Singapore - We only had one day (about 10 hrs) in Singapore but still managed to do quite a bit! I was first amazed at the port terminal…by far the most developed port we've been to. The walkway from the ship to gate felt like I was in an airport terminal and once we got through immigration, there was a mall, coffee shops and little kiosks everywhere! The city is just a concrete jungle with beautiful high-rise buildings everywhere, in every shape. I was on ...

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India Day 1 I was really excited yet apprehensive about my visit to India. On the one hand, I was really excited to being coming to my home country on a ship (I think I'm the first in my family to do this!) so that was pretty cool but knowing that I would be seeing family, particularly my mother, was quite nerve-racking. I got up early so I could see us get into port. People on the ship had told me we would smell India before seeing anythin...

Port Louis, Mauritius Just east of Madagascar, Mauritius is a beautiful island with 59% of the population being Hindu along with Muslims and Christians. This island was uninhabited until it was colonized by the French then the English who brought over many indentured servants from India to work the sugarcane plantations which is their largest export. There are lots of South Indian cultures and temples along with mix of Indian languages (Tamil, Hindi), Urdu, Engl...

South Africa - Cape Malay Vegetarian BoBoTie: Recipe ingredients Oil and butter 2 medium onions, chopped 3 1/2 ounces macadamia nuts, unsalted peanuts can also be used 2 ounces blanched almonds 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped 2 cayenne chillies, the small green ones, deseeded and finely chopped 1 inch fresh ginger, peeled and chopped, or grated finely 2 large carrots, chopped 2 teaspoons spice mix, or curry powder 2 slices of white bread soaked in 4 fl. oz. mil...

Cape Town, South Africa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's been a few weeks since we left Cape Town (CT) but we're all still talking about what a great port it was! There were things I didn't like about this port but overall it was just an incredible country with awesome people, great history and delicious food! This is a LOOONG post so look at the heading if you just wanta sampling of my post. Here's a rundown for our time Saturday at Sea We were supposed to do...