Nautica diary: We attend Thai cooking school at the Nora Beach Resort on Kho Samui

 Day 3: Kho Samui, Thailand ABOARD OCEANIA’s NAUTICA — Tom Kha Kai, Pad Thai, and Deep Fried Stuffed Crabmeat in Crab Shell; this was our lunch today at Nora Beach Resort & Spa on Kho Samui. All three dishes were delicious, and we cooked them ourselves! We joined Nautica’s “Thai Cooking Class” excursion and believe we may have had the best lunch of anyone on the cruise today, save our classmates. We tendered ashore about 10 a.m. …

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The Wilsons spend several days in Thailand before boarding the Nautica in Bangkok

Day 1: Bangkok, Thailand We arrived at Bangkok International after a three-hour flight from Taipei, following a 14-hour flight from San Francisco, both aboard EVA Air. With only fitful sleep on the flight we felt exhausted and faced a daunting prospect of navigating a sprawling, bustling terminal with a tight connection for our short flight to Chiang Rai. And even if we could manage, would our checked bags make it? A pleasant surprise greeted us in the …

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