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Japan, the friendly country
March 27, 2024 Amami Japan This is our second time visiting Japan and there is no other country more welcoming and helpful than the people of Japan. Day one started with what was supposed to be a voluntary immigrations check. They told us that if we planned to go...
Republic of China
March 24, 2024 Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China. Our third and final stop in Taiwan. Day one, we found our internet blocked, but later that afternoon, it was unblocked, and we have had it ever since. Brian, our chief of security told us that was...
A Thrilla in Manila
March 20, 2024 We are now looking at the Philippines through the rear-view mirror. We made three very diverse and interesting stops in the Philippines. The first two, I have already written about. The third stop, Manila, was an overnighter. We were scheduled to...
No internet access
Hi faithful readers. We were warned that China may block our access to the internet. Well, they did, so I will keep writing and post whenever I can. In the meantime, my webmaster has added a tab at the top of the home page so you can go all the way to the beginning of...
Welcome to the Philippines
March 17, 2024 The Philippines: 7,ooo Islands, only about a thousand occupied. The second poorest country, next to Indonesia in this part of the world. Friendliest people ever. First stop Princesa, When I opened the curtains this morning, I was shocked to see this...
Leaving one country and moving to the next
March 13-15, 2024 Well, Kim made it home and had a great experience. She met a new friend. I was right, she did not want an ice bath, but she was tired. Early bedtime for her. Kim found a nice beach for lunch. Well, after two sea days, we will wake up in the...