Blogs from Indian, Oceans and Seas - page 8

Place: Pacific Ocean --- going to Chennai So here it is, the first entry to my India blog! Pretty crazy stuff…I can’t even comprehend the fact that I’m still going to be there in less than 24 hours. I mean I’m pretty much half way around the world at this point and the trip is at the halfway point as well. Time has been flying. I mean when I look at the flat map of the world in my room, I see the dot at where I started and where I am now and I am amazed! Literally, I have already been to 2 continents and 5 different countries. Anyway, staying on topic, tonight at pre-port they yet again freaked us out with all the safety, dress, and multiple health issues in India….oh not to mention ... read more

Afrika baigesi, prasidejo salynai. Pirma stotele – Madagaskaras. Galimybes islipti i kranta neturejau, nes nebuvo laiko, labai trumpai uoste pabuvom ir isplaukem toliau. Bet pirmas ispudis tai buvo – wau. Kai uzlipau ant atviro denio apsidairyti aplinkui tai nustebau. Kadangi i pati uosta iplaukti negalejome, tai inkara ismetem salia uosto, o norint islipti i kranta, vis kartas nuo karto plukdydavo nedidelis musu laivelis. Vos tik mes sustojom, pradejo rinktis vietiniai, vienas po kito su tokiom idomiom valtim pilnom bananu, ranku darbo suvenyru, prie musu slinko juodukai. Kai pazvelgiau zemyn nuo atviro denio, visi kaip isproteje eme saukti „money money money” (pinigai, pinigai, pinigai). O musu laivelis, kuris kele i kranta, buvo apsuptas tu isprotejusiu vietiniu, visi bruko savo suvenyrus ir prase pinigu. Kita stotele arciau civilizacijos – Mauricijaus sala. Cia viskas normaliau. Civ... read more

Hello All, This is my introduction to my travel Blog! This will be my first time overseas (or out of the country more like). I got my first passport (i look like a serial killer) and all my first time travel documents. So to fill you in; we (my boyfriend and i) will be travelling from Perth, Western Australia to Singapore and then onto Malaysia/ KL. We plan to stay in Singapore for about 3 days then we'll train it to KL for about 6 days, then back to Singapore to fly home. I must say as part of my first time travelling out of Australia i took everything into precaution. I did my research on the net & asked heaps of questions. I have learnt a great deal of info but i guess the true ... read more

After a long delay we are now back on the Blog, safe and sound. The voyage from Safaga to Goa harbour took us a total of 14 days, which is certainly a long time but on the other hand, one of our lives' most interesting fortnights. In the last hour before departure from Safaga all passengers were briefed on the security threats facing the ship in the Gulf of Aden and give the opportunity of leaving then, and the option of rejoining in Goa for the rest of the crossing to Phuket. No-one took these options but it did leave us intrigued and unsettled. While we were in Luxor the crew had skirted the ship with razor wire and a 2000V electric fence. During the first 2 days of the voyage other measures were temporarily enacted ... read more

Our first day in the beautiful Phi Phi Islands was spent scuba diving. Diving was the primary reason for our travel here, and we had planned to join in on some local dives around the islands. Upon our arrival we were informed that for the last nine days, divers had sighted both whale sharks and manta rays at a dive site far offshore. It was two hours out into the open ocean by speed boat, and therefore the trip had a significantly higher cost; and there was no guarentee of a sighting, but chances were good. What an exciting possibility! We decided it was too good of an opportunity to pass up, and joined the trip. After arriving an hour early because we forgot to change our alarm clock to the correct time zone, seven o'clock ... read more