What Kelly is laughing about

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

My views do not necessarily reflect the views of my employer. After squeezing in cultural tips into each port talk for Japan, I decided to start doing a country overview when we visited a new country, starting with… Taiwan Taiwan

My views do not necessarily reflect the views of my employer. September 12, 2025 It was raining on our last day in Japan so we decided to go check out a cave. One section was decorated with colored lights. We

My views do not necessarily reflect the views of my employer. September 10, 2025 According to Japan guide, American village is a shopping area that was built for the ‘nostalgic pleasure’ of residents from nearby military bases, as well as

My views do not necessarily reflect the views of my employer. September 9, 2025 Naha was another place I wasn’t sure if I’d visited before because they called the port something else on the Diamond. I knew I’d been to

My views do not necessarily reflect the views of my employer. I had too much fun in Naha, Okinawa so I’m going to split up these posts. Here is my port talk and I’ll tell you about what I did

My views do not necessarily reflect the views of my employer. September 7, 2025 It was HOT in Amami (I know- it was hot everywhere in Japan this time of year, especially as we made our way south), so we