Tag: asia
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Sabbatical Odyssey, 2023 – Chapter 6
VIETNAM – PART II Ha Long Bay Ha Long Bay was one of the places whose reputation preceded our visit. Lolo had been previously. She could not stop talking about how breathtakingly beautiful it was. I recall making the reservation very late one night before we left Cayman, for a 3-day, 2-night cruise from Monday…
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Sabbatical Odyssey, 2023 – Chapter 3
More Historical Context (with thanks to our guides and Wikipedia) As I visited the various sites in Tokyo, but more so when we visited Kyoto and Osaka, it became clear that understanding each city is greatly improved when you have even a basic understanding of Japanese history. Certain aspects were repeated to us several times during…
Sabbatical Odyssey 