Patti-Jo Boettcher
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Tianan and the Rush Across the Luzon Strait
September 20-22nd Our last stop in Taiwan is in the south at Tainan. Tainan is the…
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taipei and keelung, taiwan
September 15-18th I apologise for the delays, but Taiwan and our ship’s internet system don’t get…
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First up, Hualien, Taiwan
September 13-14 After leaving Japan, the Odyssey headed towards Taiwan. Oddly, we went to mid-eastern Taiwan…
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Okiwana & Ishigaki Island
September 10 & 12 Okiwana World After flying in from China, I had missed the first…
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Shanghai, Modern China
September 4th – 8th As much as Beijing is steeped in thousands of years of history,…
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Beijing, the Old China
August 31-Sept.3 Beijing is the capital of China and has been in existence for 3000 years.…
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a day in the heat warning Jeju Island
August 30th 2025 The Odyssey has arrived for a two-day venture on Jeju Island. We are…
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Nagasaki, Japan: for the intrepid traveler
August 26-27th, 2025 One of Japan’s key ports in the south is Nagasaki. It is well…
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Hiroshima- Beyond the Bombing
August 22-23rd, 2025 We arrived in Hiroshima after lunch on the 22nd. After clearing port and…
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Kobe & Kochi, Japan
August 18-22, 2025 Did you miss me? It’s been a while since my last post. I…
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ABC’s
April 13-18 Bonaire The Odyssey is visiting the ABC Islands, but not in that order. First…
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Trinidad and Tobago
April 10 – 11 Scarborough, Tobago We arrived in Scarborough Port around 7:30 a.m. The Odyssey…
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St. Vincent & A Return to Fort-de-France and Bridgetown
April 3-8 The Odyssey pulled into port by 7 a m. Kingstown is the capital of…
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Here we go again : Returning to the Caribbean
April 1-2 St Georges, Grenada Well, it’s finally happened: after 6 months of travel, we have…
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French Guiana’s Prison Islands
March 27 Not too far off the coast of French Guiana lie three small islands. These…