Singapore History
16 marzo 2024, Singapore ⋅ 🌩️ 33 °C
Due to its location as an island at the tip of the Malaysian peninsula Singapore escaped the fate of the rest of Malaysia. The Kingdom of Singapore was first established in 1299 and had fairly stableLeggi altro
Singapore and the Animals
17 marzo 2024, Singapore ⋅ 🌩️ 34 °C
As part of its green space Singapore has a very extensive zoo. As with most modern zoos they are committed to humane treatment and preservation of rare/endangered species. Many of their animals areLeggi altro
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
18 marzo 2024, Strait of Malacca ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
A bit about the history of Malaysia. There has been evidence of habitation in Malaysia for 40,000 years. Trading ports developed as early as 2000 BC and reflected Chinese and Indian influences. By theLeggi altro
Langkawa
19 marzo 2024, Malaysia ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
Malaysia is known for its wild life diversity. So on the island of Langkawa I chose to do the Jungle Trek rated as demanding. Understand that on a Viking cruise the average age must be about 70 soLeggi altro
Georgetown Malaysia
20 marzo 2024, Malaysia ⋅ ☁️ 34 °C
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be in a cage with the animals regarding you? Today we traveled from Georgetown Indonesia to an island orangutan reserve where the animals are free andLeggi altro
Phuket, Thailand
21 marzo 2024, Tailandia ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
Phuket, population 400,000, is an island off the west coast of Thailand in the Andaman Sea. It used to produce tin and rubber but now its economy is based almost entirely on tourism. Sunshine andLeggi altro
Story of Tea Part One
22 marzo 2024, Bay of Bengal ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Sailing through the Andaman Sea. Since today is a sea day I will tell the story of the Chinese, the Brits, tea and opium. As Britain imported tea it rapidly became the beverage of choice evenLeggi altro
Story of Tea Part Two
23 marzo 2024, Bay of Bengal ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
We are now in the Bay of Bengal and it is time for part two in the story of tea. The Brits were not satisfied with correcting the trade balance. They wanted to know how to grow and process the teaLeggi altro
Colombo, Sri Lanka aka Ceylon
24 marzo 2024, Sri Lanka ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
Sri Lanka has a history similar to other southeast Asian countries having been colonized by the Portuguese, the Dutch and then the English. Unfortunately its post colonial period has been marked byLeggi altro
Modern Architecture in Colombo
25 marzo 2024, Sri Lanka ⋅ ⛅ 35 °C
I learned that the founder of Modern Tropical architecture, Geoffrey Bawa, lived in Colombo so of course I wanted to see what this was all about. I visited his home in which he connected and remodeledLeggi altro
Going to Cochin
27 marzo 2024, Laccadive Sea ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Leaving Sri Lanka and headed to Cochin, India. This will be our only stop in India giving us a tiny glimpse into a vast and diverse continent. We would have had several stops in India before the routeLeggi altro
Cochin
27 marzo 2024, India ⋅ ☀️ 34 °C
Cochin ( population of greater urban area 2.1 million) is a busy port in southern India on the Laccadive Sea. Instead of touring the city we chose to go to the backwaters that run through the riceLeggi altro
VOC & British East India Co.
28 marzo 2024, Arabian Sea ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
A first of several sea days on our way to Mauritius. One of today's enrichment lectures was about the Dutch East India company (the VOC) and the British East India company. Both of them were integralLeggi altro
Wildlife on Wildlife Watch!
29 marzo 2024, Indian Ocean ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
Another sea day. Wildlife watch is at 7:15 AM each morning. We gather in the Explorers Lounge on the 7th floor sometimes on the deck and sometimes inside behind the glass. We usually see only wavesLeggi altro
Formal Dinner
30 marzo 2024, Indian Ocean ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
We continue towards Africa on the Indian Ocean. Tonight was formal night. Fortunately formal means no jeans and men must wear a shirt with a collar. Everyone on the ship was served a a 5 course dinnerLeggi altro
Easter
1 aprile 2024, Indian Ocean ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
A quiet day at sea. Still in the Indian Ocean headed to the island nation of Mauritius. No wildlife sightings. The sea is a bit more turbulent as we head into thunderstorms.
The ship celebratedLeggi altro
Lewis Chess Pieces Part I
1 aprile 2024, Indian Ocean ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C
The last sea day before Mauritius.
Viking is a Norwegian flagged ship and has Scandinavian design elements. One that I overlooked was some chess pieces on display in the atrium. Turns out they areLeggi altro
Mauritius
2 aprile 2024, Mauritius ⋅ 🌬 25 °C
What? You have never heard of Mauritius? Well, neither had I until I saw it on our destination list. It is an island nation (4 islands) in the Indian Ocean about 2000 miles east of the east coast ofLeggi altro
Lewis Chess Pieces part 2
3 aprile 2024, Indian Ocean ⋅ 🌬 26 °C
A sea day on our way to Africa. But on to the story. Did you notice that some of the Lewis Chess Pieces depicted the Warders biting the tops of their shields? What's with this? There was a group ofLeggi altro
Telfair's Skink
4 aprile 2024, Indian Ocean ⋅ 🌬 25 °C
Off towards Africa with the first of 2 sea days so there is time to reflect on Mauritius. On my trip to Ile aux Aigrettes I saw several animals that are found only in Mauritius. One of them isLeggi altro
Pink Pigeon
5 aprile 2024, Indian Ocean ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
Another day at sea as we head toward Port Richards so time for the Pink Pigeon, one more vulnerable species found exclusively in Mauritius. It nearly became extinct in the 1970s when only 10 birdsLeggi altro
Durban, South Africa
6 aprile 2024, Indian Ocean ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
We were supposed to arrive in Ft Richards, South Africa this morning but weather conditions made entering the Port and docking hazardous. The Port sent the pilot out by helicopter--I guess it was tooLeggi altro
Port Elisabeth (Gqeberba)
8 aprile 2024, Indian Ocean ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
Well, we made it! In port at last and off on Safaris. I went to Sulanid Reserve and Bill went to Schotia Reserve. New animals and new birds. As we have numerous sea days after Namibia I will fillLeggi altro
Cape town
10 aprile 2024, Sud Africa ⋅ 🌬 19 °C
Off on another Safari, this time to Aquila, a 2.5 hour ride from Cape Town. The countryside changed from urban to agricultural. There were acres of vineyards. Then into low mountains and valleys. TheLeggi altro
Still in Cape Town
11 aprile 2024, Sud Africa ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
We were due to sail on to Luderitz, Namibia, but the infamous Cape of Good Hope weather kept us docked in Cape Town. An extra day to explore Cape Town--not so bad you might think, but there was aLeggi altro




































































































































Martha SleutelLooks like a great place for shopping! Too bad you are limited on space.