Chuyen di Pananal Canal va Carribbean Islands 2-12 to 4-3-2022
Chuyen di thang 1-2022 toi dat cac cruise di tu Dubai den Saudi va cac nuoc khac tu Dubai tuy nhien toi chi dat 3 cruises dau tien trong tong so 7 cruises ma toi dinh di. Tuy nhien gio phut cuoi MSC ma toi dat mua doi routing khong di den Saudi ma toi tha thiet muon di vi toi chua den do lan nao. Do do toi cancel va doi tien lai nhung ho khong tra lai ma chi doi qua cruises khac cua MSC ma thoi. Do do toi doi 1 cruise cho thang 2 va 2 cruises cho thang 3 khoi hanh di Caribbean tu Miami. Truoc do toi da dispute voi credit card Chase cua toi. 1 thang sau thi Chase successfully take back money duoc cho toi nen toi khong di theo cruises cua MSC o Miami nua ma di 4 cruises cua Princess. Chuyuen dau tien ma toi di hom nay tu California qua Panama Canal de den Miami, chuyen 2 va 3 di tu Miami den
cac dao o Caribbean. Chuyen thu 4 cuoi cung toi di nguoc lai tu Miami ve lai California de tranh di may bay vi hien tai theo toi di may bay nguy hiem de bi nhiem Omicron ma hien nay bung phat du doi khoang 2,500 nguoi chet moi ngay. Chuyen di nay toi thich nhat la chuyen di qua kinh dao Panama Canal vi toi chua Full Transit lan nao ma chi di tren bo hay di half transit ma thoi trong nhung lan di truoc.
Moi chuyen di toi deu thu Covid truoc nhu dieu kien de di cruise hien tai. Tuy nhien khi toi den port thi moi biet ho bat tourist phai thu covid lan nua khong tra tien. Do do khi ten den toi co xe bus den dua vao noi thu covid. Day la lan dau tien toi gap nhu vay. Trong 5 lan last 5 months truoc kia khong co buoc chic Covid tai port vi toi di Carnival nhung lan nay ho bat buoc phai chit tai Port co le cruise va CDC khong tin giay chit tu trung tam y te ma tourist mang den nen CDC require cruise ship
phai thu nhu vay hay la lan nay toi di voi Princess nen thu tuc khac nhau va du khach cung bat buoc phai test nhieu lan tren du thuyen cach nhau vai ngay. Theo toi do hoi thi nhung nguoi Cruise member khi thuyen cap ben ho len bo roi khi xuong thuyen co nhieu nguoi bi covid nen CDC bat cruise member thu moi 7 ngay, neu nguoi nao bi thu bi cach ly va ngay ca roommate.
2-12-2022 Long Beach, California
Hom nay toi vua nhan duoc interest reports tu website de toi khai thue nen toi co gang lam cho xong truoc khi len thuyen, de toi co the di lau hon ngay tax due date la 4-15. Tuy nhien toi lam khong xong va phai di den port de xuong thuyen nen toi phai tro ve California ngay 4-3-22 de toi lam thue roi se xuong tau di nua.
Toi den port luc 2pm va tau theo chuong trinh khoi hanh di luc 4pm. Tuy nhien truc trac ky thuat vi cac tender bi hu nen thuyen truong phai o lai sua cho den 8:30pm du thuyen moi roi ben Long Beach
Du thuyen lenh denh tren bien Thai Binh Duong. Toi thuc day luc 5am va ra ngoai tau the duc nhu o nha. Tren du thuyen nay chua toi da khoang 3,000 nguoi nhung CDC require chi cho khoang 2/3 hay khoang 2,000 nguoi di ma thoi. Tuy nhien so nguoi di la 1,600 du khach nen tau rat vang ve va dac biet da so du khach la nguoi gia yeu. Rat nhieu nguoi co tat hay phai chong gay de di, nhieu nguoi tan tat va gia yeu hon bat cu du thguyen nao ma toi da di qua. Vi du thuyen it nguoi va moi nguoi phai deo mask nen toi cam thay rat an toan ma da so da lo so di du thuyen vi so lay Covid. Truoc khi di co rat nhieu ban be toi da bi covid.
