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Butch and Becky
Feb 5, 20201 min read
Day 8 - Southeast Asian Cruise
It is disembarkation day. Time to say good bye to Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand. We completed packing after dinner last night and put...
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Butch and Becky
Feb 5, 20202 min read
Attending our 50th High School Reunion
Just attended tonight my 50th year high school reunion It was really like travelling back to our care free days when there were no great...
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Butch and Becky
Feb 5, 20201 min read
Escaping from Taal - en route to Japan
We expected a chaotic situation at the airport with the Taal eruption. We were pleasantly surprised that everything was so orderly and we...
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Butch and Becky
Feb 5, 20202 min read
Landing in Tokyo
We arrived earlier than scheduled at the Haneda airport in Tokyo. And upon landing, there was a PAL million miler passenger who was...
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Butch and Becky
Feb 2, 20202 min read
Amazing Tokyo
I have always been fascinated with Japanese history, culture more so on Shoguns and Samurai As a young man, I was mesmerized with...
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Butch and Becky
Dec 13, 20192 min read
Day 1 - The African Safari
We arrived in Johannesburg after an 8 hour flight from Dubai and were met by our Go Touch Down representative (tour operator) who brought...
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Butch and Becky
Dec 13, 20192 min read
Day 2 - Close encounter with the huge kind
Today, we hit the road again more as a prelude to the real Safari this weekend. The Panorama Drive was long, winding, and because it was...
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Butch and Becky
Dec 13, 20192 min read
Day 3 - Getting a little taste of Safari
We left Dunkeld today on our way to Songimvelo, another nature reserve. It took us more than 2 hours to reach the place on a better than...
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Butch and Becky
Dec 13, 20191 min read
Day 1 - Best of Northern Europe
Off to a 12 day Northern Europe trip. We will be seeing Europe this time through the eyes of our brothers and sisters in Couples for...
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Butch and Becky
Dec 13, 20191 min read
Day 2 - Best of Northern Europe
As usual, unexpected hiccups at the start of our travel. Our connecting flight in Amsterdam was delayed then at the last minute, there...
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Butch and Becky
Dec 13, 20192 min read
Day 3 - Best of Northern Europe
Change of plans today. We were not able to secure a private tour to Berlin due to short notice. Instead, we took a Hamburg city tour. It...
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Butch and Becky
Dec 13, 20191 min read
Day 4- Best of Northern Europe
Finally , we were complete as a group of 11. Everyone counted in for day 1 in this 7 day Northern Europe cruise. We were actually early...
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Butch and Becky
Dec 13, 20192 min read
Day 5 - Best of Northern Europe
It was an impressive but a bit daunting day for everyone. It started in the wee hours of the morning when some stayed after a non stop...
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Butch and Becky
Dec 13, 20191 min read
Day 6 - Best of Northern Europe
We were early birds today. We had to wake up at 5 am despite a late night. Our assembly time for our excursion "Bruges on your own" was...
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Butch and Becky
Dec 13, 20192 min read
Day 7 - Best of Northern Europe
We had unusually rough seas last night. Our itinerary was re-routed again due to severe weather conditions in the North Sea. We woke up...
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Butch and Becky
Dec 13, 20192 min read
Day 8 - Best of Northern Europe
What started as a dreamlike fast and smooth check in is turning out to be a nightmare. So many hiccups we never experienced before in...
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Butch and Becky
Dec 13, 20192 min read
Day 9 - Best of Northern Europe
We had a great start for the day. We ate adobo and garlic fried rice for breakfast and again courtesy of our kababayan cook and servers....
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Butch and Becky
Dec 13, 20192 min read
Day 10 - Best of Northern Europe
This is our last day in the cruise. We will be disembarking tomorrow in Hamburg, Germany. It has been an enjoyable trip with our brothers...
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Butch and Becky
Dec 13, 20192 min read
Day 11- Best of Northern Europe
Today was disembarkation day. We got through it in a breeze very similar to our experience when we checked in quickly and smoothly. We...
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Butch and Becky
Dec 13, 20191 min read
Day 12 - Best of Northern Europe
"Parting is such sweet sorrow". We were off to home in Vancouver. We arranged an early 5 am shuttle to the airport. To our surprise, the...
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