Category: World Trip 1999-2000
A 118-day world trip visiting six countries – New Zealand, England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland, and Wales between 11 November 1999 and 6 March 2000.
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Sunday 28 November 1999 Highlights: None. Today proved that we had stayed too long in Hawaii. Unless you are a total tourist interested in the tourist traps or lying on the beach then there isn’t that much to do. We probably should have looked at visiting one of the smaller island and going snorkelling. We…
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Saturday 27 November 1999 Highlights: Polynesian Cultural Centre We returned to the USS Arizona Memorial hopeful for catching the main presentation but were given tickets for 3 1/2 hours later, very frustrating :(. We gave up on the Arizona which is a shame. We than caught the bus to the North Sore of the island.…
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Friday 26 November 1999 Highlights: USS Arizona Memorial, State Capitol, Holiday Parade I bought a cap which should make my sister Kara happy after her concerns with the sunburn I got in New Zealand. Unfortunately today was about setbacks. We walked down the Waikiki beach and shopping area which confirmed that this is only about…
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Friday 26 November 1999 Highlights: International flight. We left Auckland behind as we began our journey to the USA part of of trip for 64 days starting in Honolulu and ending in Los Angeles on Australia Day 26 January 2000. The first surprise today was the departure tax. I wonder if I while ever get…
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Thursday 25 November 1999 Highlights: Miscalculating taxi ride resulting in walking 6 kilometres to hostel. We got up early at 5.30 am and went to the Christchurch Airport to try and score a standby ticket. We eventually got one but it costs about $195 NZD which was move then then we originally planned. At 10.40…
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Wednesday 24 November 1999 Highlights: Christchurch Museum. First up today was a visit to the Christchurch Museum which had good local content and an excellent overseas exhibit on Japan and Antarctica. We also signed up for a short walking tour. Christchurch reminds me a little of Melbourne, very green and open. They even have trams,…
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Tuesday 23 November 1999 Highlights: Scenic train trip. Kara lost last nights card game so she got up at 5 am and reported back that the 5.30 am Whale Watching cruise was cancelled. We went down into the city and waited on standby but it was not to be. We caught the 4 pm train…
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Monday 22 November 1999 Highlights: Kaikoura Museum. The whale watching was cancelled again today. We have a back up booking for to or row at 5.30 am which should let us easily get back for our train that leaves at 4.08 pm. This is a major disappointment. Kaikoura has almost nothing else to do. We…
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Sunday 21 November 1999 Highlights: Ferry crossing, Scenic train journey Picton to Kaikoura. We travelled from rainy Wellington to sunny Picton via the ‘Top Cat’ ferry which took about 1 3/4 hours. Picton seems to be a lovely place. We ate lunch on the shore and caught some sun sitting and laying on the glass.…
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Saturday 20 November 1999 Highlights: Wellington Museum, Cable Car Ride, New Zealand Parliament. Today we were still tired from the events of the Turangi walk from two days ago however with this being our only full day here we had to get out and about. Among the places we visited was the Wellington Museum (which…
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