This is part of a series called Seabourn Half-World cruise Heading north from Langkawi, you quickly cross into Thailand again. Our stop for the day was Phuket, Thailand’s largest island, located in Andaman Sea. Phuket traditionally made its money through tin and rubber, but in recent years, it has been all about tourism – enjoying…
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This is part of a series called Seabourn Half-World cruise Langkawi (the official name is Langkawi, the jewel of Kedah) is an archipelago of about 100 islands located 20 miles off the coast of Malaysia and quite close to the border with Thailand. Like the mainland, the population is primarily Malay and they practice Islam. …
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This is part of a series called Seabourn Half-World cruise Ah Singapore! This was my third time visiting (Deb’s second), and we agree it is one of our favorite cities. It is a true jewel in Southeast Asia and a crossroads for trade across the Pacific. It is highly diverse both ethnically (Chinese, Malay, Indian,…
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This is part of a series called Seabourn Half-World cruise Well, we decided to brave the grueling traffic around Bangkok to go visit Ayutthaya, the second capital of Siam. Although much of it is in ruins today, at one point (around 1700) it was the largest city in the world, with over 1 million residents. …
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This is part of a series called Seabourn Half-World cruise We are spending two days in Bangkok to explore both the city and the surrounding area. First of all, Thailand is beautiful and the people are very friendly and seem…
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This is part of a series called Seabourn Half-World cruise Well, it is time to leave the countryside for the big city and the long drive to pick up our ship. I wish we had more time to spend in Siem Reap. On our last night, we had dinner…
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This is part of a series called Seabourn Half-World cruise Today, we headed a couple of hours from Siem Reap to see something truly amazing – the floating village of Kompong Phluk (well, it would be floating during…
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This is part of a series called Seabourn Half-World cruise We flew from Ho Chi Minh City to Siem Reap to spend a couple of days and then head down for a short stop in Phnom Penh before a tortuous 4-hour drive to Sihanoukville to meet the ship. In this post, I’ll talk a bit…
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This is part of a series called Seabourn Half-World cruise Well, I must say it feels a bit weird cruising up the Saigon River at daybreak. The last time I was here was in 1975 as part of Operation Frequent Wind – the evacuation of South Vietnam. The retreat to the South, with the North…
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This is part of a series called Seabourn Half-World cruise Well, we have reached our first port after leaving Hong Kong – Danang, Vietnam. Unfortunately, we are only spending one day here and we had to choose between staying to look around Danang or heading to the Imperial City of Hue (A UNESCO World Heritage…
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