadasi 04/09/2011
Insomnia is a curse, but it is even more of a curse when you work and live shipside. If you’re awake in the dark hours of the morning on a ship, it suddenly feels as if the ship herself is … Continue reading
Turkish Delight…again – Kusadasi 04/08/2011
It’s hard to believe that this is the second time I’ve sat at this very coffee bar, in Turkey. I never thought I’d go to Turkey once, let alone twice, let alone twice within about 6 months. I wasn’t a … Continue reading
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Water, Water Everywhere – Mediterranean 04/07/2011
One thing you adjust to in this line of work is the quick change in climate that comes with the inevitable change in location. It’s a similar thing to the constant readjusting of time that occurs as we travel ever … Continue reading
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Swish – Israel 04/06/2011
It’s rare that I place a personal, non-port related entry, on these pages – but this is still ever so vaguely work-related, and I can’t help but feel it belongs here. Bear with me; I assure you this won’t happen … Continue reading
Somehow I Found My Way – Petra, 04/03/2011
I don’t know where to start. I never thought I would be writing this entry, I never thought I’d see this port. The Rose City has been the crowning jewel on my list of “things I will somehow see before … Continue reading
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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All Wrapped up – Saris 101
My current ship hosted an India/Bollywood formal night the night after we departed Bombay – thus began my adventures in learning how to wear a sari…. When you look at a sari, it’s hard to comprehend that its’ really one … Continue reading
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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