Category: Travel
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Friday 29 November 2024.Highlights: Business class flights, The Hollywood Walk of Fame. The start of my 2024-25 world trip commences with an extended day travelling over the international date line from Australia to the USA via Fiji.
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Fiji AirwaysDate: 29 November 2024Flight Number: FJ810Gate: 7Seat: 15K & 16K (Business Class Seat)Plane: Airbus A350-900Boarded: 21:07Pushback: 22:13 (Scheduled 21:40)Lift off: 22:32Arrived: 12:14 (Scheduled 11:50)Duration: 10 hours 1 minuteDistance: 8,881 km This flight was from Nadi International Airport (Nadi, Fiji) to Los Angeles International Airport (Los Angeles, USA).
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Fiji AirwaysDate: 29 November 2024Flight Number: FJ934Gate: 7Seat: 1A & 2A (Business Class Seat)Plane: Airbus A330-200Boarded: 13:00Pushback: 14:14 (Scheduled 13:35)Lift off: 14:30Arrived: 19:59 (Scheduled 19:15)Duration: 4 hour 40 minutesDistance: 3,867 kms This flight was from Tullamarine International Airport (Melbourne, Australia) to Nadi International Airport (Nadi, Fiji).
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28 November 2024 The day before a big trip can get very hectic as you mix excitment with worry about whether you are prepared and you attempt to finalised everything. For this trip I had organised for apartment sitters to look after both the apartment and more importantly my cats. Working in the morning I…
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Official Name: Commonwealth of AustraliaEstablished: 01 January 1901 (Federation), 26 January 1788 (United Kingdom established colony)Population: 27,361,50 (2024 estimate)Country Size: 7,688,287 square kmsReligion: 43.9% Christianity, 38.9% no religion, 3.2% Islam, 2.7% Hinduism, 2.4% BuddhismLanguage: EnglishCurrency: Australian DollarCapital: CanberraVisited States/Territories: Victoria (VIC), Tasmania (TAS), New South Wales (NSW), Queensland (QLD), South Australia (SA), Western Australia (WA),…
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Today marks exactly 100 days until my niece and I catch our first flight out of Australia. We will start in style flying in Business Class on Fiji Airways Melbourne to Nadi (Fiji) on an Airbus A330-200 that should take 4 hours 40 minutes. Then after a short stop over we will change planes to…
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My next world trip is now only 105 days with my Southern Caribbean cruise 132 days to go. While the main point of this trip is to explore Ecuador with my niece with time around the countryside including in Amazon and then a major yacht experience in the Galapagos Islands. However taking advantage of flying…
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While my focus is on my upcoming trip with my niece to Ecuador and the USA late November 2024, plus my add on solo trip cruising the Caribbean to Haiti, Puerto Rico, St Maarten, Antigua, St Lucia, St Kitts & Nevis, plans for possible future travel are starting to come into focus. I’m currently planning…
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Official Name: Republic of UzbekistanEstablished: 840 (Kara-Khanid Khanate) / 31 August 1991 (Independence from USSR)Population: 36 million (2022 estimate)Religion: Muslim (96.1%)Official Languages: Uzbek & RussianCapital: TashkentOrder of Visit: 76First Visit: 21 May 2023Last Visit: 29 May 2023Duration: 9 DaysHighlights: Tashkent – 1966 Earthquake monument, Hast Imam Square (Hazrati Imam), Tilla Sheikj Mosque, Chorsu Bazaar, Underground…
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Official Name: Republic of TajikistanEstablished: 819 (Samanid Empire) / 9 September 1991 (Independence from USSR)Population: 9.7 million (2022 estimate)Religion: Muslim (96.4%)Official Languages: Tajik & RussianCapital: DushanbeOrder of Visit: 75First Visit: 17 May 2023Last Visit: 21 May 2023Duration: 5 DaysHighlights: National Museum of Antiquities, Rudaki Park, Iskander Darya waterfall, Gazza Village, The wonderous mountain ranges, Hiking…
