Highlights of 2017 Spring Trip
4 plane rides, 2 cruise ships, 4 continents, 2 oceans, and 13 countries in 98 days! Did we have fun? LOADS!!!
4 plane rides, 2 cruise ships, 4 continents, 2 oceans, and 13 countries in 98 days! Did we have fun? LOADS!!!
Tallest Building…….. Petronas..... Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia
Most Modern Ports…..Hong Kong, China and Singapore
Most Stately British Style Port…. Port Kelano, Malaysia
Best Waterfall...Ko Samui, Thailand
Most Unique Mosque…..National Mosque..... Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia
Best Bands....Magic Islands (Steel Drums) and the Neptunes (50's-90's three instrument combo)
Most Beautiful Beaches…..
Best Bands....Magic Islands (Steel Drums) and the Neptunes (50's-90's three instrument combo)
Most Beautiful Beaches…..
Nha Trang, Vietnam and....
DaNang, Vietnam, and.......
Ko Samui, Thailand
DaNang, Vietnam, and.......
Ko Samui, Thailand
Most Scenic Mountainous Beaches……. Taiwan
Busiest Beach…..Pataya
Beach, Thailand
Busiest Beach…..Pataya
Beach, Thailand
Friendliest Country…..
Jordan and ......
Taiwan
Most Unusual Form of Transportation...a tuck-tuck....Sri Lanka
Best Movies Watched.....The Word, Manchester by the Sea, Eddie the Eagle, Finest Hour, Allied, Mr. Church, Hacksaw Ridge.......Most favorite....Hidden Figures
Smoggiest countries…..
Best Movies Watched.....The Word, Manchester by the Sea, Eddie the Eagle, Finest Hour, Allied, Mr. Church, Hacksaw Ridge.......Most favorite....Hidden Figures
Smoggiest countries…..
China and......
Vietnam
City with the Most Fountains.....Barcelona, Spain
Most Unusual Art....Bottled Sand...Aqaba, Jordan
Largest Buddist Temple….Big Buddha, Lantau Island, Hong Kong, China
Most Colorful Temples….Taiwan
Most Unusual Temple....Hindu Temple..... Sri Lanka
Most Artistic City.....Barcelona, Spain
Most Scenic Fishing Village….Tia O, Lantau Island, China
Most Scenic Fishing Village….Tia O, Lantau Island, China
Largest Stadium....Athens, Greece
Most Unusual Skyscraper....Singapore
Best Books Read.....Shadow Divers by Robert Kurson, Reason for Hope by Jane Goodall, How Starbucks Saved My Life by Michael Gill, True Compass by Edward M. Kennedy, And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini
Dirtiest countries…Morocco, Cambodia, India
Best Transportation….Singapore 
City with the Most Statues....Barcelona, Spain
Most Beggars….Greece and Morocco
Most Unusual Fruit.....
Dragon Fruit.....Vietnam
Most Scenic Islands….
Madereia, Portugal; and
Oldest historic areas….
Athens,
Greece.... and
Elephanta Island, India... and....
Nafplion , Greece...and
Rhodes, Greece...and
Petra, Jordan
Most Shopping Malls.....Singapore
Most Scenic Cities….
Cadiz, Spain and,
Funchal, Portugal, and....
Funchal, Portugal, and....
Barcelona, Spain...and.....
Nafplion, Greece
Most exotic country….Oman
Hottest places visited…
Hottest places visited…
Most Tiresome Port Entries….India and China
Best Scooter Ride....Madeira, Portugal
Biggest Scam.....Sri Lanka Gem Stones
Best Ports….
Rhodes, Greece and....
Rhodes, Greece and....
Cadiz, Spain
Mules and Donkeys in Jordan
Jackass in Spain
Elephant in Sri Lanka
Newest Ocean Experience….Indian Ocean
Most unusual precautions….Barbed Wire and Water Blasting hoses
installed for pirate protection
Best Castles….
Rhodes, Greece....and.....
Best Castles….
Nafplion, Greece (3 fortresses) and
Cadiz, Spain and
Mdina, Malta
Most Unusual Phenomenon While at Sea.... a gorgeous sunrise and full moon at the same time and....
a waterspout (tornado at sea)
