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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Thursday 10 August 2006 Highlights: Lengthy flight to Hong Kong After a 14 hour trip I arrived into Hong Kong just before 8 pm local time (my body thought it was 7 am). During these flights you don’t really get to sleep but I was very happy with Cathay Pacific service. I did however…
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Wednesday 9 August 2006 Highlights: None After a good night’s sleep I woke up strangely tired, maybe due to my body knowing I face a 14 hour plane trip. I decided that I’ll have a shower at the airport instead of keeping a wet towel in my bag for a day. Unfortunately I…
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Tuesday 8 August 2006 Highlights: Canadian Border Crossing Today I was mostly killing time before catching my Greyhound bus back to Vancouver. Unwisely, I threw out my map of Seattle and, as a result, got myself slightly lost when trying to find the station, which will be a lesson for me in the future.…
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Monday 7 August 2006 Highlights: Walking the coastline, Seattle Public Market, Seattle Space Needle Today was a great chance to explore Seattle on foot. The first thing I found out is that, in Seattle, you have to visit and walk along the coastline and view all the piers. There are heaps of interesting…
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Sunday 6 August 2006 Highlights: Major League Baseball match – Seattle Mariners Vs Oakland Athletics 7-6 Take me out to the ballpark!!! The main reason for my visit to Seattle was to attend a Major League Baseball game, and today I witnessed the Seattle Mariners vs. the Oakland Athletics at Safeco Field. What a match…
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Friday 5 August 2006 Highlights: None What a big day travelling; first I had to get from Victoria to Vancouver via ferry and bus. Then I caught a SkyTrain to the Central Train Station, then caught a Greyhound bus to Seattle. I just made my Greyhound connection, missing what would have been a…
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Friday 4 August 2006 Highlights: Beautiful Butchart Gardens, British Columbia Legislative building Today is the last full day of the tour and the only event I had on the agenda was a visit to the Butchart Gardens. These gardens were established on the site of an old limestone mining operation by the family that…
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Thursday 3 August 2006 Highlights: Ferry ride to Vancouver Island, Murals at Cheainus Some of our group managed to see a bear during their early morning walk, I doubt now that I’ll see one however that not a big deal for me having seen some in Europe. Today with left Whistler and headed for British…
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Wednesday 2 August 2006 Highlights: Grand views of Nature at Whistler Not really a big day, we come into Whistler around 4.00 pm after a lengthy bus drive of over 9 hours to see the resort town that will be the home of the 2010 Winter Olympics. This is mostly a town for the…
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Tuesday 1 August 2006 Highlights: The Majestic Lake Louise Today we left the Canadian Rockies for the last time. The highlight easily of this day was the stop at Lake Louise. The Chateau at Lake Louise costs $600 minimum per night (cost saver purchase). I hiked around the lake towards the glacier for…
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