Incredible India! Chennai and Fair Trade Shop I woke up early, as I always do to catch the sunrise and watch us pull into port. However this time it was cloudy, sticky, really humid, hot and there was no sun. So I went back to bed and woke up a bit later and watched us…
PURA VIDA!
Hola Todos! this was a post intended for a few days ago, but I sent it to the wrong address. Bienvenido a Costa Rica!!!! Yes we have just docked in Puerto Caldera, Costa Rica. 20 Miles away from the main port city of Puntarenas. We have safely compelted our 18 day Pacific Crossing, with an…
100 Day Mark
Hi Everyone, Once again I must apologize for the slow updates recently. Finals are coming up and so are papers that need to be handed in. Once that is done with I shall be updating the site with key memories and experiences from India to Costa Rica and Honduras, oh! and of course of the…
Updates
Hey All, Sorry for the extreme delay in updates, and news from the Asian ports. Currently we are crossing the pacific, and today it has been rocking, shaking and turbulent unlike any other day we have had. In fact the ocean has sprayed on to the top decks of the ship, which has never happened…
Zhao An Hong Kong and China!
Da Jia Hao! We have just docked alongside Ocean Terminal in Hong Kong. How exciting, indeed this is the closest I will be to home on the entire voyage, and I am so excited!!!! I will be journeying to Beijing and then Lhasa, Tibet!!!! I cant wait to experience Tibet, though I am certain I…
Good Morning, Vietnam!
Hello Everyone! We have just docked in Ho Chi Minh City, or formerly known as Saigon in Vietnam! How exciting, I have lots planned and am looking forward to this country as it is the favorite one among many of the faculty and staff who have been here before. I am going to walk around…
Sea Olympics
On the day after Mauritius, October 5, 2011, the ship hosted the 107th sea Olympics, they do this on every voyage. Sea Olympics is a day where each sea (each area or section of cabins is part of a sea, I am part of the Yellow Sea) compete in a series of activities and cheers….
My 12 Hours in Mauritius
I woke up bright and early and waited at the gangway at around 5:30, 30 minutes before the let out time of 6AM. My friend and I were going to head into town and just wander about Port Louis for a couple of hours before I had to return to the ship to head out…
Voyage update
Hi All, Before I post an update on Mauritius, which by the way is a very beautiful island, I just wanted to give you an update on our trip around the world. So the Treasury Department has not yet granted us our license to go to Cuba, they have not denied it nor have they…
Mauritius
Hi All! We are currently docked in Mauritius!! How surreal! Sadly we are not allowed to get off until 6AM tomorrow morning. We sped up and arrived early because a passenger, who happens to be my “dad” in my extended family, had a non-life-threatening medical emergency. He has a detached retina, and cannot really see…
Archbishop Desmund Tutu
I grabbed my seat at around 4:45pm, the Mr. Desmund Tutu, as he is now called since his retirement, was set to arrive at 6pm. By 5:30pm the Union was packed and bustling. Then at 6:05pm he walked in. He is a very cute old man, and there was so much joy and purity in…
Safari to Kapama, Cape Town Days 4-6
On my last three days in South Africa I went on a safari to a private game reserve in the Kruger National Park area, the reserve is called Kapama Game Reserve. It contains 4 separate lodges and a spa. It covers around 13,000 hectares, but it has expanded since it opened. A small group of…
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