World Traveller: 7 Continents, 90 Countries, 871 Days Overseas
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Saturday 28 December 2024
Highlights: The Labadee Coastline, Visiting Labadee local village
Today was my first shore visit for this Caribbean Cruise. While this stop is for Haiti, basically a failed country at this point, it is in Labadee a very remote part of the country.
(more…)Friday 27 December 2024
Highlights: Mini Golf fun, Ice Spectacular: Spirits of the Season, Production Showtime: Invitation to Dance.
My first full day on Explorer of the Seas. I slept well last night. The ship movements are very minimal, nothing like the catamaran I recently sailed on in the Galapagos Islands.
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Tour Title: National Geographic Journeys: Ecuador’s Amazon and Volcanoes
Tour Company: G Adventures
Tour Leader: Angeles Valencia
Cities Visited: Quito, Otavalo, Papallacta, Banos
Countries Visited: Ecuador
Dates: Friday 06 December 2024 to Saturday 14 December 2024
Duration: 09 days
Tour Type: National Geographic
Tour Itinerary (PDF) and Journal Entries
Thursday 26 December 2024
Highlights: Exploring the ‘Explore of the Seas’ cruise ship, The Welcome Aboard Show
It was finally the day of my first leisure cruise. I woke up excited and went straight into research mode. My check-in time wasn’t until 11.30 am and I was only a 25-minute Uber from the Terminal so I had a bit of free time.
(more…)Wednesday 25 December 2024
Highlights: Exploring Miami Beach at night
A very relaxed day before my Caribbean Cruise commencing tomorrow as all I had planned for today.
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Tuesday 24 December 2024
Highlights: Experiencing the Florida Keys chain of bridges, Conch Train Tour of Key West, Erin arriving in Melbourne, Talking to my family at their Christmas lunch
Today I had organised a 15+ hour day trip down to Key West. I had been fascinated with this key of islands and bridge linking to Key West since watching the movie True Lies.
(more…)Monday 23 Decembner 2024
Highlights: Farewlling Erin, Sunset on Miami Beach
On day 25 of this world trip it was time to farewell my niece after an amazing adventure together. Erin was ready to go home after such a fast-paced trip. I’m not as sure I was ready for her to leave.
(more…)Sunday 22 December 2024
Highlights: Using the Sala VIP International Quito Lounge, Erin finding out she got into her perferred University Course
We started our last day in Ecuador with a nice buffet breakfast at the hotel and then took a nice walk around El Ejido Park which was right across from the Hilton Colon Hotel.
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American Airlines
Date: 22 December 2024
Flight Number: AA380
Gate: 10A
Seat: 10A & 11A (Economy)
Plane: Boeing 737 Max-8
Boarded: 14:54 (Priority 1 Boarding)
Pushback: 15:28 (Scheduled 08:00)
Take off: 15:48
Arrived: 19:27 (Scheduled 09:14)
Scheduled Duration: 4 hours 24 minutes
Actual Duration: 3 hours 59 minutes
Distance: 2,875 km
This flight was from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO – Quito, Ecuador) to Miami International Airport (MIA – Miami, USA).
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When visited: Sunday 22 December 2024
Time of day: Late Afternoon
Operator: Corporación Quiport (Linked to the Priority Pass)
Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
