Category: World Trip 2012-2013
A massive 139-day trip covering fifteen countries; Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Iceland, Chile, Antartica, Argentina, Mexico, Cuba, Belize, Gauteemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama, between 27 September 2012 and 13 February 2013.
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Monday 17 December 2012 Highlights: Puebla Cathedral, Zocalo (City Square), Lucha Libre, Billiards Our first bus ride of the tour turned out to be in a comfortable bus and only take a few hours to get to Puebla. First again I was surprised by the quality of the hotel on this basic tour. Our hotel…
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Sunday 16 December 2012 Highlights: Teotihuacan ruins, Snow activities in Mexico City, Basilica de Guadalupe, Tequila shots The first day of the 58 day combined tour and ten of our group decided to visit the Teotihuacan ruins which meant we could hire a private van and guide. The trip also included a visit to Basilica…
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Saturday 15 December 2012 Highlights: Meeting my new G Adventure group The relaxation part of the trip is now over and it’s back to touring. I started the day going down to the hotel restaurant for the buffet breakfast expecting to use my last $25 USD voucher but they never asked for money or even…
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Friday 14 December 2012. Highlights: Xcaret Park, Swimming in an underground cave system, Mexico Espectacular night show Today my rescheduled Tuesday tour actually occurred although I nearly missed the pick up again. I was told to look for a bus title Mayan Tours but instead it was a van title USA transfers. The transfer pick…
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Thursday 13 December 2012 Highlights: Earning a $100 USD voucher, relaxing at the pool Today I attended a 2 hour marketing seminar with the Starwood Group owners of the Westin Resorts and Sheraton Hotels. The idea for them was to get me to buy a timeshare in Cancun, my idea was to get a $100…
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Wednesday 12 December 2012 Highlights: Nothing but relaxation. No highlights today at least not when my second planned activity in Cancun didn’t go ahead :(. No ATV riding for me today. It did rain a lot today lessening the disappointment but I’ll be looking for a refund for sure.
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Tuesday 11 December 2012. Highlights: Relaxing I waited 3 hours for my pick up from 7 am which never showed up :(. Eventually I organised for this tour to be rescheduled to Friday otherwise I will be seeking a refund. On the good side it did rain on and off during the day so hopefully…
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Monday 10 December 2012 Highlights: Beaches and Pools, La Isla Shopping Mall A big sleep in today with a 8 am wake but determination saw me showered and dressed after 9 am. The bed was fantastic and the heavenly shower lived up to its name 🙂
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My quick 7 day tour of Cuba is now over and I have to say I really enjoyed myself. This trip happened as a consequence of changing my Mexican and Central America tour back two weeks to ensure it was guaranteed to depart. I was also very interested in Cuba after being given a book…
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Sunday 9 December 2012 Highlights: Successfully leaving Cuba Unfortunately I didn’t get to see any of my tour group today. I’m the first one leaving Cuba but I’ll be the last one to get home next February. I enjoyed what will be the last included breakfast for the next few weeks.
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