Over the last 8 weeks I have had the privilege of experiencing many new countries – Sri Lanka, Myanmar (Burma), Japan, Taiwan and Hawaii and to revisit India and Oman. Myanmar was a real joy to visit and I want to go back to sea more of this fascinating country that was the scene of the most awful fighting in WWII and that is now emerging from a long period of isolation. Its people are adorable, lively, friendly and always smiling and to have a chance to see this country before tourist commercialisation perhaps changes it forever was an unforgettable experience.
Japan too I have only managed to scrape the surface and want again to revisit and I am not likely to forget my two maiden helicopter flights over the Hawaiian Islands.
So I will end this Blog here but with a trailer for my next adventure that begins on Tuesday 8th April when I fly to Hanoi via Singapore to join friends that I met in the Antarctic in 2011 for an overland and Mekong River cruise/tour of Vietnam and Cambodia. So after a couple of days in Hanoi and a cruise overnight in Ho Long Bay, I fly down to Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) to join the RV AmaLotus for a 7 night cruise up the Mekong to Siem Reap finishing with a visit to Angkor Wat – another of those places on the list of ‘Must See’ tourist sites.
I will not be writing a Blog whilst I’m away since the itinerary is pretty full on and there are no sea days but keep logging on to my Blog sites in May for the full story when I return.
I’m off to collect my Vietnam Visa, currency and to finish my ironing so I can pack it all again!!
For now Adieu.
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