Thoi tiec bat dau am lai. Tren du thuyen toi khong can mat ao am.
2-14-2022 Pacific Ocean
Day la ngay thu 3 cua chuyen di dau tien cua 4 cruises ma toi se di va la ngay thu 2 tren
Dac biet nhat hom nay la ngay Valentine’s day ma toan the gioi don chao nhu ngay tinh nhan. Den ngay hom nay toi moi biet hom nay la ngay Valentine. Trong phong an cung nhu xung quanh tau ho trang tri nhung trai tim tuong trung cho tinh yeu. Den trua co buoi trinh dien duoc to chuc tren san thuong can tau voi ca tram nguoi du . Tau to chuc ngay Valentine cho nhung cap vo chong di tren thuyen. Cruise Direstor doc lai loi vote cua nguoi vo moi cuoi noi voi chong ngay tan hon la se theo chong suot doi dau ngheo kho hay giau co dau manh khoe hay dau yeu…roi yeu cau cac ba vo lap lai. Lan dau tien toi du ngay Valentine nen thay thu vi la hay la, va cam on Princess cruise tao cho cac cap vo chong di tren du thuyen co mot ngay ky niem kho quen.
2-15-2022 Puerto Vallarta
Hom nay du thuyen se den Puerto Vallarta thanh pho lon cua Mexico. Toi da den day lan nay la lan thu tu trong vong 4 thang qua. Moi
thang toi deu den day bang du thuyen vi toi muon di choi va di du thuyen theo toi la an toan nhat doi voi Covid.
Puerto Vallareta la thanh pho than thien nhat the gioi. as La ciudad más amigable del mundo (The Friendliest City in the World). 40%!c(MISSING)ua bat dong san ban tai day la nguoi My.
Tiep theo toi ghe lai Casa Kimberly noi ma Tai Tu Richard Burton va nu tai tu Elizabeth Taylor trong khi den day dong phim nam 1964 da co tinh yeu de di den lap gia dinh lan mot sau do ly di roi lap gia dinh lan 2 cung ly di.
Nam 1964 John Huston , nha lam phim My, lam bo phim ten The Night of the Iguana tai day ma Elizabeth Taylor va Richard Burton la tai tu chanh. Bao chi My bat dau dang tai chuyen tinh tham lang cua 2 tai tu nay bat dau tu thanh pho Puert Vallarta. Nho the du khach My bat dau biet den thanh pho du lich nay. Sau khi dong xong phim tren, Richard Burton mua can nha tai day tang cho Elizabeth
Taylor nhan ngay sinh nhat thu 32th cua Taylor vao khoang nam 1965. Ngay ca director cua phim la John Huston cung mua nha tai day. Thit Iguana noi tieng tai day luc bay gio nhung bay gio an thit Iguana la bat hop phap.
Trong thoi ky dong phim The Night of Iguana chuyen tinh tham kinh cua Richard Botton va Elizabeth Taylor bat dau tai day. Nam 1964 Khi Richard Burton den day dong phim ong bat dau fall in love voi Elizabeth Taylor roi thi ong ta mua can nha cho chinh ong tai day va thuc day Elizabeth Taylor cung mua can nha tai day ma can nha cua Elizabeth Taylor doi dien ben kia duong cua can nha Richard Burton duoc goi la Casa Kimberly. Richard Burton ben xay cay cau bat ngang qua con duong giua 2 can nha nay de 2 nguoi qua lai de dang khong phai di qua duong. Den nam 1910 can nha nay Casa Kimberly duoc xay lai thanh khach san co 9 phong duoc trang tri mau hong voi bath tub hinh trai tim va cay cau van duoc giu lai. Dia chi can villa nay la
Calle Zaragoza 445, Cenrtro, 48300, Puerto Vallarta. Jal., Mexico
Khi tau cap ben Puerto Vallarta toi ra ngoai tau va thay co nguoi moi di den Vidanta resort de xem resort nay nhu la hinh thuc du khach de khach den o nen toi nhan toi. Resort nay rat to lon va lam chu boi mot nguoi Me. Rat rong lon va co cable car di tu bien len resort. Cach trang tri va khung cach o day rat dac biet. Toi it thay noi nao dep la rong lon nhu vay ngay o My. Sau do toi hike den Malecon , con duong chay doc the bo bien o day rat noi tieng vi la noi du khach vui choi vai nhieu cua hang, khach san va cac quan an. Sau do toi tro ve thuyen vi thuyen se roi ben luc 5pm.
