Egypt by John R. Patrick
Egypt After leaving Istanbul, we continued to sail to Turkey, spending a day in Kusadasi and a day in Bodrum. Next was a visit to Rhodes, Greece and then to the Isle of Cyprus. Next was a visit to Ashdod, the largest port in Israel. We continued sailing to Haifa (Nazareth), the third largest city […]
Istanbul by John R. Patrick
Istanbul My blog posts are 90+% about technology-related topics, but occasionally I share comments and pictures about travels. After two nights in Athens, we departed on the Silversea Silver Spirit ship for a 15-day cruise. We have been in this part of the world before but never to the first stop of the itinerary, Istanbul. […]
On to Thailand from Vietnam
Our days in Hong Kong were great. The visits to Chan May, Nha Trang, and Saigon in Vietnam were even better. The trip up the Saigon river was especially interesting because of the huge variety of ships we saw. Economic development was abundantly clear. Ho Chi Minh City was extremely interesting. We saw the Pagoda, […]
