What Kelly is laughing about

My views do not necessarily reflect the views of my employer. October 1 2025 Palawan, Puerto Princesa, Philippines Gateway to Palawan’s emerald forests and limestone coasts, Puerto Princesa is a laid-back city of roughly 307,000 residents with a seafront promenade, leafy boulevards, and

My views do not necessarily reflect the views of my employer. September 29, 2025 Lyn invited me to go snorkeling, so even though there was an extra spot available on the island-hopping tour I’d organized for the residents, I decided

My views do not necessarily reflect the views of my employer. September 25, 2025 As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, I spent my only other visit to Manila going to a mall (which is a very Filipino thing to do).

My views do not necessarily reflect the views of my employer. Subic Bay, Philippines Subic Bay sits on Luzon’s west coast where jungle-clad hills meet a deep, sheltered harbor—once the largest U.S. naval base in Asia, now a Freeport packed

My views do not necessarily reflect the views of my employer. I’d been to Manila for one day on the Diamond – Andi and I went to the mall. So I was was very excited to see more of the

My views do not necessarily reflect the views of my employer. We docked in Anping, which is the harbor area of the city of Tainan, in the country of Taiwan (not to be confused with Taipei, which I often mis-said,

My views do not necessarily reflect the views of my employer. Taipei, Taiwan Taipei—the capital and cultural heartbeat of Taiwan—blends neon skyline energy with temple incense, teahouses, and leafy hills. The city proper counts about 2.5–2.8 million people (Greater Taipei ~7 million),

My views do not necessarily reflect the views of my employer. September 2025 Before arriving in Taiwan, I received an email from a local group asking if they could take some of the officers on a tour. Um, absolutely! So

My views do not necessarily reflect the views of my employer. I went on a tour in Hualien and took way too many pictures – I accidently posted what I did first – here’s the port talk! Hualien, Taiwan Welcome

My views do not necessarily reflect the views of my employer. September 13, 2025 The residents had been requesting the ship to organize tours for them (they mostly organized their own excursions), so we decided to try it out as