2-16-2022 At Sea
Hom nay du thuyen se di den Huatulco, Mexico cach Acapuco khoang 500km ve phai Nam. Hom nay toi gap mot co gai ma toi gap lan dau ngay Valentine’s day 2-14-22 tren tau. Mot cau chuyen ve cuoc doi co gai nay rat ly ky ma toi it khi
Co gai nay ten Viet Nam la Dep va ten My la Kate. Ho la Froemming. Kate Dep Foemming. Ho cua nguoi cha My nuoi. Hien tai Dep, 58 tuoi, la nguoi Vietnam co chong la nguoi My. Nguoi My nay la chong thu 3 cua Dep. Dep co con trai nay da lon voi nguoi chong dau tien. Froemming la ten cua nguoi cha nuoi nguoi My cua Co. Nguoi cha nuoi nay xin Dep lam con nuoi o vien mo coi Santa Maria Orphanage tai Saigon nam 1971 luc Dep duoc 9 tuoi, cung voi chi Dep ten Tot 11 tuoi. Dep bat dau vao day luc 3 tuoi. Trong vien mo coi nay co Dep cung nguoi chi cua Dep la Tot con co 6 nguoi anh chi ruot cua Dep trong vien mo coi nay ma Dep cung nguoi chi Tot cung o. Nguoi My ten Froemmming chi xin Kate va nguoi chi Tot ve lam con nuoi ma thoi vi luc bay gio ong Froemming khong biet Dep con 6 nguoi anh chi o trong vien mo coi nay. Ong Froemming la nguoi My dan su lam cho USAID
(USA International Development) mot co quan cua chanh phu Hoa Ky tro giup nhung nuoc ngheo can su giup do. Vao nam 1971 ong Froemming lam viec tai Viet Nam va ong muon xin 2 dua con nuoi o Vien mo coi ten Santa Maria o Saigon noi ma Dep o. Luc bay gio Dep 9 tuoi va khong biet cha me la ai. Tuy nhien luc lam giay to de ong Froemming xin lam con nuoi phai co me cua Dep ky ten chap nhan thi moi duoc . Luc do Dep moi thay me lan dau tien. Ba va me Dep ly than va Dep cung 10 anh em khac o voi cha , roi cha co vo khac nen cha cua Dep dua 8 anh chi em Dep vao vien mo coi ma Dep la nguoi tre nhat. 3 nguoi anh chi em lon cua Dep luc bay gio da co gia dinh. Sau do Dep va chi la Tot theo cha nuoi Froemming di theo hoi ASAID den nuoc Guyana, mot nuoc thuoc Trung My de tro giup nuoc nay. Nguoi Cha My cua Dep lam cho USAID va di theo USAID lam viec o nuoc
ngoai nao can Hoa Ky giup do va o do moi nuoc 2 nam moi ve lai hoa Ky. Truoc nam 1975 Dep co ve Viet Nam cung cha My Froemming o can nha so 194 duong Hong Thap Tu Saigon ma ben kia duong la Dinh Doc Lap. Sau do Dep theo cha di den nuoc Guyana o Trung My o 2 nam tai do. Den 1975 Kate theo cha den Afghanistan cung o 2 nam . O Afghanistan cha nuoi cua Dep bi binh ung thu nen tro ve My dieu tri va qua doi nam 1977 luc ong 57 tuoi. Dep o voi nguoi me nguoi My ba Froemming rat thuong Dep va ba me My nay mat gan day luc ba 97 tuoi.
Sau nay Dep nho American Red Cross tim lai cha me minh thi biet cha me da qua doi va 6 nguoi anh chi con lai o Viet Nam. Hien nay mot so da chet . Truoc khi mat cha nuoi nguoi My cua Dep cung co xin mot dua con nuoi nguoi Ma Roc. Ong ba Froemming co 3 nguoi con rieng. Nguoi con gai dau lap gia dinh nhung khong
co con nen ong Froemming di An Do xin cho con gai mot nguoi con nguoi An Do. Dua con trai ke tiep co gia dinh nhung khong co con nen ong Froemming cung den An Do xin cho con trai mot dua con.
