Category: World Trip 2024-25
A 42-day adventure visiting eight countries; USA, Ecuador, Haiti, Puerto Rico, Sint Maarten, Antigua, St Lucia, St Kitts and Nevis, from 29 November 2024 to 9 January 2025.
-
Tour Title: National Geographic Journeys: Ecuador’s Amazon and VolcanoesTour Company: G AdventuresTour Leader: Angeles ValenciaCities Visited: Quito, Otavalo, Papallacta, BanosCountries Visited: EcuadorDates: Friday 06 December 2024 to Saturday 14 December 2024 Duration: 09 daysTour Type: National GeographicTour Itinerary (PDF) and Journal Entries
-
Thursday 26 December 2024Highlights: Exploring the ‘Explore of the Seas’ cruise ship, The Welcome Aboard Show It was finally the day of my first leisure cruise. I woke up excited and went straight into research mode. My check-in time wasn’t until 11.30 am and I was only a 25-minute Uber from the Terminal so I…
-
Wednesday 25 December 2024Highlights: Exploring Miami Beach at night A very relaxed day before my Caribbean Cruise commencing tomorrow as all I had planned for today.
-
Tuesday 24 December 2024Highlights: Experiencing the Florida Keys chain of bridges, Conch Train Tour of Key West, Erin arriving in Melbourne, Talking to my family at their Christmas lunch Today I had organised a 15+ hour day trip down to Key West. I had been fascinated with this key of islands and bridge linking to…
-
Monday 23 Decembner 2024Highlights: Farewlling Erin, Sunset on Miami Beach On day 25 of this world trip it was time to farewell my niece after an amazing adventure together. Erin was ready to go home after such a fast-paced trip. I’m not as sure I was ready for her to leave.
-
Sunday 22 December 2024Highlights: Using the Sala VIP International Quito Lounge, Erin finding out she got into her perferred University Course We started our last day in Ecuador with a nice buffet breakfast at the hotel and then took a nice walk around El Ejido Park which was right across from the Hilton Colon Hotel.
-
American AirlinesDate: 22 December 2024Flight Number: AA380Gate: 10ASeat: 10A & 11A (Economy)Plane: Boeing 737 Max-8Boarded: 14:54 (Priority 1 Boarding) Pushback: 15:28 (Scheduled 08:00)Take off: 15:48Arrived: 19:27 (Scheduled 09:14)Scheduled Duration: 4 hours 24 minutesActual Duration: 3 hours 59 minutesDistance: 2,875 km This flight was from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO – Quito, Ecuador) to Miami International Airport…
-
When visited: Sunday 22 December 2024Time of day: Late Afternoon Operator: Corporación Quiport (Linked to the Priority Pass) Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
-
Saturday 21 December 2024Highlights: Charles Darwin Research Station It was time to farewell the Galapagos Islands. Today we were squeezing in a visit to Charles Darwin Research Station as we missed that on our first day in the Galapagos.
-
Friday 20 December 2024Highlights: The red sand of Rábida Island, pink flamingos, sea lion playing with us when snorkelling Our last full day abroad the Reina Silvia Voyager had arrived. After a rough sailing night, we enjoyed breakfast today wondering what new creature or landscape we would experience today.
Nathan's Insights 