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: Fire & Ice 2017
Bountiful – Suva, Fiji – [12/06/2017]
Every once in a while, I get drawn to a place with absolutely no idea what it is that’s drawn me there. Today, we were in Suva, which is the capital of Fiji, or at least one of the largest … Continue reading
Posted in Fall Contracts, Fire & Ice 2017
Leave a comment
To the Land Down Under – Darwin, Australia – [11/15/2017]
So long Asia…g’day Australia. Ever since I read Bill Bryson’s In A Sunburnt Country, I’ve formed a funny opinion about Australia. With the world’s deadliest snakes, jellyfish, sharks, riptides and spiders – it seems to be the only country on … Continue reading
Universally Blessed – Singapore, Singapore – [11/07/2017]
I am remembering swiftly that the best thing about working long cruises is the utterly amazing days where you get to play hooky. And this was not something that happened to me a lot on my previous job, in fact, … Continue reading
Laugh Until We Cry – Hong Kong Disneyland, Hong Kong – [11/01/2017]
See it in your mind and you will find your imagination Mysteries and magic Visions fantastic I’m a hard sell on the idea of “the perfect day” but some days? Some days make that rating.. A perfect sun-spilled day, with … Continue reading
Empires Beyond – Tianjin, China – [10/25/2017]
Three steps off the gangway and I am viciously reminded of why I have a distinct distaste for modern day mainland china. As my steps echo through the vastness of the empty terminal my eyes are already starting to sting … Continue reading
Another Chapter – Beijing, China – [10/24/2017]
I came to an odd conclusion yesterday when I was sitting in my cabin with Strange slung over my shoulder, cursing my clumsy fingering as I edged my way through One Tin Solider: I am at a stage where I … Continue reading
Farewell Japan – At Sea – [10/21/2017]
And so we bid farewell to the Land Of the Rising Sun and make our way instead to the Land of the Middle Kingdom. Goodbye Japan, hello China. I find myself hoping it’s not an omen that we are blowing … Continue reading
Living Grace – Osaka, Japan – [10/18/2017]
I never truly had an interest in Japan, in University Japanese are was the one class I decidedly turned down enrolling in – nothing about it grabbed me, and moreover I didn’t even come close to understanding it. Then I … Continue reading
Green-Gilled – At Sea –[10/05/2017]
And then there are the days when Mamma Ocean, just does not like us at all. For the most part, my birthday has been thoroughly enjoyable. I keep myself to myself, I make a point of not telling many people … Continue reading
Growing into 35 – At Sea – [10/05/2017]
When I grow up…. I will be strong enough to carry all the heavy things you have to haul around with you when you’re a grown up And when I grow up, I will be brave enough to fight the … Continue reading