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World Traveller: 7 Continents, 90 Countries, 871 Days Overseas

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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 135 – Hong Kong

    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…

  • World Trip 2006: Day 134 – Vancouver to Hong Kong

    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…

  • World Trip 2006: Day 133 – Seattle to Vancouver, Canada

    Tuesday 8 August 2006 Highlights: Canadian Border Crossing Today I was mostly killing time before catching my Greyhound bus back to Vancouver.   Unwisely I throw 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.…

  • World Trip 2006: Day 132 – Seattle, USA

    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 you are in Seattle you have to visit and walk along the coastline and view all the piers.   There is heaps…

  • World Trip 2006: Day 131 – Seattle, USA

    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 go to a Major League Baseball match, and today I witnessed the Seattle Mariners Vs Oakland Athletics at Safeco Field. What a match…