I was mulling over my next global journey, and curiosity spurred me to check where we would have been if our world cruise did leave Los Angeles on January 19.  We'd just be leaving the Suez Canal, with the next stop being Ashdod to visit Jerusalem and Bethlehem.  We were scheduled to next have a few Greek stops, with Rome early next month.  As of this moment, Italy remains in an emergency state because of this pandemic. We would have spent March 13 and 14 in Dubai to attend their World Expo, which ends next week.  The good news is that  they will keep 80% of the infrastructur e, so we can at least appreciate some architectural wonders, something I experienced after the 1967 Montreal Expo.  For example, the Al Wasl Centrepiece: Coldplay performed here last month.  Stopping by that day was Turkey's President Recep Erdogan.  Also making an appearance was Ranbir Kapoor.  Who, you say?  He is Bollywood star.  So did Prince William of England in February.  As the only hotel on the ex