Trip: Navy Nomad
There are [20] stories from my trip: Navy Nomad
JAPAN | Friday, 24 Aug 2007 | Photo Gallery
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AUSTRALIA | Thursday, 5 Jul 2007 | Views [1543]
Bridge Climb When you're in the Navy, visiting foreign ports is a "working vacation." Just because you're not at sea doesn't mean that the job is done! The day we arrived we pulled into port late, so I really didn't go out at all. Besides, ... Read more >
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AUSTRALIA | Tuesday, 5 Jun 2007 | Views [736]
A really nice city - a great place to live once I settle down? Brisbane would be a great city for an active person who wants to settle down, and wants to enjoy the outdoors in a warmer climate. For hiking and camping, you can visit the nearby mountains ... Read more >
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SOUTH KOREA | Thursday, 5 Apr 2007 | Views [725]
The city of Busan is a bustling port city on the southeastern tip of the Korean peninsula. Overall, I liked Busan a lot - there were lots of good restaurants (I love Korean food), convenient and modern public transport, and you could get a WiFi Internet ... Read more >
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CHINA | Saturday, 18 Nov 2006 | Views [681] | Comments [1]
Ever seen Kung Fu Hustle? How some people seemed to have it all, yet some were struggling just to make it? That's Zhanjiang today. China is such a bustling, dynamic place! It's really exciting from a business point of view, but troubling in a way, ... Read more >
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JAPAN | Friday, 7 Jul 2006 | Views [732]
After making my way back to Oak Hotel to check-in (a very nice hostel, might I add), I have to come back at 1500 for the current occupants to check out. I can drop off my luggage, though, so I grab my Tokyo map and a Japanese phrasebook, and decide ... Read more >
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JAPAN | Tuesday, 6 Jun 2006 | Views [810]
All my life, I've wanted to travel to Japan. In fact, that was one of my big motivators for joining the Navy - there are few jobs outside the military that can get you here to live for an extended period of time. Of course, Navy life usually lets you ... Read more >
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THAILAND | Friday, 26 May 2006 | Views [640]
A bustling tropical city in the Land Of Smiles
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HONG KONG | Sunday, 20 Nov 2005 | Views [653]
The closest thing to New York in China
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JAPAN | Sunday, 9 Oct 2005 | Views [680]
Ukiyo-e woodblock prints are some of the most well-known examples of Japanese art in the West. Mostly made during the Edo period of Japan, two of the heavyweights in this artistic arena are: Hokusai "Thirty-six Views of Mt Fuji" The most ... Read more >
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JAPAN | Sunday, 7 Aug 2005 | Views [736]
After reading about it, watching it on TV, and otherwise learning about this futuristic city from afar, I would finally get to see it with my own eyes. There I was, leaving Yokosuka and its naval base on the train bound for Tokyo. Familiar names along ... Read more >
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MALAYSIA | Thursday, 17 Mar 2005 | Views [673]
While transiting the Straits of Mallaca, our ship passed the Queen Elizabeth 2, the grande dame of cruise ships on one of her round-the-world voyages. It was really impressive to see her up close, though the sight was obscured a bit by all the haze ... Read more >
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ERITREA | Thursday, 17 Feb 2005 | Views [953]
Africa! Setting foot on African soil is like a homecoming. In a certain sense, we are all African. Our visit to Eritrea came as a surprise to me and the rest
of the Juneau crew. It wasn't originally planned for us to come here, but
surprises are ... Read more >
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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | Thursday, 6 Jan 2005 | Views [1366]
Dubai is one of the most amazing cities I have ever visited, a statement in steel of boldness, ambition, and wealth. And Dubai is only getting bigger! Sheikh Zayed Road looks like New York City, lined on both sides with skyscrapers. Construction cranes ... Read more >
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OMAN | Sunday, 28 Nov 2004 | Views [813]
Our ship visited Muscat, since we had to pull in for repairs. My general impression was that it was not a very welcoming city. In general, it seemed, the locals were not very friendly, though it could just be that they were unaccustomed to seeing ... Read more >
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SEYCHELLES | Monday, 8 Nov 2004 | Views [7908] | Comments [3]
The Seychelles are an island group in the Indian Ocean 1000 miles east of Kenya. Maje island is the biggest, and is the island that I visited on this trip. The Seychelles are truly an island paradise! Here, it's all about the layback island life. ... Read more >
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SOMALIA | Friday, 22 Oct 2004 | Views [749]
For much of October and early November 2004, our ship floated off the coast of Somalia. While we never set foot in Somalia, we could see the city of Mogadishu in the distance through the clear desert air. In fact, I was off the coast of Mogadishu during ... Read more >
Tags: Sights At Sea
IRAQ | Sunday, 3 Oct 2004 | Views [800]
ABOT and KAAOT Al Basrah Oil Terminal and Khawr Al Amaya Oil Terminal Situated at the end of Iraq's Basra pipeline, we floated around these two offshore oil terminals for several weeks, as part of a group of ships protecting the oil terminals from ... Read more >
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SINGAPORE | Monday, 30 Aug 2004 | Views [511]
Our two-week voyage to the Gulf was marked with its own highlights, even though we didn't make any stops along the way. Some of the most notable: Twin Typhoons! Unable to delay our departure on account of the weather, our ship was almost immediately ... Read more >
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JAPAN | Friday, 23 Jul 2004 | Views [1128]
Mt Fuji haiku: A cool morning breeze On our way up the mountain Is helping me climb. At 3776 meters (or 12,388 feet), Mt. Fuji is the tallest mountain in Japan. We started the climb at Kawaguchi station (5th station), which is at 7,562 feet. A ... Read more >
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