Great Adventure Travelogue Hong Kong to Southampton Voyage Part 1: Hong Kong to Penang, Malaysia March 25-26, 2016 Dateline: Hong Kong Latitude at Hong Kong 22.39 Degrees North, Longitude 114.12 Degrees East We got up at 3:00 a.m. to get…
Hong Kong to Southampton Voyage – Part 2
Great Adventure Travelogue Part 2: Penang, Malaysia to The Seychelles April 4, 2016 Dateline: Penang, Malaysia Latitude at Penang 5.25 Degrees North, Longitude 100.21 Degrees East Today we were up early to watch as we docked in Penang at the…
Hong Kong to Southampton Voyage – Part 4
Great Adventure Travelogue Part 4: Port Elizabeth, South Africa to Ascension Island April 20, 2016 Dateline: South Indian Ocean Latitude at Noon UTC + 2, 34.8 Degrees South, Longitude 21.7 Degrees East Today we enjoyed a sea day…
Hong Kong to Southampton Voyage – Part 5
Great Adventure Travelogue Part 5: Ascension Island to Southampton, England April 29, 2016 Dateline: Georgetown, Ascension Island Latitude at Georgetown 7.5 South, Longitude 14.2 West We awoke to a bright sunny and quite breezy morning as we made our…
Hong Kong to Southampton Voyage – Part 3
Great Adventure Travelogue Part 3: The Seychelles to Port Elizabeth, South Africa April 11, 2016 Dateline: Port Victoria, Mahe, The Seychelles Latitude at Port Victoria 4.31 Degrees South, Longitude 55.30 Degrees East We arrived and docked at Port Victoria…
Southeast Asia Part 1: Northern Thailand
Southeast Asia Part One: Northern Thailand February 7, 2012 Dateline: Atlanta, GA Latitude at Atlanta: 33.75 degrees North, Longitude 84.39 degrees West We drove to the Comfort Suites on Virginia Avenue near the airport to spend the night since our…
Southeast Asia Part 2: Laos
Southeast Asia Part Two: Laos February 16, 2012 Dateline: Pakbeng, Laos Latitude at Pakbeng 14.85 Degrees North, Longitude 101.55 Degrees East Today we explored by road some beautiful country of the upper Mekong in Northernmost Thailand as we made our…
Southeast Asia Part 3: North Vietnam and Hue
Southeast Asia Part Three: North Vietnam to Hue February 20, 2012 Dateline: Hanoi, Vietnam Latitude at Hanoi 21.02 Degrees North, Longitude 105.85 Degrees East Today we flew to Hanoi on Vietnam Airlines on a late afternoon flight, having gotten our…
Southeast Asia Part 4: Hoi An and South Vietnam
Southeast Asia Part Four: Hoi An to South Vietnam February 25, 2012 Dateline: Hoi An, Vietnam Latitude at Hoi An 15.88 Degrees North, 108.33 East Today we drove a scenic route, south on Route 1 from Hue via…
Southeast Asia Part 5: Cambodia and Bangkok
Southeast Asia Part Five: Cambodia and Bangkok February 29, 2012 Dateline: Siem Reap, Cambodia Latitude at Siem Reap 13.36 Degrees North, 103.86 Degrees East Today we had a one hour flight from Saigon (a.k.a. Ho Chi Minh City) to…