En route to Trincomalee, Sri Lanka. Arrive on 23-Mar. Question: Has Anything Scary Happened on the Cruise? Nothing "scary" has happened, but some unusual things like: Turning around the very first day out of San Francisco to returned a poor guest who had injured themselvesThe engines shutting down during the first week (but only for … Continue reading Questions and Voices

En Route to Trincomalee, Sri Lanka. Arrive on 23-Mar. So, it's finally time to describe the picture-taking equipment I brought with me. Mobile Phone I've already talked about my cell phone, a 2015 Motorola Nexus 6 with a 13-megapixel rear facing camera. I've used this camera far more than I thought I would, but it … Continue reading Technical Post – Camera

Location: Siem Reap, Cambodia Because of the airplane troubles on the first day, we missed a scheduled dinner show at our hotel. But they performers were available for our added day, so we got to have the dinner and show anyway. Dinner was a wonderful buffet (with far too much food) at one end of … Continue reading Dancing Queens

Location: Siem Reap, Cambodia After lunch we went to Angkor Thom, which is a general name for the whole complex. There are five bridges the cross a moat to enter, but only one has the any remaining statues of deva (angels) and asura (demons) that line the bridge. The greyer colors are where they are … Continue reading Angkor Thom

Location: Siem Reap, Cambodia Today is temple day. First, we visited Angkor Wat. We got our tickets yesterday, as they take your picture and then print out a pass which is checked as the bus approaches the temple complex. This way we avoided any lines in the morning. Angkor Wat is surrounded by a wide … Continue reading Angkor Wat