2/11/23 After 6 sea days we have now arrived in Asia. The first indication that we are in Asia was the humidity!! Our first stop is Penang, Malasia. Penang referred to as the pearl of the Orient or gateway to Asia is a city where European culture is intermingled with Eastern customs, colonial buildings stand …
February 4, 2023 Today we woke up in Muscat Oman, our last stop in the Middle East. Perched on the mouth of the Gulf of Oman, Muscat has long enjoyed a reputation as a continental crossroads. Sugar-white houses and yellowed forts stretch from the Arabian Sea to the foothills of Western Hajar. After days of …
February 2, 2023 As the sun rose I headed out to explore Dubai. Dubai is famous for its soaring skyline and unique designs that makes one of the most interesting skylines in the world. In addition to having the tallest building in the world the skyline is full of unique designs. One of the most …
February 1, 2023 We arrived in Dubai in the middle of the night and the view of the skyline from the ship was incredible!! At 5:30am I was headed off the ship for my adventure in the Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve, a 225-square-kilometre natural reserve. As we drove in our 4WD cars along the quiet …
January 31, 2023 Sorry for the lack of posts for the last week but we did 4 ports in 5 days and the fire hose of experiences and information plus the 15 hour days resulted in little time to blog. Just before sunrise we docked in Abu Dhabi the lights from the tall towers told …
January 28, 2023 We are out of the pirate area!! First stop in the Arab world is, Salalah, Oman (refer to map). I headed out in a 4X4 Range Rover caravan to explore Salalah. I loved the air fresher with the camel and the sticker on the back with the man and his camel!! Salalah …
January 23, 2023 Karnak Temple Complex The Karnak Temple Complex, commonly known as Karnak meaning “fortified village” comprises a vast mix of temples, pylons, chapels, and other buildings. The key difference between Karnak and most of the other temples and sites in Egypt is the length of time over which it was developed and used. …
January 23,2023 The Valley of the Kings After almost 4 hours in the bus we were ready to adventure….sort of. The first thing we encountered was the gauntlet of merchants to get to the entrance. It took almost 20 minutes to get everyone through because people wanted to shop and the merchants were very aggressive …
January 23, 2023 We docked at Port Safaga a town in Egypt on the coast of the Red Sea that is 137 miles from Luxor. The adventure for the day was to go to Luxor and visit both the Valley of the Kings and the Temple of Karnak. Sounds easy right???? The day began with …
January 22, 2023 About 3:00am we entered the Suez Canal on our way to Egypt!! The day started out very foggy and at first I thought there would be no sunrise then at the exact right moment the sun started peaking out and developed into an incredible sunrise!! The Suez Canal is an artificial sea-level …
