Nathan's Insights
World Traveller: 7 Continents, 90 Countries, 871 Days Overseas
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Category: World Trip 2006
An epic 153-day world trip visiting twenty-four countries – South Africa; Swaziland; France; England; Belgium; Holland; Germany; Czech Republic; Austria; Switzerland; Italy; Vatican; Monaco; Spain; Finland; Russia; Belarussia; Lithuania; Latvia; Estonia; Canada; USA; Hong Kong; China I traveled between 29 March 2006 and 28 August 2006.
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Thursday 18 May 2006 Highlights: Exploring the Moravsky Kras Caves Some of my fellow travellers were sore this morning (not very surprising given last night’s fun games), we headed out to Moravsky Kras Caves which feature some great formations. We even had an underground boat ride. On both days we stopped in a local small…
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Wednesday 17 May 2006 Highlights: Sedlec Ossuary (Bone Church), hiking a mountain To mark the 50th day on the road I decided to undertake a 2 day road trip into the country area. I was the only person to get into the trip from my hostel, so taking off with 7 strangers we headed out…
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Monday 15 May and Tuesday 16 May 2006 Highlights: Prague Palace, St Nicks Cathedral Over the 2 full days in Prague I undertook a walking tour that included visits to Prague Palace and through the city to their historic sites.
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Sunday 14 May 2006 Highlights: Border crossing into the Czech Republic, Terezin Small Fortress Leaving Berlin early I had a long day in the bus but luckily got a seat to myself to more easily relax and enjoy watching the countryside. Crossing the border I was reminded this was the old Central, communist Europe. …
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Saturday 13 May 2006 Highlights: Learning the history of Checkpoint Charlie I visited Checkpoint Charlie and learned about all the escape attempts and the 100+ people who died. You have to remember that West Berlin was surrounded by East Berlin. East Berlin trains went through the West, but didn’t stop. During the…
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