Check out our updated travel map on the right side of today’s post…Plus more photos…
Our building, Elite Residence, a new building, is among this grouping of other residential buildings, is the tan colored structure. The entire...
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An outing in Dubai…Short and pleasant…Still sick…
The smog and sand are evident in this photo we took from our rental of Atlantis at Palm Jumeriah. Again today, the...
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Still under the weather…Sharing a published story about us…
While we were still living in Belize up until April 9, 2013, I wrote this new article upon the request of successful...
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We made it to Dubai…Few comments about disembarking Royal Caribbean’s Mariner of the Seas…Final cruise bill…
The Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world which we'll visit soon. Our cab driver showed us a video on...
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Wrapping it up…Tom’s packing…
The final "towel, pet" in our cabin aboard Royal Caribbean's Mariner of the Seas. Tomorrow morning we disembark. The Gulf of...
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Oh, oh…Shipboard illness…We’ve been snagged…
In the past several days we've cruised past Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Yemen, Eritrea, Somalia, and today Oman. "Another safe, uneventful night," says...
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Inside the Gulf of Aden..All is well so far…Making final plans to arrive in Dubai in three days…
Due to poor internet connection we are unable to post photos today. After another uneventful night at sea in the Gulf of...
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Security loaded on the ship while out to sea…Gulf of Aden, here we come…
Tonight we enter the Gulf of Aden. Yesterday morning as we were reminded of yet another time change to be effective at...
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Part 2…A day to remember…Petra…Aqaba Jordan…photos, photos and more photos…Plus pirate drill!
Part 2. Our experiences in Petra, the lost city. Part 1 was posted yesterday on May 15, 2013. For the detailed history...
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Part 1, A day to remember…Petra…Aqaba Jordan…photos, photos and more photos…
A fantastic day for both of us. Yesterday, we were before the world-renowned "Treasury" in Petra. It was a trying day, a...
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