Around the World by boat in 1958/59

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April 26th 1958

Published: June 13th 2011

Our journey to America We took the train from Khon Kaen to Bangkok, and then down the Malay Peninsula to Singapore, where we would embark on the Lloyd Triestino Line’s Asia, one of the last great ocean liners of the “Golden Age.” But before that we toured Singapore. My favorite spot was the Botanical Gardens, which was overrun with monkeys. You could buy bags of peanuts to feed them, but th... Read Full Entry

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Bob Carlsen

Home and Away

I started blogging on Travelblog in 2009, entering trips beginning in 2007. My intention has always been to document my years of travel since my birth...how else was I to save all the slides my Dad took of my childhood! Most bloggers write about their trips away from home. Mine, and eventually Linda's, homes have usually been where people travel to. So the idea eventually percolated to name our blog "Home and Away." The blog is not intended to be an autobiography, although I spent my entire life traveling, with Linda joining me after college, it may appear to be that way. As this... full info

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31st January 2012

John and Sylvia
John Wallace & Sylvia Bowman Wallace

Thanks for the memories
When I was 11, in late 1959, my family sailed from Sydney to Naples on the Lloyd Triestino's Neptunia. The route was the same as yours from Columbo except we went to Cochin instead of Bombay. Your description brought back a lot of memories I had forgotten. Djakarta was especially exciting as there had just been a coup and there was still fighting going on in the city. First time I had ever heard a gun fired in anger. John

1st February 2012

Home and Away
Bob Carlsen

Thanks for the memories
So you did a little bit of traveling at a young age, too. I hope my sixty two years of blogs inspire you to finish writing about your trips. I noticed that you are a bit behind on your Trans Mongolian/Siberian rail trip to Europe, and look forward to reading the rest.

6th September 2012

roamingfox
Alma van As

A lifetime of memories!
I am working my way slowly through all your blogs and loving it! So interesting and a lot of time and effort invested in putting it into blogs. Well done!

6th September 2012

Home and Away
Bob Carlsen

Thanks for reading my blogs!
A lot of history...please comment when you find something to comment about.

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