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Signing for $$$ Slings In Singapore

We are sad to have to say goodbye to some friends today as the 2nd segment in our Grand Voyage comes to an end inView full post »

Bali Day 2: Magnificent Monuments and Modeling Monkeys

Today is our 2nd day in Bali and we opted to take a tour called “Bali as You Please” with our friends Franco and Judy. View full post »

Bali Day 1: Marketplace, Craftsmen and Elephants

We arrived at Bali this morning and had a great day visiting one of the rural village marketplaces and checking out theView full post »

Dragons, a Deluge and Plenty of Persistent Pearl Peddlers

On the sea day yesterday we saw lots of flying fish.  They were about six inches long and some flew as long as aView full post »

Making “Bus” a Four Letter Word

It is our 2nd day in Darwin and we are revolting!  No more buses!!  The worst thing about any tour or excursion whereView full post »

Touring Thursday Island on a Thursday

Today is Thursday and we are in Thursday Island!  Locally it is known as “TI” and is the administrative and commercialView full post »

Poverty Near Garbage in PNG

We are in cannibalism territory again in Melanesia having arrived at Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea, which is widelyView full post »

A Fish Named Wally

We are in the middle of Great Barrier Reef country now…Cairns, Australia (the correct pronunciation isView full post »

The Town of Townsville

Today we arrived at the port city of Townsville in the north-eastern Australian state of Queensland about 800 milesView full post »