The virtual tour continues (Asian Countries part 2)

Hello beautiful souls. Days ago I have written an article about the countries that my husband was able to visit in the Southeast part of Asia, today let me share the other countries he was able to visit while working in a cruise ship. On the first part of this article I have mentioned the countries is the southern part of Asia since they called it Singapore season. Their home port is Singapore and they stay there for like 6 months. So more or less the countries they visit were around Singapore too. According to my husband it is one of the stressful season, since a lot of guests are very demanding. You have to be attentive to their needs or else you get a bad rating, and a bad rating means low salary and yes you might not get a tip at the end of the cruise, so in order for your ratings to be good you have to pay attention to your guests. All is well when you properly do your job. Meanwhile, China season was my husband's favorite. Chinese guests is very much easy to handle and they aren't that demanding. They always finished their duties earlier than the usual, therefore they got a lot of time to rest and well the usual bonding with some Filipino crew.

China

China is a very big country. The first time he got there, we had a hard time with regards to communication since fb is banned in that country. Later on we found this application where he was able to call me via video call. I can't exactly remember the exact name of that application because it has been a long time and you know my forgetfullness really sucks. Most of the time when Anthony had the chance to go out while in China, his only purpose was to eat. He usually goes out in group together with the other crew and he was lucky because his brother was also with him. That is where he discovered how good hot pot is. And because he was into spicy foods he didn't have a hard time adjusting to Chinese cuisine.

As you can see from above pictures, Anthony never missed to visit one of the eight wonders of the earth. The great wall of China. It was definitely one of his best travel and he grabbed the opportunity to reach this place. According to hubby the feeling was just surreal when they reached the exact location. As expected the tourist location is indeed great and upon exiting the place you will receive a certificate. That certificate is now hanging on our wall, I don't know the exact words written in it since it is written in Chinese. 😅

Korea

I was the happiest when I learned that hubby is going to Korea. Me being a kdrama fan eversince was super excited about it. Indeed Korea is such an amazing country, although the places he has been were not the famous places we've seen in the dramas. But did you know that you can buy your favorite brand of shoes in Korea in a very affordable price? That is the reason why my husband bought a lot of shoes when he got there for the kids and me. And of course I requested him to buy me a cosmetic products from clio which Dara Park of 2ne1 endorsed during that time. It was only available in Korea so as a fan I am patronizing her endorsed product. I am such a spoiled wife here because Anthony really looked for that specific brand.

One thing I really love in Korea most specially in their series were the food. It looks appetizing that whenever I see it, I wanted to have a taste of it. So when Anthony and the rest of the gang visited Korea, they never missed the food trip along the streets. And of course the bulgogi burger that was only available in Mcdonalds Korea. However when there was a conflict between China and Korea, cruise ships never visited Korea again.

Japan

Next stop was another beautiful country in the East Asia, Japan. As we all know Japan rich cultures is one of the thing that attracts tourist right? The locals there were very nice and honest. My brother in law used to live there for many years, there was one time when he dropped his wallet at this particular place, but when he came back the wallet was still there. As you can see from the above photo is Anthony enjoying the cold weather of Yokohama. As usual, when he is out, he loves to do shopping. But of course since he is frugal he always goes for the sale items. Hahaha! Ironically those clothes that he bought on the sale items were newly arrived when he checked the brand local branch in our country.

Well same as the two countries above, Japan is also well known for their foods specifically ramen. And Ichiran Ramen is famous in their country that before you could enter the shop you have to wait in a long queue of people waiting outside. However, your long wait is worth it once the hot ramen is serve in front of you. Who else's loves ramen here?

That would be all for my today's article. Thank you for dropping by. Any upvote, likes and comments is deeply appreciated. Have a nice day everyone!

Lead image from Unsplash while the rest of the images were from yours truly.