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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.

  • World Trip 2006: Day 145 – Yichang and Yangtze River, China

    Sunday 20 August 2006 Highlights: Difficult overnight Train, Boarding Victoria 2 (cruise) Well the overnight trip to Yichang could not have really been worse.   The train itself was very old however we managed to get the windows open which helped cool the air down to around 26-28 I’d say. I’m not sure why I…

  • World Trip 2006: Day 144 – Luoyang, China

    Saturday 19 August 2006 Highlights: Longmen Grottos, White Horse Temple, the Smiling Buddha Another incredible day this time in Luoyang.   China just keeps on coming with memorable moments worth cherishing, today I got to see both the Longmen Grottos and the White Horse Temple which are both UNESCO protect sites. The Longmen Grottos was…

  • World Trip 2006: Day 143 – Xi’an to Luoyang, China

    Friday 18 August 2006 Highlights: Xi’an Great Mosque Today I visited the Great Mosque in Xi’an before our afternoon departure to Luoyang starting with a walk around the many local markets of Xi’an  (they had Saddam Hussein playing cards from the Iraq war). The Mosque is very unusual, in some ways hidden among the streets…

  • World Trip 2006: Day 142 – Xi’an, China

    Thursday 17 August 2006 Highlights: Terracotta Warriors We go into Xi’an early in the morning after managing around 5 hours sleep in my clothes during our overnight travel (and I like everyone had sweated in their clothes). We immediately headed off to see the Terracotta Warriors arriving there just before the doors opened at 8…

  • World Trip 2006: Day 141 – Beijing to Xi’an, China

    Wednesday 16 August 2006 Highlights: Tienanmen Square, The Forbidden City Today was a chance to visit Tienanmen Square & The Forbidden City (home of the Chinese Emperors for 700 years).   The first thing I noticed today was the smog which only added to the heat and humidity.   Sometimes it was different to see…