Visiting Taiwan Keelung is one of Taiwan’s largest ports and the closest to Taipei. It is a major city in its own right with much to offer. It offers easy access to Taipei which is about an hour away. The harbor area of the city is easily walkable and offers a number of ways toContinue reading “Port of Call Keelung, Taiwan & Taipei”
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Todays Image • End Of A Perfect Day
Spending Time At Sea I’ve spent a lot of time at sea and truly believe that there is no experience that matches the peace one feels looking out at the vastness of it. Henry David Thoreau had his Walden Pond and John Muir his wilderness while my muse is the sea… At the age ofContinue reading “Todays Image • End Of A Perfect Day”
Cruising The South China Sea & Asia
An Introduction Explore Asia On A Cruise Cruise lines are always expanding their itineraries to attract more passengers. While in the past the vast majority of cruises have been North America, the Caribbean and Europe much is changing. Two rapidly growing destination are Latin America and Asia. By creating more exotic itineraries cruise companies notContinue reading “Cruising The South China Sea & Asia”
Todays Image • An Albatros In The Southern Ocean
Encounters at sea with majestic Albatros’
Port of Call Messina, Sicily
Probably one of the most important stretches of water in the Mediterranean is the Straits of Messina that separates the boot of Italy from the island of Sicily. In ancient legend the straight is said to be only an arrows shot wide. With a majority of cruise itineraries going south and east out of Rome’sContinue reading “Port of Call Messina, Sicily”
The Cruise Port Of Rotterdam
Rotterdam is becoming Northern Europe’s newest major cruise port. How to get there and things to do.
