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Postcards from the Transition

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Tag: Holland America Line’s Shared Humanity Award

Cruises, 2024 Westerdam Legendary Japan2 Comments

Feral Chicken

October 18, 2024October 18, 2024 Rich McClear

He’s everywhere, he’s everywhere! Tourists love them, locals, well… At least not at 5 AM. But they are all over Hawaii. And Free Range! These from Kauai and Oahu. Continue reading Feral Chicken

Cruises, 2024 Westerdam Legendary Japan, Japan2 Comments

Degrees of Separation

October 7, 2024October 7, 2024 Rich McClear

Nagasaki Japan. The Peace Park in Nagasaki near ground zero, or the hypocenter, reminds me of one of those parks in Eastern Europe, especially one outside of Budapest, where the authorities have gathered all of those monumental statues in the … Continue reading Degrees of Separation

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Blessed by the Bishop

April 4, 2018 Rich McClear

Today Archbishop Desmond Tutu was a guest on the MS Amsterdam.  He received Holland America Line’s first “Shared Humanity Award.”  Along with the award $40,000 went to the Desmond and Leah Tutu Foundation.  Robert Taylor, an associate of Tutu since … Continue reading Blessed by the Bishop

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