A Day in Langkawi

22 Dec 2018
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Table of Contents - Click to Jump About LangkawiFriends VisitingSkyCab and SkyBridgeOriental Village and Other AttractionsVisit Eagle SquareWalk Through Legenda ParkDinner at a Night MarketMore Time?Getting Around Langkawi About Langkawi Langkawi is an archipelago of 99 islands...
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Tools for Cruising Boats Sailing Around the World

19 Dec 2018
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One of the things David and I love about cruising is being out in remote locations, away from cities and towns.  For the last four years, we’ve been able to go to some amazing places like the Lau group of Fiji and the Ha’apai group of Tonga.  This also means...
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Langkawi Night Market: An Introduction to Malaysian Street Food

14 Dec 2018
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Before we started our world tour, one of the things that got me most excited about our travel was going to Southeast Asia and eating street food.  I already love Thai food – and there are a lot of similarities in Malaysian food – but I wanted to try proper local food,...
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Cruising the Indian Ocean: Planning for 2019

08 Dec 2018
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We’re approaching our third ocean crossing on Starry Horizons, and it’s going to be an interesting one; we will be cruising the Indian Ocean! The below is just a rough sketch of the paths that are available for cruising boats.  There are many paths to take, and...
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Singapore in Three Days

05 Dec 2018
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We were very excited to get to Singapore, the largest city on our 6-year circumnavigation.  We were staying in the beautiful One15 Marina on Sentosa Island, and after over 100 days cruising Indonesia the big city was exactly what we needed; a bit of luxury, plentiful shopping,...
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Reducing Disposable Plastics

01 Dec 2018
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Cruising Southeast Asia has made me so angry about plastics. It’s horribly depressing to realize that while plastics and waste, in general, are an issue in the United States, it’s nothing compared to the issues in countries like Indonesia. The prevalence of single-use...
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Cruising to Singapore and One15 Marina

27 Nov 2018
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Most of our friends opted not to bring their boats to Singapore.  They either stayed in Indonesia or went to Malaysia, entering Singapore via public transit.  The reasoning is that you don’t have to pay to clear into Singapore and the marinas in Malaysia or Indonesia are a lot...
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100 Days Cruising Indonesia & the Wonderful Sail 2 Indonesia Rally

24 Nov 2018
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We did it!  We sailed through Indonesia with the Wonderful Sail 2 Indonesia rally over 3+ months.  It was quite the experience, and the first time we’ve visited such an extremely different culture from ours. Out Chasing Stars is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC...
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Bintan: A Fantastic Meal and Clearing Out of Indonesia

20 Nov 2018
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After checking out the small island on Benan in the Lingga group, we took off to sail north to our last island of Indonesia: Bintan. There are two large islands in the north of the Riau group; Batam and Bintan. The stop for the Wonderful Sail 2 Indonesia Rally was actually two...
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