Here are photos from Veendam’s King Neptune ceremony that took place on April 5. The King Neptune Ceremony is done when crossing the equator and ‘pollywogs’ (those who have never crossed the equator before) get to meet King Neptune. This year’s ‘pollywogs’ had to “kiss the fish” and where covered in sloop, in order to see another day on board the Veendam! Special thanks

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Photo © Quinn Ryan Mattingly-All Rights Reserved This is the second time that Quinn Ryan Mattingly’s work appears on The Travel Photographer blog. He’s a documentary photographer based in Saigon, and most of his work is related to documenting a wide range of subjects, including social issues, which can include documenting a Vietnamese leprosy center and a home for the aged, a behind the scenes Saigon circus, Burmese television commercial shoots, and street scenes of Yangon.

I liked one of Quinn’s photo galleries in particular which he titled Burma IV: Life On The Path.  He tells us that a monk approached him in Yangon, and after a few friendly pleasantries, was invited to the monk’s monastery. T Read full topic…

We were sailing on the Statendam with HAL from March 4-18, 2011. I took this picture while on the excursion Land’s End by Sea/Land. I wanted to share it with fellow travelers. Hope you enjoy. – Sara Hamsa

At Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.

The inaugural flight AF 274 Paris – Phnom Penh landed today at Phnom Penh international airport. After 37 years absence, Air France is once again offering 3 weekly return scheduled flights between Paris and Cambodia.

Pierre-Henri Gourgeon, CEO of AIR FRANCE KLM declared: “We are proud to be the first European airline to once again operate scheduled services between Europe and Cambodia, as part of our growth strategy on routes to Asia where we are increasing capacity.”

He also added: “These three new weekly flights will promote economic and cultural ties with this buoyant region and also meet a strong demand from our leisure customers.”

These flights are operated by Airbus A340-300 (275 seats including 30 in Business, 21 in Premium Voyageur and 224 in the Voyageur / Economy cabin), then – as from 9 May 2011 – by Boeing 777-200 (309 seats including 35 in Business, 24 in Premium Voyageur and 250 in the Voyageur / Economy cabin).

This new route should also help boost the opportunities for transporting goods (fresh produce, textiles, etc.) between France and Cambodia. Air F

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LONDON — British Airways cabin crew voted Monday to hold more strikes in their long-running dispute with the airline, raising the prospect of possible walkouts during a busy spring that includes the royal wedding and the Easter holiday.

The Unite union did not immediately announce new strike dates after revealing that its members voted by a proportion of 8-1 in favor of taking further industrial action, saying it would continue to seek talks with BA management first.

The union has to give seven days’ notice of any walkout, meaning strikes could occur over the busy Easter holiday and the April 29 wedding of Prince William to Kate Middleton. T

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