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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Sunday 7 May 2006 Highlights: Half day bike ride Amsterdam I started the day with a bike tour of the city and surrounding areas. Our guide was Shawn who promised us 3 lies during the trips (and delivered!). The ride went for about half a day and covered 26 kms (from memory). …
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Saturday 6 May 2006 Highlights: English ‘lads’ stripping and singing This is mostly a travel day. After going on another walk around historic Bruges our BusAbout bus picked us up late at around 2.30 pm and we were officially on the road again for a quick trip to Amsterdam. During the bus rides you…
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Thursday & Friday 4-5 May 2006 Highlights: Meeting fellow backpackers, Bruges Market Square, Chocó-Story Museum, Surviving (just) the Belgium Beer Challenge, the Canals Setting out early I managed to find the BusAbout pickup in Paris to begin this new phase of the trip. I couldn’t believe how many people were there. There are two…
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Wednesday 3 May 2006 Highlights: Exploring the Louvre What an exhausting visit to the Musee Du Louvre. Despite having a special access pass I still had to wait about 35 minutes to get though security (the world is so serious now). Now this museum is massive, and the crowds can almost overwhelm you…
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Tuesday 2 May 2006 Highlights: Paris sights including Notre Dame Cathedral and the famous Moulin Rouge, Memorial des Martyrs de la Deportation. I had a very big day today deciding to explore Paris today by foot (which was very exhausting). In order I saw; Hotel Des Invalides (the revolution started here), Moulin Rouge, Conciergerie (14th…
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