In the spring of 2006, I enjoyed a 15-day East Asian cruise on the Oceania Lines ship "M.S. Nautica" that started in Beijing, China, with visits to Seoul, Korea; Shanghai, China; Hiroshima, Kobe, Kyoto, Okinawa and Ishigaki Japan; Taipei, Taiwan; and ending in Hong Kong. We preceded this cruise with a three day stay in Beijing, and following the cruise, we travelled back into the interior of China for nine days, visiting Lijiang in Yunnan Province and Guilin.

I have prepared a separate Worldisround article on the Chinese ... (more)