Downtown Adelaide is surrounded by 19,000 acres of parkland. Among the 29 named parks, several museums, and a sports arena (The Adelaide Oval) are the Adelaide Zoo and Adelaide Botanic Garden. We visited both during our stay in December 2025.
After spending several days in Singapore, we flew five hours south to Perth, the capital of Western Australia. We spent six nights and five days there, and loved it! Perth seemed friendly, vibrant, and safe. It has a clean, efficient
One day during our wonderful visit to Perth, we booked an excursion to Rottnest Island (Wadjemup), 18 km off the coast. It’s an 11 km-long, largely unspoiled island of pristine beaches, aquamarine bays, bike tracks, and walking trails. There are
One of the highlights of our visit to Perth was the day we took a wine tour in the Swan River Valley, northeast of the city. The tour company we used, Swan Valley Tours, offered the best wine tour of
At the conclusion of our Southeast Asia cruise in November 2025, we stayed four extra days in Singapore to discover what that city had to offer. Perhaps the most iconic image of Singapore is the gigantic Marina Bay Sands hotel,
While we were in Singapore, we visited several attractions at the Gardens by the Bay, a waterfront entertainment complex.
Our Southeast Asia cruise in November 2025 ended in Singapore. We stayed several extra days to explore the city. Most days were overcast and humid, with varying probabilities of precipitation. The sunniest day was our first full day in the
The last stop on our Southeast Asia cruise was the island of Koh Samui. Although there were some fancy resorts on the island, many parts of the island were simpler and gave us a glimpse of life in Thailand outside
During our Southeast Asia cruise in November 2025, our ship docked at Laem Chabang, Thailand – a port that’s two hours from Bangkok and 45 minutes from Pattaya. We visited Bangkok on the first day and Pattaya on the second.
The centerpiece of our twelve-night Atlantis Southeast Asia cruise was a two-day stay in Bangkok, Thailand. The ship docked at the port of Laem Chabang, which is a two-hour drive from Bangkok. This was a common theme for this cruise;
