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Yesterday we did Manila and it's a fabulous city with an old section called Intramuros with lots of cultural history stuff (right up my alley). Cathedrals, churches, museums, forts - forgotten all the names. I declined the shore excursions offered…

I boarded the boat on Saturday about 5pm (what a pavlova) and my immediate thought was "I'm gonna hate this". Nothing like a positive mental attitude! The vast majority are what might be referred to as "not my kind of…

I leave in a few hours for the cruise ship after 5 nights in Honkers and I have to admit I love this place. Kowloon and Hong Kong Island are about the size of San Francisco and the hustle and…