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Exploring Tokyo
We spent our first day exploring around the area of our first hotel…and of course we started with an early morning run in downtown Tokyo near the Ginza district and the fish market. It was amazingly easy to run the … Continue reading
Arrived in Japan
Flew on United out of San Francisco. Great flight…time passed by quickly. Watched the movie Nebraska. Bruce Dern should have won the Academy Award, but I digress… As recommended by many, we hit the currency exchange counters and ATMs to … Continue reading
Posted in International, Travel
Tagged blog, Conrad, Hotel, International, Japan, Tokyo, train, Travel
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Working on the first blog posting for Japan
Checked into the flights and hanging out in the United lounge on the way to Japan for 3 weeks. Have to make sure the Surface is charged up and loaded with some new games and movies from Xbox media store … Continue reading
Learning About Aliens During our Last Day in Tahiti
We got off our yacht today in Papeete and decided to tour around the island a little more. There are quite a few good sites to visit and spend half a day driving around the full island. It was interesting … Continue reading
4×4 Exploration in Bora Bora
We did a little exploring Bora Bora with a local who had a good Land Rover and could take us up some of the treacherous trails to the top of the Bora Bora mountains (hills?). It was gorgeous weather and … Continue reading
Posted in International, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged blog, Bora bora, Hiking, International, Tahiti
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Chef’s Dinner on Princess Cruise
Last night we spent some time with the Executive Chef who prepared a stunning repast for us an 8 others on the cruise. The appetizers were served in the main galley and in some ways, they were so good…it … Continue reading
Posted in Cruise, International, Travel
Tagged blog, Chefs Dinner, Cruise, Princess, Princess Cruise
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Diving in Bora Bora
We anchored in Bora Bora for two days. This is currently the hot spot and most popular place to visit in the French Polynesia islands. Today, we went out for two dives in gorgeous waters and weather. The first dive … Continue reading
Tahiti is the source of the best Vanilla
Today we pulled into Raiatea and we were not tendered which was nice. Getting on and off the yacht in 5 minutes or less is a treat. It was definitely very warm here, so we awoke early, had some breakfast … Continue reading
A little about diving in the South Pacific
There are islands everywhere…even little ones with only one tree. You have to be very cautious of the currents and the large waves that can appear due to changing tides around the various coral atolls. The most important advice: … Continue reading
Diving in Rangiroa
We pulled into the large coral atoll of Rangiroa. The waves were really rough outside the atoll, but when you come in, it is quite peaceful. We took the opportunity to do some diving here given the large coral … Continue reading
