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  • World Trip 2009: Day 4 – San Francisco to Las Vegas, USA

    Monday 25 May 2009 Highlights: Minor car accident, Free Treasure Island Outdoor Show Before setting off from San Francisco I noticed on the TV that Vegas was expecting temp of 92, way higher than what we have been experiencing so far so the shorts made their first appearance 🙂

  • World Trip 2009: Day 3 – San Francisco, USA

    Sunday 24 May 2009 Highlights: Ghirardelli Square, Fisherman’s Wharf Today we headed into the CBD to visit the attractions in the Wharf district. Catching a local bus mum was surprised at the number of homeless people she saw on the route and some of the locals, as I told her you see the real side…

  • World Trip 2009: Day 2 – San Francisco / Sausalito, USA

    Saturday 23 May 2009 Highlights: Sausalito, Muir Woods, Golden Gate Bridge After a long sleep of about 10.5 hours (waking up a few times) I was over my jetlag and ready for the first day of seeing the local area.  We started with a good breakfast included with our stay at Best Western Grosvenor Hotel…

  • World Trip 2009: Day 1 Melbourne to Los Angeles to Sanfrancisco

    Friday 22 May 2009 Highlights: Qantas First Class Lounge (Melbourne), Free upgrade to Premium Economy. I got to enjoy both the QANTAS First Class and Business Class Lounges, courtesy of my Qantas Platinum membership.  I enjoyed the view of the airport as I contemplate the trip ahead.   I shared the lounge experience with my mother…

  • Short Break 2008: Day 3 – Brisbane

    Next time I have to remember ear plugs when sleeping in the same room as my brother.   I thought at different times he had stopped breathing but then suddenly the train crashes was heard again 🙂 Today was the last day of this mini trip with a trip scheduled to the Doomben races.  …

  • Short Break 2008: Day 2 – Brisbane

    Only got a little sleep due to both the fantastic lightening from the storm and my brothers loud snoring, if you can call it that! Anyway got and early breakfast and checked out the starting times for Quantum of Solace the new James Bond flick.   We caught a cab to the second day of…

  • Short Break 2008: Day 1 – Brisbane

    Feeling the need to take another short Australian break I helped organise a birthday trip for my brother Reagan on behalf of our immediate family. Having spent the night in Attwood (near the Melbourne airport) we got to the airport at the ungodly time of 6.15 am about 30 minutes before boarding time.   I…

  • Travel for 2009 just got interesting

    Due to a large number of reasons including the desire to catch up with friends in Europe and my nephew wanting to cut down the big 2009 trip (due to increased costs) I’m now going on two different trips in 2009. Trip 1: USA – Egypt – London – Copenhagen – Bangkok This first trip…

  • The Colossal 2009-2010 trip gets bigger

    Well the trip keeps on getting bigger.   Andrew and I will probably be taking off late November 2009 but we have added a few more stops.  Current thinking is Egypt (tour), New York, Las Vegas (new), Orlando (new), South America (tour + longer stay in Rio), Queenstown, and NZ (new). I’m also thinking about…

  • World Trip 2009-2010: Initial Trip Planning

    Planning has now started for my next world trip due to commence around 24 November 2009 and returning around the end of February 2010. Trips like this take time to work out (which is actually fun). I’ll be travelling with my nephew (Andrew) and places under consideration for this trip include: South America (almost certain)…