May 4, 2024–Mumbai (Bombay), India
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CHADWICK WORLD CRUISE
Back from our three day adventure that took us from Cochin to New Delhi to Agra and the Taj Mahal, then back to New Delhi, and on to Goa...
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- May 5
- 7 min
May 1-3, 2024–The Taj Mahal, Agra, India
This one was more than an excursion, it was an adventure. Unlike most of the places we’ve visited on our round-the-world cruise, the Taj...
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- Apr 30
- 5 min
April 30, 2024–Colombo, Sri Lanka
Our second day in Sri Lanka, and it couldn’t have been more different from the first. Yesterday we were in one of the country’s most...
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- Apr 30
- 4 min
April 29, 2024–Yala National Park, Sri Lanka
Wow, what a day. East and Southeast Asia are now behind us, and for the past two days we’ve been sailing westward across the mouth of the...
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- Apr 27
- 5 min
April 26, 2024–Penang, Malaysia
Today we said goodbye to East and Southeast Asia with a visit to Penang, a small island at the mouth of the Malacca Strait. Before this...
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- Apr 26
- 7 min
April 25, 2024–Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Today was already a red letter day before we even left the ship, as it marked the halfway point of our around the world cruise. 137 days...
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- Apr 24
- 6 min
April 24, 2024–Singapore
I think Singapore is a really cool place, but it’s also really hot. This tiny island nation lies only one degree north of the equator,...
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- Apr 23
- 8 min
April 22, 2024–Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City), Vietnam
Rooftop of the Rex Hotel. Vietnam continues to surprise, and today’s first one came before we even docked. I was up early, sitting in a...
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- Apr 21
- 5 min
April 21, 2024–Nha Trang, Vietnam
Vietnam. I hardly knew what to expect, given this country’s turbulent history and America’s part in shaping that history. What is this...
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- Apr 16
- 4 min
April 16, 2024–Osaka, Japan
This morning found us in Osaka, Japan’s third largest city, with a population of 2.7 million, and gateway to Kyoto and Nara, two...
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- Apr 15
- 5 min
April 15, 2024–Mount Fuji, Japan
Today was a bit of an emotional day for me, and one that I had circled on the calendar all the way back when we booked this cruise more...
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- Apr 15
- 5 min
April14, 2024–Kamakura, Japan
Yesterday we headed north from our base in Yokohama to see some of Tokyo’s cultural highlights. Today we pointed our tour bus south to...
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- Apr 14
- 2 min
April 14, 2024–Yokohama, Japan
We had a great day in Kamakura today, and I’ll tell you about it as soon as I get the chance, but first I need to say a final word about...
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- Apr 13
- 7 min
April 13, 2024–Tokyo and Yokohama, Japan
Tokyo! The last time I was here was 53 years ago, touring Japan with the Boy Scouts before a World Scout Jamboree. Never in my wildest...
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- Apr 12
- 6 min
April 11, 2024–Kagoshima, Japan
There are several interesting things to see and do in this important port city on the island of Kyushu, but one looms larger than the...
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- Apr 10
- 4 min
April 10, 2024–Nagasaki, Japan
No fun selfies today. I’m sure there are a lot of entertaining things to do in this vibrant city of 440,000, but with only one day in...
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- Apr 9
- 5 min
April 8, 2024–Tianjin, China
Greetings from the Yellow Sea, where after a late start (more on that later), we have put China in our rear view mirror and are on our...
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- Apr 9
- 7 min
April 7, 2024–Forbidden City and Great Wall of China
Wow. I hardly know where to begin in describing a memorable day that started early, ended late, and was filled with incredible highs and...
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- Apr 6
- 9 min
April 5, 2024–Seoul, South Korea
Well, that was quite a day. There’s a lot to see and do in South Korea’s sprawling capital city, too much to squeeze into a single day,...
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- Apr 4
- 5 min
April 4, 2024–Jeju Island, South Korea
Jeju Island lies 51 miles south of the South Korean mainland and is the country’s largest island. Only 45 miles long and less than half...
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