By registering with our site you will have full instant access to:
268,000 posts on every subject imaginable contributed by 1000's of members worldwide.
25000 photos and videos mainly relating to the British Merchant Navy.
Members experienced in research to help you find out about friends and relatives who served.
The camaraderie of 1000's of ex Merchant Seamen who use the site for recreation & nostalgia.
Here we are all equal whether ex Deck Boy or Commodore of the Fleet.
A wealth of experience and expertise from all departments spanning 70+ years.
It is simple to register and membership is absolutely free.
N.B. If you are going to be requesting help from one of the forums with finding historical details of a relative
please include as much information as possible to help members assist you. We certainly need full names,
date and place of birth / death where possible plus any other details you have such as discharge book numbers etc.
Please post all questions onto the appropriate forum
As I feel there are quite a few on here that have NOT updated their Email addresses, can you please do so. It is of importance that your Email is current, so as we can contact you if applicable . Send me the details in my Private Message Box.
Thank You Doc Vernon
Please log in with your username and password
-
18th November 2014, 05:23 AM
#31
Re: Shangri-La

Originally Posted by
Captain Kong
Hi Keith
I think my Paradise of the South Pacific Islands is preferable to Asia.
Cheers
Brian
Yes Brian, all those lovely ladies with the grass skirts and you just waiting for autum when they all fall off!!!!LOL


Happy daze John in Oz.
Life is too short to blend in.
John Strange R737787
World Traveller

-
Post Thanks / Like
-
18th November 2014, 11:50 PM
#32
Re: Shangri-La
Like most of you guys i have been to some great places and would not mind going back to those places but with different intentions now
The best trip of all would be as i have said many times would sailing up the Mersey after nearly three and a half years as a guest of the Japanese
That was something
-
Post Thanks / Like
-
19th November 2014, 06:39 AM
#33
Re: Shangri-La
Ref. 19 Whats all this nautical bowline stuff Marian, can nobody put an eye splice in a cable laid rope on your ship. Must only have BAs and no ABs. JS
-
Post Thanks / Like
-
19th November 2014, 09:56 AM
#34
Re: Shangri-La
#33, You can be anyone you want on this virtual ship John
Last edited by gray_marian; 19th November 2014 at 09:58 AM.
-
Post Thanks / Like
-
19th November 2014, 10:20 AM
#35
Re: Shangri-La
lou my late mam and dad told me they took a Japanese prisoner of war in while he was waiting to get home at our home in seaforth dad always said the young lad was in a bad way at that time mam and dad were like that always good to people....jp
-
Post Thanks / Like
-
19th November 2014, 04:25 PM
#36
Re: Shangri-La

Originally Posted by
happy daze john in oz
Yes Brian, all those lovely ladies with the grass skirts and you just waiting for autum when they all fall off!!!!LOL
In my experience you didn't have to wait for autumn- if your coconuts were the right size they fell off willingly.
Gilly
R635733
-
Post Thanks / Like
-
19th November 2014, 08:41 PM
#37
Re: Shangri-La
Hi shipmates' Only one place for me? Cardiff general station after 10 months on Ropners', but I was young and foolish, if I had what I sign up for? wild adventure ,magical islands, and payed in gold coins. I would still be at sea, I was led up the garden path by the evil men in the pool , The shipping companys told me lies? I want my time again , with proper ports, no oil jettys and free grog for all the crew, but no passage to Shangri -La. NO docks on the mountains ? there a airport so they say? Today not many places left to go at sea ?Can I crew on a star ship? plenty of new ports/planets for the young men to have fun on maybe? but dont go on any Ropners you never see earth again.
-
Post Thanks / Like
N/A thanked for this post
-
19th November 2014, 09:07 PM
#38
Re: Shangri-La
Hi Louis,.......free grog for all the crew
it sounds as tho` the only place for you is Fiddlers Green.
"Where your glass never empties and tobacco is free and bottles of grog grow on every tree, where you sit telling yarns and there`s no work to do and the Captains below making tea for the crew."
Cheers
Brian
-
Post Thanks / Like
-
19th November 2014, 09:47 PM
#39
Re: Shangri-La

Originally Posted by
cappy
####yes keith ba took some beating ......---it .....regards cappy
Cappy... Tanker Joes, what happy memories you have brought back for me.
John Albert Evans
Last edited by Doc Vernon; 19th November 2014 at 09:59 PM.
-
Post Thanks / Like
cappy thanked for this post
-
19th November 2014, 10:53 PM
#40
Re: Shangri-La
All gone now, in BA. no bars, only ones in residential Hotels, Viente Cinco de Mayo No Bars, only shops and banks. ALL GONE.
sorry , just keep the memories,
Brian
-
Post Thanks / Like
cappy thanked for this post
Tags for this Thread
Posting Permissions
- You may not post new threads
- You may not post replies
- You may not post attachments
- You may not edit your posts
-
Forum Rules