Category: World Trip 2009

A 52-day trip covering five countires; USA, Egypt, England, Belgium and Australia between 22 May 2009 and 12 July 2009

  • Wednesday 27 May 2009 Highlights: Shopping at The Vegas Outlet, The Phantom of the Opera performance Today saw another shopping outlet visit this time The Vegas Outlet which has about 130 shops. I think I bought my recently departed leather jacket from this place many years ago. I almost bought a couple of Reebok runners,…

  • Tuesday 26 May 2009 Highlights: Premium Shopping Outlet, Legends in Concert Performance Today was my mum’s dream day, well maybe tomorrow is but today came close. We spent maybe 5 hours at the Premium Shopping Outlet complex, it is HUGE. In the walkways you are exposed to the environment but they have this kind of…

  • 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 🙂

  • 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…

  • 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…