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SILVER WHISPER from VANCOUVER to HAWAII

According to Wikipedia : The Silver Whisper is a quarter century old. Passenger capacity of 382, with crew of 295. Features teal balconies. From Google AI: The Silver Whisper is a top-tier luxury cruise ship operated by Silversea Cruises. Complimentary caviar on demand. No children's facilities. A 14-minute tour of the ship . As we depart Canada, maybe for the final time, but probably not because I still have a lot Canadian money, some golden summaries of Canadian entertainment masterpieces,  I asked Google AI to pick the top Canadian-related films of all-time: Three of the most critically acclaimed and popular films with a strong Canadian connection are Titanic (1997) , Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010) , and Arrival (2016) . While Canada boasts a rich catalog of completely homegrown indie cinema, its connection to global blockbusters spans legendary Canadian directors, prominent filming locations, and historic national events. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ] 1. Titanic (1997) The Connectio...

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN ON A TRAIN ACROSS CANADA?

I yesterday summarized the two cruise segments of our recent 50-day trip, and half those days were in Canada, mostly on VIA Rail Canada and Rocky Mountaineer trains, both with no WiFi.  Somehow, I think I only missed a couple of days of posts.  And some amazing good news.  The SJourney train trip we are taking from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi at the end of the year does have WiFi. Interestingly enough, during this current travel period, my original blog site, which had been averaging 500 visits/day for the first 15 years, jumped to 25,000/day.  For reasons I can't explain, this surge began from the American Melody cruise, Memphis to New Orleans, and continued on through Canada. This Canadian train trip changed my mind about trains. Turns out that the only time I slept overnight on a train was on VIA Rail Canada, a four-day ride in December of 2017 from Vancouver to Toronto . Passengers were peeved because we arrive half a day late.  Why? What happened about a year...