Category Archives: China

>Back to the Wall (The Great One)

Posted on August 17, 2009 by

> This time, not sick, and not on horseback, I decided to go on the Crew Tour to the Wall, for lack of anything better to do. Lucky I did, because Sherwin surprised me, and went on the tour as … Continue reading →

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>China Haze

Posted on June 9, 2009 by

>This is just a footnote on the pollution haze in China – you can see it clearly (hah) from the ship. This is in Dalian, China

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>Friends and Late Night Shopping in Shanghai

Posted on June 9, 2009 by

>My friend Liz, who used to be a dancer on the ship, came and had dinner with me onboard the ship in Shanghai. She has a blog but has to post it by some tricky method as blogger is blocked … Continue reading →

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>A Bike Ride to the Bund in Hazy Shanghai

Posted on June 3, 2009 by

>The ship was docked in the HuangPu river – right near the Bund in Shanghai. From here you can see old Shanghai, And new I dared take my bike to the Bund to look for a geocache there. I say … Continue reading →

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>One More Hong Kong

Posted on June 1, 2009 by

>A morning with nothing to do took me through the shopping mall along the waterfront in search of some geocaches. I like this juice bar and by the way they offer free internet! I had a ginger smoothie. My walk … Continue reading →

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>A Belated Birthday

Posted on May 29, 2009 by

>Part of the reason for the expensive Crab feast was that is was Sherwin’s birthday – a celebration that seemed to go on for weeks. We had a cabin party – in which the whole band showed up 11pm as … Continue reading →

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>Fancy Food in Hong Kong

Posted on May 27, 2009 by

>A well-deserved night out in Hong Kong. What a photo! But first we had to find our way out of the shopping mall. They had actually planted Japanese cherry trees in the middle of the mall! Must be a seasonal … Continue reading →

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>Finally, in Hong Kong

Posted on May 24, 2009 by

>It probably seems like months to the remaining folks who read this blog, but about 10 days from Honolulu we did reach Hong Kong. The mistiness, er, pollution, of China was a welcome sight. In addition to the air, my … Continue reading →

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>The Hippy Island

Posted on May 9, 2008 by

>The following pictures are from Hong Kong, although you just might not recognize it from these pictures. Steph took me to Lama island, a short ferry ride from the ship. This is the hippy island with a beach and a … Continue reading →

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>I’ll take two, please

Posted on April 29, 2008 by

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