April 5,2024 The Seychelles are a group of 115 islands off the coast of east Africa. Most of the islands are uninhabited and 90% of the population lives in the capital city of Victoria, on Mahe Island. Creole, French and English are the primary languages spoken in that order. But beaches are the main draw.… Read more

April 1, 2024 Welcome to Male, Maldives. If you have heard of Maldives, it is probably because of the Adaaran Prestige, Vadoo, one of the resort islands for which the Maldives is best known. This is the 5-star resort on the nearby Maldives island of Vadoo which was the first here with over water bungalows… Read more

March 31, 2024 In People of the Lie, Psychiatrist M. Scott Peck, M.D., wrote evil people suffer from an extreme form of “self-protectiveness…Their “goodness” is all on the level of pretense. It is a lie…this is why they are “people of the lie.” They lie not to deceive others but to deceive themselves regarding their… Read more

March 28, 2024 I continue to learn from my travels. I find myself in geographical locations/environments whereas a Christian I am in a minority, which I somehow tend to like. It allows me to challenge and reaffirm my own faith. Many of the staff onboard the ship are from Indonesia and Bali in particular. Many… Read more

March 25, 2024 I shared in a previously post that “Many passengers clamor the arrival at the next port. Not me. It is rare that one has the opportunity to have a completely unobstructed view, yet with the exception of sighting flying fish and a school of dolphins only the grandeur of the endless horizon… Read more

March 23, 2024 Someone asked if I had taken a photo of Independence Palace while in Saigon. If you recall, on the morning of April 30, 1975, a column of 7 North Vietnamese tanks rolled down Saigon’s deserted streets and crashed through the gates of South Vietnam’s presidential palace. A soldier leapt from the lead… Read more

March 21, 2024 First, let me share with you a photo I forgot to include on my post on Hoi An, Vietnam. I will explain to you later why I am including this picture. Welcome to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Or is it Saigon, Vietnam? Tourists have come to know this city as Ho… Read more

March 19, 2024 After a short time in Da Nang, I decided to return to a Vietnam that I remember. Hoi An is only a 50-minute ride away by bus from Da Nang, but a world of difference away in culture. Hoi An maintains many traditions that you do not see in the larger Vietnamese… Read more

March 19, 2024 No city is more synonymous with the Vietnam War than Da Nang. A few weeks ago, was the 59th anniversary of when the US Marines landed on the shores of Da Nang on March 8, 1965. For our young readers here is my quick synopsis of the Vietnam War. For over 150… Read more

March 17, 2024 Surprisingly, they do seem to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in many different parts of the world. Saw some folks in Hong Kong wearing green and saw a sign for a St. Patrick’s Day Party. Uh, it was in a pub… Thanks for travelling with us… Read more