” Are Dragons Good or Bad? China in the 21st Century”

By Dwain C. Crum
May 17, 2013 • 69 views
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 Dwain Crum "The Sea Rebel", was born in Pasadena, CA and a lifelong resident of Rosemead, CA. Retired after 29 years as a history teacher at Rosemead High School. Dwain is fulfilling a lifelong dream of traveling around the world. Are dragons good or bad?  In the Western part of the world the dragon... Read more »

‘The Sea Rebel’

• Dwain C. Crum •
May 8, 2013 • 155 views
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" Guam To Saigon: Ghosts of War (Part 5)" Following my visit to Korea the Pacific Princess sailed to two ports in China, but I will talk about that in my next article.  For now, I would like to finish the Ghost of War series by talking about my visit to Vietnam. World War II, the Korean War, the... Read more »

” The Sea Rebel “

• Dwain C. Crum •
May 2, 2013 • 150 views
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Guam to Saigon: Ghosts of War (Part 4) Korea is a place that has been mentioned much in the news lately.  It is not a new name to most Americans.  At least not to those who remember the Korean War.  I was landing at Inchon, the same place General Douglas MacArthur had landed and turned the war... Read more »

” The Sea Rebel “

• Dwain C. Crum •
April 24, 2013 • 120 views
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  Guam to Saigon: Ghosts of War (Part 3) "Peace is better than war".  These were the words spoken by World War II veteran Gregory Melikian while doing a presentation during my cruise on the Pacific Princess.  "Peace is better than War", is a simple statement, but one that is not always carried... Read more »

” The Sea Rebel “

By • Dwain C. Crum •
April 18, 2013 • 169 views
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  Guam to Saigon: Ghosts of War (Part 2) Japan, the Land of the Rising Sun.  My ship, the Pacific Princess, arrived in Japan at Osaka.  Osaka is Japan's 3rd largest city, after Tokyo and Yokohama.  As we approached the dock in the early hours of the morning you could hear a band playing. ... Read more »

” The Sea Rebel ” Guam to Saigon: Ghosts of War (Part 1)

By Dwain C. Crum
April 3, 2013 • 276 views
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 As we left Australia and headed for Guam ship enrichment lecturer Gary Shahan said "Everywhere we go from Guam onward for the next few weeks was controlled by Japan during World War II". Gary taught social studies in Phoenix, Arizona for 32 years, many of them at Desert Vista High School.  His lectures... Read more »

” The Sea Rebel ” Kangaroos and Kookaburras

By Dwain C. Crum
March 28, 2013 • 277 views
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After leaving Auckland, New Zealand the Pacific Princess headed to the land of Kangaroos and Kookaburras --- Australia.  The first of the three Australian ports that we would go to was Burnie on the island of Tasmania. Tasmania is more than just the home of that nasty little creature called the Tasmanian... Read more »

” The Sea Rebel “

• Dwain C. Crum •
March 20, 2013 • 162 views
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A Floating United Nations I've often heard cruise ships called a floating United Nations.  This is certainly true of the ship that I am now on, the Pacific Princess.  Cruise Director Peter Roberts was kind enough to give me the information that this article is based upon. First, you have the passengers... Read more »

” The Sea Rebel “

By Dwain C. Crum
March 14, 2013 • 289 views
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Sailing to the Land of The Incas Crossing the Equator is a big deal when traveling by ship.  After leaving Panama my ship, the Pacific Princess, sailed south to the nation of Ecuador and the port of Guayaquil.  The Equator is the imaginary line that divides the world in two.  Prior to doing that... Read more »

” The Sea Rebel ”

• Dwain C. Crum •
March 7, 2013 • 303 views
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THE SOUTH SEAS The South Seas was a term that struck terror to many sailors in the early days of wooden ships sailing the globe.  Not just because of the perils involved but the length of time such voyages entailed.  When ships left the ports of England, Spain and the Netherlands for the South Seas... Read more »