The last night before the final port the entire crew is presented on stage. Cooks, butlers, housekeeping, bar (loud cheer at their introduction - lol), reception, shore excursions, engineering and more. After 300+ days on Silversea and several cruises I still think it's a great thing to show appreciation for the folks who make it … Continue reading Singapore – Day 1

Cool sunset as we sail west to Singapore to end our Asia Grand Voyage. Heading West A few minutes later some of the clouds looking like someone moving to the right, red hair streaming. Yeah, I have at least a little romantic in me. Where is She Going? Once I get to Singapore I will … Continue reading Sunset

Two for one, as Coron did not have much to photograph. Palawan is a group of islands south-west of Manila (and the Philippine main island of Luzon). We docked in Coron, which is on the northern-most island. I remember stopping at many small islands while crossing the South Pacific or Indian Oceans. For Coron, I … Continue reading Coron & Puerto Princesa

97 deg F / 37 deg C. Sixty percent humidity. This is exactly why I moved to Arizona. The last time I was in Manila was February 2019, and it didn't feel like this. Today I choose to visit the older parts of Manila. But first, we visited the grand hero of the Philippines. The … Continue reading Manila

We docked in Keelung, Taiwan; which is the northern port access to Taipei. You may remember my 2019 visit to Taipei, when we also docked in Keelung. Back then I took a day-long tour in Taipei, visiting many sites. Back in 2019 the Destination Lecturer said great things about the National Palace Museum. Just the … Continue reading Taipei