This is primarily a 44-day cruise that will take us from Hong Kong to Vancouver, BC. Along the way we will visit Hong Kong, Taiwan, China, South Korea, Japan, and Alaska before going down the Inner Passage on our way to Vancouver.
This is part of a series called Northern Pacific Wanderings 2024 We have just finished two days in Keelung and Taipei, Taiwan. Keelung is the port city that serves Taipei and it is interesting in its own right. Surrounded by mountains and the coast, Keelung is a natural port and also an excellent defense from…
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This is part of a series called Northern Pacific Wanderings 2024 Okay, how many of you have ever heard of the Penghu Islands? Neither had I, but being from an island in the middle of a massive archipelago, I wanted to see these islands. The archipelago here contains 90 islands, with the main island called…
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This is part of a series called Northern Pacific Wanderings 2024 Our first stop after leaving Hong Kong was Kaohsiung, Taiwan. We actually made it without the Chinese invading (of course, this was just our first stop in Taiwan, so there’s still time!) — although we were buzzed by a number of “fishing boats.” While…
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This is part of a series called Northern Pacific Wanderings 2024 After our very long flight to Hong Kong, we planned for a few days to relax in Hong Kong. Having been here several times before, our first decision was which side of the harbor we would stay on — Hong Kong Island or Kowloon….
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This is part of a series called Northern Pacific Wanderings 2024 We’re back on the road again. I am actually writing this at about 30,000 feet, on a 15-hour flight to Hong Kong. After resting up for a few days, we will get on a 44-day Seabourn cruise from Hong Kong to Vancouver Island, visiting…
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