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 22 June 2006 Highlights: Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Piore, seeing Michelangelo’s David in person, Ponte Vecchio stone arch bridge A hot and humid day. First however I learned that I would be seeing Germany versus Sweden in Munich on the 24 June, should be a great match. Today I headed for the Duomo…
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Wednesday 21 June 2006 Highlights: Galleria degli Uffizi Museum Having survived the night (both hot and cold and a lot of noise) I set out late in the morning to explore for Florence by myself. I headed straight for the Galleria degli Uffizi which is has very famous works of art. Unfortunately I…
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Tuesday 20 June 2006 Highlights: Visiting Orvieto Town, Exploring Florence BusAbout had a bonus stop at Orvieto a small and beautiful Tuscany town. The cathedral is stunning especially the 5 panels starting with heaven and moving down until the last panel shows hell. Getting into Florence at around 3 pm we had an organised dinner…
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Monday 19 June 2006 Highlights: Relaxing at the campsite watching the World Cup and listening to music Well today I spent the entire day either on the internet, at the pool or watching the world cup. Had a good night chatting with a few other BusAbout travellers and even watched the pub fire up…
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Sunday 18 June 2006 Highlights: The beautiful Amalfi coast seen from the edge of cliffs Another early start (7 am) which was necessary to avoid the many tourist who drive on this coast. We followed the coastal road to the towns of Positano, Amalfi and Ravello. Luckily we had a good driver otherwise…
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Saturday 17 June 2006 Highlights: Stunning view on the Isle of Capri An early start (7.30 am) and we were on a ferry to the Isle of Capri. This Isle has been home to Roman Emperors since 30 AD and is now home to very wealthy individuals. The Isle is incredible, the views…
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Friday 16 June 2006 Highlights: The buried city of Pompeii, the strong local drink – limoncello Setting off at 8 am I began the 3 day Italian Explorer Tour with 51 other people (sold out). The first stop was the ancient city of Pompeii which in 79AD was buried under ash and dust after the…
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Thursday 15 June 2006 Highlights: Relaxing by a pool A day spent around the pool and working out my options for the China leg of my trip after I got an e-mail informing me the company had cancelled my original tour. I’ll now be doing a shorter and much more basic trip which will…
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Wednesday 14 June 2006 Highlights: San Giovanni Church, old Rome City Wall Today was so very hot, I felt the smog of the city for the first time, that I cut my time in the city down to only a few hours. I did however visit San Giovanni Church, the official seat of the…
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Tuesday 13 June 2006 Highlights: The Colosseum, Roman Forum, Trevi Fountain, The Pantheon On this very hot day I set out to visit Ancient Rome via another tour (you need to do a tour to understand the ruins). This meant a start at the Colosseum which is massive (as you would expect), looks of…
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