Asia 2024

Wènhòu! Greetings! It’s 3 Apr, 2024, and we are winding our way up the river to Shanghai! Low scudding clouds obscure the tops of anything over ten stories tall! After threading our way up...

Greetings! My last “Aisatsu”! We made our way to Fukuoka, Japan, on 1 April, 2024. It was partly cloudy, but the clouds were burning off! After a short ride into the harbor we found...

Aisatsu! Greetings! We’re back in Japan for a few days! On 31 March, 2024, we glide into Nagasaki harbor. The clouds are low and fully obscuring the sky. Closer to port these five figures...

Insa! Greetings! We arrived in Busan, South Korea, on 30 March, 2024, under bright blue skies with light cloud cover! The view on the right from our veranda after docking is interesting! The low...

Aisatsu! Greetings! 29 March, 2024, is a gloomy morning as Insignia approach Hiroshima, Japan. 29 March, 2024, is also Good Friday before Easter! Insignia has the Grand Hall decorated when we wander out! People...

Aratamete go aisatsu! Greetings once again! We have a beautiful morning – the most beautiful weather that we’ve had in a while – when we approached Kobe, Japan, on 29 March, 2024! Our dock...

Aratemete go aisatsu! Greetings once again! We arrive in Shimizu, Japan, early in the morning on 26 March, 2024! The sun tries to break through the clouds on the horizon. The ship arrives at...

Aisatsu! Greetings! Ohayo gozaimasu! Good morning! Early morning on 24 March, 2024, we approached Tokyo, Japan, under a hazy dawn. The factories on the shore are barely visible. We see our home dock for...

Aisatsu! Greetings! Ohayo gozaimasu! Good morning! The sun is already a little high, but mostly cloud covered as we approach Kagoshima on 21 March, 2024. Mt Sakurajima greets us with a little bit of...

Wènhòu! Greetings once again! We have blue skies on 20 Mar, 2024, as we arrive in Taipei, Taiwan! A little foreboding – we need to enjoy our blue skies now because we won’t see...

Greetings! We have a bright sunny morning greeting us on 18 March, 2024, as we arrive in Ilocos, Philippines! A tug (actually three) are waiting for us as we come into the breakwaters. Today...

Greetings! We have a beautiful sunrise-backed skyline facing us on 18 March, 2024, as we arrive in Manila, Philippines! Many ships occupy the waters offshore, awaiting their time to enter the port to offload...

Ucapan! Greetings! On 14 Mar, 2024, we arrive in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia! It promises to be another hot and muggy day. We have a tour to a cultural village to see how the early...

Greetings, once again! Ucapan! (in Malay) As we approach Brunei the morning of 12 March, we see a city of oil rigs, tankers, and supply ships on our starboard side. The coast of Brunei...

Greetings! On the morning of March 11th, 2024, we slowly glide through miles of harbor to reach our berth at the Surabaya Cruise Terminal. In the distance we see a huge statue of a...

Greetings! Picking up from the travel post, having arrived at the Ayung Resort Ubud Hotel we learn our reservation was lost, but they are able to give us an open suite. We lost our...

Greetings, all! March 4th, 2024, is a flurry of activity. We finish packing AND prepping the condo for our realtor to show, finishing just in time for our chauffeur to pick us up! Whew!...