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

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  • World Trip 2009: Days 15-16 – London to Cairo, Egypt

    Friday 5 June 2009 and Saturday 6 June 2009
    Highlights: Empty seat on flight to Cairo

    After having a second shower at the Heathrow London Airport (in Terminal 5 B) I happily boarded my British Airway flight to Cairo, Egypt hoping everything will work out regarding the hotel and transfer.

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  • World Trip 2009: Leg 1 (USA) Trip Summary

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    Well the first part of this world trip is over. For the past 14 days I’ve been accompanying my mum around California and Nevada. The quick stats:

    • 7927 miles (12730 kms) flying Melbourne to Los Angeles
    • 1799 miles (2895 kms) driving LA to San Francisco to Las Vegas to San Diego to LA)
    • 250,511 steps (according to my pedometer).

    The trip highlights mostly occurred around Las Vegas, the weather was great, the shows were fantastic and I won a little bit of money (very nice). Now it’s time for a group adventure trip with GAP Adventure ‘The Egyptian Journey’

  • World Trip 2009: Day 14 – Los Angeles to London, England

    Thursday 4 June 2009
    Highlights: Avoiding car rental damage charges

    The day started really well when I found out I didn’t have to pay extra for the damage to the car from the Vegas accident.  We got to the airport very early, I actually left mum twice (we were in different terminals) coming back since I couldn’t check in either.

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  • World Trip 2009: Day 13 – Los Angeles, USA

    Wednesday 3 June 2009
    Highlights: Venice Beach, Citadel Shopping

    An overcast day for my last full day in America. We headed off for Venice Beach hoping to scout a way to the airport for tomorrow, which by accident I found (US Freeways are weird; you consistently get pushed off them if you don’t pay attention).

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  • World Trip 2009: Day 12 – Los Angeles, USA

    Tuesday 2 June 2009
    Highlights: Great fun at Knott’s Berry Farm

    A very cool day. Originally we had Universal Studios on the agenda but I’ll be back to see that in January with Andrew, plus Knott’s had a very good senior discount so my mum was happy to give them a go.

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