Southeast Asia

Our visit to Cambodia and Vietnam Part III: From Saigon to Hanoi — February 13, 2025  through February 22, 2025 (subtitle: enchanted by Vietnam — from its beautiful modern cities to well preserved historic towns and villages and gorgeous bays, there are hidden gems at every corner)

Well, we are going to cry (or at least Jill, our primary writer, is going to cry)!!!! Somehow all the typing we did to record Part III of our Cambodia and Vietnam travels got deleted. [Note to ourselves: always duplicate these notes before trying to copy and paste into the Read more…

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Our visit to Cambodia and Vietnam Part II: Cruising the Mekong Delta from Chau Doc to Can Tho — February 7, 2025  through February 13, 2025 (subtitle: Exploring the magical labyrinth of rivers, canals and swamps that is the Mekong Delta)

REPEAT WARNING:  Once again, this is not a sailing related entry. This, as well as future entires through April/May 2025, reflect our effort to capture our experiences while we explore Australia, New Zealand and other places (now Southeast Asia) across the world from the country we call home by land Read more…

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Our visit to Cambodia and Vietnam Part I: Siem Reap to Phnom Penh — February 2, 2025  through February 7, 2025 (subtitle: From the awe-inspiring to the horrific, an unforgettable historical tour of Cambodia)

REPEAT WARNING:  Once again, this is not a sailing related entry. This, as well as future entires through April/May 2025, reflect our effort to capture our experiences while we explore Australia, New Zealand and other places (now Southeast Asia) across the world from the country we call home by land Read more…

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Our visit to Singapore  — January 27, 2025  through February 2, 2025 (subtitle: 108,000 steps, 5 neighborhoods, 7+ tourist attractions (well, it depends how you count them), 3 hawker centers and lots of learning — making the most of 6 nights/5 days in charming Singapore!)

REPEAT WARNING:  Once again, this is not a sailing related entry. This, as well as future entires through April/May 2025, reflect our effort to capture our experiences while we explore Australia, New Zealand and other places (now Southeast Asia) across the world from the country we call home by land Read more…

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Our visit to Thailand Part III  — January 23, 2025  through January 27, 2025 (subtitle: Good things come in small packages — a brief but delightful and luxurious Bangkok visit)

REPEAT WARNING:  Once again, this is not a sailing related entry. This, as well as future entires through April/May 2025, reflect our effort to capture our experiences while we explore Australia, New Zealand and other places (now Southeast Asia) across the world from the country we call home by land Read more…

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Our visit to Thailand Part II  — December 18, 2024 through January 23, 2025 (subtitle: Our 5 week Chiang Mai residency or The simple pleasures of just staying put!)

REPEAT WARNING:  Once again, this is not a sailing related entry. This, as well as future entires through April/May 2025, reflect our effort to capture our experiences while we explore Australia, New Zealand and other places (now Southeast Asia) across the world from the country we call home by land Read more…

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Our visit to Thailand Part I  — December 1, 2024 through December 18, 2024 (subtitle: A roving tour of Thailand from Phuket to Chiang Mai or “If its Tuesday it must be Sukhothai.”)

REPEAT WARNING:  Once again, this is not a sailing related entry. This, as well as future entires through April/May 2025, reflect our effort to capture our experiences while we explore Australia, New Zealand and other places (now Southeast Asia) across the world from the country we call home by land Read more…

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Our visit to Taiwan and brief return to Che Figata  — September 8, 2024  through September 29, 2024 (subtitle: You know you love your boat when you travel to Taiwan to visit the ship builder and, as an after thought, decide to see the rest of the country.)

REPEAT WARNING:  Once again, this is not a sailing related entry (unless you consider our visit to the shipyard in Taiwan that built Che Figata sailing related). This, as well as future entires through April/May 2025, reflect our effort to capture our experiences while we explore Australia, New Zealand and Read more…

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Our visit to South Korea  — September 1, 2024  through September 8, 2024 (subtitle:  A soul nourishing visit filled with an abundance of incredible culture, history, food, art, architecture and the warm hospitality of local friends. No pun intended!)

REPEAT WARNING:  Once again, this is not a sailing related entry. This, as well as future entires through April/May 2025, reflect our effort to capture our experiences while we explore Australia, New Zealand and other places (now Southeast Asia) across the world from the country we call home by land Read more…

By Jillhummel, ago