United States Virgin Islands consist of St. Thomas, St. John and St. Croix. St. Thomas is the busiest port among the three islands even if it’s not the biggest. The capital of St. Thomas is Charlotte Amalie, name given after the German wife of Denmark’s King Christian V. What Denmark has to do with the […]

Innocent Noel with BVI background On the initial plan, we were prepared not to stop in the former British colonies. We knew that sailing with dog onboard to their territories would be troublesome and costly, almost the same as carrying a gun! We left St. Thomas, United States Virgin Islands to the East Caribbean and […]

Innocent Noel with BVI background On the initial plan, we were prepared not to stop in the former British colonies. We knew that sailing with dog onboard to their territories would be troublesome and costly, almost the same as carrying a gun! We left St. Thomas, United States Virgin Islands to the East Caribbean and […]

Probably this is the world’s smallest island shared by two countries! The Northern part of the island belongs to the French and the Southern part is Dutch. That’s why I write the name of the island in two different ways, in Dutch it’s “Sint Maarten” and in French “Saint Martin”. Both Dutch and French are […]

From time to time we received messages of support from those who follow our adventure. They are all appreciated because they give us encouragement and courage to face all obstacles that appear daily. I decided to publish this one because of its relevance, and only after contacting its author and get his permission. To all […]

The original text was written in Thai and translated to English by NaE. La Hispaniola means “The Spanish” in the language of Cervantes. The land where Christopher Columbus discovered the New World in 1492. La Hispaniola combines two countries, the Dominican Republic and Haiti. Our Sailing Around The World trip starts here, in the Dominican […]

In just a few days we will have to say goodbye to the country of the Dominican where we had lots of happiness and tears. The trip to celebrate our 500 years of the sea route from Europe to Asia didn’t start yet but the Dominican Republic is our starting point.  What we learned from […]

Last week the breaking news in the States was about a sailor family who was crossing the Pacific Ocean, the biggest Ocean in the world. They were already 900 miles off Mexico. What was the big deal? It seems all smooth sailing in the waves and wind if no one gets sick. The youngest crew […]

Life is a journey! When I was a University student, I didn’t plan much of my life after graduation, what I would like to be or what kind of work I would love to do. I tried to be a trainee in a famous hotel and a domestic travel agency but it didn’t work out because […]

Life is a journey! When I was a University student, I didn’t plan much of my life after graduation, what I would like to be or what kind of work I would love to do. I tried to be a trainee in a famous hotel and a domestic travel agency but it didn’t work out because […]