Category Archives: Travel

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Hanging out in Singapore

After 2 weeks of cruising around Siam Bay and the South China Sea, we have docked in Singapore and are going to be spending a few days around town to check out a few more sites before heading back to … Continue reading

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Diving Near Phuket Island Thailand 

Lots of people like to visit all the sites in the James Bond and Leonardo DiCaprio movies… But we snuck off and headed to Chalong Pier to join a dive team headed to Racha Yair. This is a popular spot … Continue reading

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Running in Georgetown (Penang Malaysia)

We stopped at the island of Penang today. Of course, we went running along the seaside course recommended by the Penang Forward Sports Club. It was interesting that we kept getting buzzed by Mig-29s from the Malaysian Air Force. First … Continue reading

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Good Morning Malaysia! 

We pulled into a port known as Kelang. It is definitely warm and humid… And it is hard to tell if the haze is pollution or the extreme humidity. We then headed to Kuala Lumpur of course! The city is … Continue reading

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Running Around the Islands

You have to love a long weekend run when you can run for marathon length distances in record time! This was in the Gulf of Siam headed from Thailand to Vietnam. Running around the world is always fun.  Some of … Continue reading

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Singapore Zoo

Since we had a half day layover in the port of Singapore, we decided to check out the secret NSA Echelon site that is in the northern part of Singapore. But since it was heavily guarded with no access, we … Continue reading

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The Port of Phu My Vietnam

We had a fun day exploring Saigon from a different point of view today. Very thankful for the $8 2 GB data SIM card. 🤡 It was a delight to explore the city as a local and not as a … Continue reading

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Lunch in Saigon 

Oh yes, the traffic is based on waves of motor scooters, but if you have a good local guide, you can walk to almost every place you need to go. We took a stroll through the local market around lunch … Continue reading

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One Day in Bangkok Thailand

(you can sing along with the music if you like) The city pretty much draped in black and white ribbons since the country is mourning the death of their 9th king who ruled the country for almost 70 years (world … Continue reading

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Exploring Siam Bay with a little Running

Surprisingly, the cruise ship has a very nice, large and modern fitness center (gym). Lots of equipment, free weights, treadmills, etc.  The only disappointment is the gym is only open from 7 AM to 10 PM.  You cannot get up … Continue reading

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