To Hong Kong on a Visa Run
December 3-6, 2018: By the beginning of December, we’d been back in Sabah for nearly three months. That meant it was nearing time for a visa run. We’d have to […]
Category Archives: Asia
The Sabah Loop: Tawau Hills and Maliau Basin
November 13-15, 2018: After our Kinabatangan getaway, it was time to get back on the road again and continue our Sabah loop. Our next destination was Tawau, a little less […]
The Sabah Loop: Exploring the Kinabatangan River
November 11-13, 2018: After our special early morning encounter with Wilma the Orangutan, we decided to skip a side trip into Sandakan and instead made our way through 100 […]
Visitors from Subic
November 1-5, 2018: We welcomed our first guests on MOKEN since we moved the boat from the Philippines to Malaysia. Betty and Peter joined us from Subic for a whirlwind […]
Diving in Port Barton
May 5, 2018: Port Barton may not be near the top of the must dive areas in the Philippines, but it still had some unique dive sites to offer, especially […]
Subic to Borneo Adventure: May Highlights
Here it is…the oft delayed and much anticipated final installment of our Borneo or Bust saga. In this segment we go from El Nido, Palawan, Philippines to Kota Kinabalu, Borneo, […]
Unexpected Layover: Hong Kong Edition
October 16-17, 2017: In our last episode, we left off just as we were boarding our flight in Vancouver to head back to MOKEN. That sounds pretty straightforward, doesn’t it? […]
Side Trip to Singapore
October 26-31, 2016: Chris was working really hard on numerous boat projects since returning to MOKEN on October 10, so we planned a little break halfway through his time off […]
Mid-Autumn Festival, Mooncakes and An Overnight Trip to China
A bright moon and stars twinkle and shine. Wishing you a merry Mid-Autumn Festival, bliss, and happiness. September 27-28, 2015: Little did we know when we flew to Hong Kong, […]
Mongkok’s Marvelous Markets
September 26, 2015: After our morning dim sum extravaganza on Hong Kong Island, we made our way through Victoria Harbour to the Kowloon Peninsula. Victoria Harbour is a busy stretch […]
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