Category Archives: Cruising

Women Of China

Posted on June 30, 2017 by Roger Walck

While touring in China in 2008, shortly after they hosted the Summer Olympics, I took over a thousand photographs, mostly by briefly hanging back as our tour group moved on. Here is a selection of the ones of the women, … Continue reading →

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Ikea and the Fate of the S.S. United States

Posted on January 2, 2015 by Roger Walck

A few weeks ago I drove to the nearest Ikea, which was in Philadelphia, just east of I-95 between the Ben Franklin and the Walt Whitman bridges. I would not normally go that far for any store, but getting to … Continue reading →

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The Pacific

Posted on January 2, 2013 by Roger Walck

Now with the advantage of a little hindsight, the most memorable impression of our cruise of the Polynesian South Pacific was not the extravagantly luxurious meals, not the personal service always at hand, not even the bantering with fellow passengers.  … Continue reading →

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