January26,2025 Just to refresh your memory…as we were walking along the food stalls, our gang arrived on Vespas… So here we are in a sort of alleyway sort of street… Hai’s directing traffic…greeting the Vespa drivers… We put on our helmets and there’s a hiccup…Tim’s helmet strap is not long enough… We try a different...
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January 26,2025 We arrived in the port of Saigon last night and woke to steamy temperatures and this view from our stateroom. Dry cleaning and pressing are included in our cruise fare…I usually do a quick load of laundry every other day in the very nicely appointed laundry room -(no snark intended- laundry soap, dryer...
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January 24,2025 We woke to blue skies, turquoise water and blazing heat…like really hot humid heat. Although we have a port side cabin, our view in Sihanoukville was not of the dock. Breakfast in Trident Grill. I walked out on to the pool deck to get the 360(ish) view…and felt like I was melting. Today...
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January 23,2025 After our flower market visit, Sayan drove us to Wat Pho, sometimes know as Wat Po…one of the oldest, largest and most visited temple complexes in Bangkok. I parked Timmy on a bench to rest his ankle and took off to snap a few pics. This is Genghis Khan. Yes, you read that...
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January 23,2025 We woke just as the sun was rising. On our way to breakfast we took some more photos Back on the Veranda… There’s a mist in the morning that I suspect is smog Breakfast offerings were vast…I enjoyed a mushroom and chive omelet… …and look what we found… Chia pudding! I’m glad we...
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We survived another round of Bangkok traffic and landed at the Mandarin Oriental. What a beautiful hotel. We were greeted so warmly, I thought the bellmen were mistaking us for visiting royalty. I’m not exaggerating. Pok stayed with us through check in. After check in the receptionist walked us to our room… …and oh what...
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January 22,2025 continued. After lunch we strolled the back streets to the waterfront to catch a long tail boat for a cruise down the ChaoPhraya River. That’s the Wat Arun temple across the river…it dominates the landscape. We waited on the dock for our boat to arrive. Pok made the arrangements the night before, and...
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January 22,2025 Symphony docked in Laem Chabang. It’s a super busy port, and about a two hour drive to Bangkok. Because the ship was docked overnight, and to optimize our time, we planned to stay overnight in the city. Here’s the view from our balcony That’s Timmy in the background …our guide Pok greeted us...
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January 21,2025 We woke to mist and fog in the Bay of Thailand We anchored off the coast of Koh Samui Pastries and yogurt in our cabin We tendered to shore just before noon Our guide Noona and her driver Tony were waiting for us…she sent us her photo via WhatsApp and we sent her...
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January 18, 2025 We rarely eat breakfast on embarkation mornings…but we couldn’t pass up a final opportunity to say good bye to the morning staff at Fiamma. Truffle goat cheese again! Timmy had a special request omelet: Duck breast and bell pepper …he loved it! We checked out and Jamie and Tan drove us to...
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