Incredible India: Jamie’s Journey to Mumbai – Part 3 of 3

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Here is the final segment of this Jamie's Journey to Mumbai. What an interesting couple days it was. The public laundry is an incredible place to see if you can make your way inside. I see all those people working in the chemicals for as much as 16 hours a day and think "What a life!" Stay tuned for this surprise ending... It is amazing what can happen even in a city of 20 million people. The … [Read more...]

Incredible India: Jamie’s Journey to Mumbai – Part 2 of 3

WEB 29 India, Mumbai, Public Laundry

Well, here we go with part 2 of these two adventurous days we spent in Bombay! In this segment you'll meet Raj who will play an important role in our surprise ending in part 3. Then we head to Dhobi Gate, the largest public laundry in Asia, where you will meet Samil, a laundry stall owner who will give us a fascinating tour that the tourist do not get to see. This is an amazing travel adventure. … [Read more...]

Incredible India: Jamie’s Journey to Mumbai – Part 1 of 3

The Gateway of India was built to commemorate the visit of King George V and Queen Mary to Bombay, prior to the Delhi Durbar, in December 1911. In 1948 the last British troops to leave India passed through  this gate.

  V Cruisers, As summer begins to wane many of you may be looking ahead to this winter and are considering your travel options. This winter when Regent Seven Seas Cruises Seven Seas Voyager travels down to New Zealand and back from the Mediterranean it will make two calls to Incredible India. You can check out a couple itinerary options. … [Read more...]

Regent Seven Seas Voyager’s 2011 World Cruise: Sailing Through Gulf of Yemen

Day 115 of 145  Busy, busy, busy! That’s how it’s been around here! We are now in the Red Sea having passed uneventfully (as expected) between Somalia and Yemen in the Gulf of Yemen and having now “squeezed” through the entrance to the Red Sea - Bab el Mandeb, the strategically important, narrow strait which connects with the Gulf of Aden. In the north, the sea divides into two … [Read more...]

Regent Seven Seas Voyager’s 2011 World Cruise: Where Were You?

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Day 102 of 145. September 11th 2001 we were on Seven Seas Voyager Navigator in Casablanca, Morocco when the news of the attack came through. We had rust returned from the Arab market and the entire day was eerie for me from start to finish. This time we are in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates when the news came through just before 7:00am. I had been awake since 6:00am and turned on the news … [Read more...]

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