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.

  • Saturday 18 December 1999 Highlights: Commencing the long bus trip to Washington We had problems selling the fourth day Disney Ticket, in the end we had to settle for $25 instead of the hoped for $30. Before the next bus ride we used the free internet access at the public library to catch up with…

  • Friday 17 December 1999 Highlights: Buzz Lightyear (Magic Kingdom), Shuttle launch postponed 😦 A very overcast morning so the launch wasn’t looking very good. However we still hoping for luck when we set of to the Magic Kingdom. I think I found today I am too old for Disney’s Magic Kingdom as I found it…

  • Thursday 16 December 1999 Highlights: Rain I did a little shopping today after finally getting some sleep after a big night. I walked down to the factory outlets and visited the Nike store. I ended up purchasing a raincoat, Nike cap and gloves. These should help in the colder climates up north. Unfortunately the shuttle…

  • Wednesday 15 December 1999 Highlights: Disney Epcot We went to the Disney Epcot Park today which features science, technology and the future. What we learnt was that it was mostly educational. The best ride was a test car driver which frankly sucked. Managed to take an electronic photo and send it by e-mail back home…

  • Tuesday 14 December 1999 Highlights: Disney MGM Theme Park, Beer inspired Uno Matches We decided to start with the Disney-MGM Theme Park since it is the newest park and it involves movies so I felt we were bound to love it. MGM has two great rides, the “Tower of Terror” and the “Rock ‘n’ Roll…