Monthly Archives: October 2019

Wednesday mid day arrival. First stop Jurong bird park. QB looking forward to this attraction. Have been discussing this park with QB for many years, since my visits to Singapore. First stop after getting off the boat. Taxi ride to … Continue reading →

Monday, late morning tendering at the tropical beach/jungle Ko Samui. Our last port excursion. Dinner last evening was a Thai buffet. Highlight, for me, was the fruit. Star fruit, jack fruit, dragon fruit, papaya, pomelo, passion fruit, juju, guava…… Most … Continue reading →

Saturday. All day tour day. M arranged a special tour that we joined. 8 of us. First stop the Royal Palace. No Feng Shui by in my views. Far too many ornate and beautiful places stuck together. No gardens. Crowded … Continue reading →

Friday. Mid-day arrival. As this is a smaller ship we were able to go well up river and dock within 30 minutes (bus) of central Bangkok. The larger ships dock about 2 hours away from the center. And that is … Continue reading →

Wednesday, half day before cruising again Sit down breakfast notable only for the choice of fruits available. Nice collection of local choices but missing fresh jackfruit; was quite good last evening. In 2007 stayed at the Majestic hotel, only about … Continue reading →

Monday, a cruising day on our way to Saigon. Brunch was a fine catered dim sum event. Dinner, not pictured, was Raj based, both cuisines. Also quite good. Tuesday Oct 22. Did not rain as forecasted. Hot and humid of … Continue reading →

Friday, final day in Ha Long Bay, then onto Dan Nang area A relaxing day of doing nothing but reading, QB off to the spa and snacking on Jackfruit occasionally. The pomelo of yesterday was a complete and soon in … Continue reading →

Wednesday, fair skies. Onto the boat and getting settled. Signed up for their slow, one device at a time, internet package. Time will tell how functional. Leaving port. Got to the room and found that we are to set back … Continue reading →

Tuesday – rain finished. Met a local on the elevator. American woman living here for the past couple of years. Some interesting comments: 1. USA press used to exaggerate the situation here, but now getting worse and coverage is closer … Continue reading →

Monday, rain promised, and some delivered but not much. Escalators and large air-conditioned shopping centers on the plan. Yesterday the streets were empty, weekend traffic. Today, like a normal city with lots of people on the streets and overpasses. The … Continue reading →