Hien nay Dep co bang Master ve management va lam travel agent cho Expedia, cung voi Cosco.
Moi lan toi gap Dep trong Cruise ship Dep dieu lay phone ra chup hinh cung voi Dep va Dep hay ke ve doi minh mot cach chan thanh. Toi biet rang Dep tha thiet co mot tinh thuong gia dinh vi the toi co moi vo chong Dep khi nao den vung Orange County den choi va o nha toi vi toi muon tao cho Dep co mot tinh thuong than toc.Toi den My vao 4-1975 don doc, khong gia dinh khong mot nguoi than nen toi tham thia cai tam trang don doc nay cua Dep.
Toi hoi Dep sinh o dau ? Co phai la nguoi mien Nam khong ? Dep dieu khong tra loi duoc vi lon len o vien mo coi. Dep chi biet rang Dep sanh tai Cambodia vi khi
do ba me cua Dep loan lac chay den Cambodia va sanh tai do. Toi noi voi Dep rang voi tanh tinh coi mo cua Dep, voi giong noi cua Dep, voi cai ten that mien Nam la Dep toi tin tuong rang cha Me cua Dep la nguoi Mien Nam.
Nghe cau chuyen cua Dep toi xuc dong va dau thuong cho hoan canh cua dan toc Viet Nam. Dan Viet trai qua nhieu cuoc chien va nhung cuoc chien nay sanh ra nhieu canh doan truong cho mot dan toc. Chien tranh da tao ra nhung cau chuyen thuong tam ma nhung dan toc khac tren the gioi chua tung co va ngay ca nhung cau chuyen trong tieu thuyet cung khong the tuong tuong ra duoc.
Khong ai tren doi muon minh co hoan canh truan chuyen nhu Dep nhung nho hoan canh bat hanh do moi tao nen con nguoi day kinh nghiem song va thanh nhan nhu Dep. Thoi the tao anh hung la the.
Dan Viet Nam hien tai qua nhung ngay thang dang cay duoi che do cong san, khong dat nang tinh cam gia dinh, nen khong dat nang
tinh than toc, tinh lieng gieng, dan toc…tu do mat het nhan ban, mat het dao duc, ma chi nghi den tien, kheo khoang tien cua trong moi cau chuyen de roi bien con nguoi Viet Nam tro thanh con nguoi te nhat the gioi.
To tien Viet Nam noi di mot ngay dang hoc mot sang khon la the.
Toi duoc phep cua Dep de dua cau chuyen nay tren Facebook. Dieu nay cung cho toi biet ban tanh cua nguoi mien Nam thuan hau cua Dep.
Trong chuyen du hanh nay va cung la chuyen du hanh duy nhat toi suc dong 2 lan : mot lan khi toi gap mot nguoi cuu quan nhan Hoa Ky. Chung toi tam su nhung gi xay ra trong tran chien o Viet Nam . Thay ong nuc no toi cung chay nuoc mat theo. Lan nay gap Dep, Dep tam su doi minh mac dau Dep khong xuc dong nhung voi nhung nghiet nga trong doi cua Dep toi xuc dong mot lan nua.
Hien nay Dep ,58 tuoi va chong la Randy, 65 tuoi song gan Bakerfield, California. Randy la chong thu 3 cua Dep.
Randy la cuu ky su lam o Lockeed. Toi co moi vo chong Dep khi nao den Orange County den nha toi o vi toi xem Dep nhu dua em cua minh vi Dep co hoan canh giong toi, khong than nhan ho hang nhung ngay dau tien dat chan den Hoa Ky va trai qua lam truan chien.
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About Me: I graduated from a Law School in Vietnam in 1975 and California Polytechnic University, USA, 1981,majoring in an electronic engineering. I worked for Rockwell International (now Boeing) as an aerospace engineer in the Space Shuttle and GPS Military Satellite projects and now on my own. I love to travel with all passion and to write about my travels, the international histories and politics too. I actually started to travel outside USA since 1989 and more aggressive recently. Visit my travel blog at: http://www.t... full info
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