Freighter Travel
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Be Careful What You Ask For: My “Almost” Shipwreck
I never knew was I passionate about the sea until I spent 72 days on it. My oceanic voyage began in France on board the La Traviata, a 900 ft ship that sailed me through the Mediterranean Sea, Suez Canal, across the Indian Ocean to South China Sea and the journey home again. Be careful…
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Life on the Sea-Aboard a Freighter
This is an excerpt from my journal traveling from Europe to China aboard a 1,000 foot freighter: I am relieved to say that I have nothing whatsoever to do with running this ship. My contribution is to sit in awe of this magnificent vessel and the ease with which the expert crew seems to navigate…