WELCOME TO FARNSNIENTE

I snap awake at 7 am and the boat is listing to one side and groaning slightly. Out the window I can see we’re in a narrow river negotiating

Once again, for the third time this trip, it’s the first of the month. Amazing. And as habit dictates we must say “Rabbit, Rabbit” as the fi

Compared with yesterday’s sleepy day at sea, today will be busy-busy, with an eight hour excursion. Looking out from our cabin balcony the s

Today is another ‘At Sea’ day, as we transition from Hong Kong to Vietnam. Being at sea, there are no excursions (wouldn’t THAT be fun!?) bu

It’s our second of two days in Hong Kong. After the ship was cleared yesterday, by immigration, it’s almost like we’re in a hotel, albeit on

We wake and look out the window, as always. Where are we and what’s the weather? Today we’re coming into Victoria Harbor in Hong Kong. A loc

We awaken to another overcast day. There are whitecaps, signaling a bit of wind, but thankfully the swells are only about one meter. We hard

Tell me I’ll be drinking rum on the cruise ship and I’ll say “tell me something I don’t know”. Tell me it’ll be at 6 am and now you have my

Up at six and again at seven. Or was it five and then six? We’re not sure. The clocks got turned back last night and we’re at sea (for the

We wake to beautiful blue sky, 69 degrees, and the promise of sunshine throughout the day. We’re still in Kagoshima which is where we’ll be

The calendar says it’s the 22nd of April. That date sounds familiar because on the 22nd of February I had my last haircut, just before we le

We are in Kochi, Japan today. As is their wont, the captain and navigator somehow work it out so we’re gliding noisily into the dock just as

At 6:30am we awaken and we’re motoring slowly into the bay of Osaka. Outside it’s 64° which feels good and the water is glassy, very smooth,

When we wake this morning we’re at sea, as we should be. It’s a day at sea. No port today. We’re motoring from Tokyo down to Osaka. We’ll be

It’s easy to tell the difference between a day on a tour and a typical day on our own. When on a tour there’s usually a lot planned and you’

Today in Nagano the Metropolitan Hotel has a very full, very good buffet breakfast. Asian soups, dishes, smoked fish, and even a big bottle

We’ve just had one day (two nights) in Tokyo but it’s already time to head out, at least for a short while. In our quest for peak sakura (ch

We wake up to our first full day in Japan and in Tokyo and sure enough it’s raining. It’s our only full day in Tokyo, so we’re a bit sad. We

Last night, which was our last night in Seoul, we spent at an enormous hotel with two big towers of rooms. So it’s only fitting that there’s

For the first time in a long while we’re on our own. It’s a free day in Seoul and our last full day in Korea. We need to switch our hotel fr