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Tag: USA

  • Destination: United States of America

    Established: 1776Population: 308 million (2010 census)Religion: Protestant (51.3%)Capital: Washington DCOrder of Visit: FirstFirst Visit: 27 November 1986Last Visit: 06 January 2025Duration: 168 DaysTimes Visited: 9 (1986, 1998, 1999-2000, 2006, 2009, 2009-2010, 2012-2013, 2019, 2024-25)Must Do: Grand Canyon, Deadwood, New York Comedy Clubs, The Alamo, New Year’s Eve at New York Times Square, Amusement Parks (LA and…

  • World Trip 2024-25: Day 38 – Maimi, USA

    Sunday 05 January 2025Highlights: Farewelling the Explorer of the Seas. Today I had to leave my ship for the last 10 nights, the Explorer of the Seas, and start a very long journey home.

  • World Trip 2024-25: Day 28 – Caribbean Cruise (Miami, USA)

    Thursday 26 December 2024Highlights: 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…

  • World Trip 2024-25: Day 27 – Miami, USA

    Wednesday 25 December 2024Highlights: Exploring Miami Beach at night A very relaxed day before my Caribbean Cruise commencing tomorrow as all I had planned for today.

  • World Trip 2024-25: Day 26 – Key West and Miami, USA

    Tuesday 24 December 2024Highlights: 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…

  • World Trip 2024-25: Day 7 – Miami to Quito, Ecuador

    Thursday 05 DecemberHighlights: Frost Museum of Science (Miami) Our moving day to Quito, Ecuador was here as we woke up excited. We enjoyed the hotel’s buffet breakfast, and then we packed and stored our bags. We had one final objective for Miami – a visit to the Frost Museum of Science. 

  • World Trip 2024-25: Day 6 – Miami, USA

    Wednesday 04 December 2024Highlights: The Everglades National Park experience – birds, alligators and an airboat ride, the fanatic atmosphere of an NBA game (Miami Heat versus the LA Lakers).  We had planned for today an event I have been looking forward to for over a year, a visit to the Everglades about a 40-minute drive…

  • World Trip 2024-25: Day 5 – Miami, USA

    Tuesday 03 December 2024Highlights: Exploring Miami Beach, The street art in Wynwood, The Cuban experiences in Little Havana, getting lost on the Metromover (monorail) Our first full day in Miami was ahead of us. The morning was very casual, locking in plans for the next few days and checking our upcoming G Adventure Tours and…

  • World Trip 2024-25: Day 4 – Los Angeles to Maimi, USA

    Monday 02 December 2024Highlights: Speedboat Sighting around Maimi’s Coastline After a long and enjoyable Day 3 of the trip we moved onto the difficult task of getting to Maimi in overnight flights.

  • World Trip 2024-25: Day 3 – Los Angeles, USA

    Sunday 01 December 2024Highlights: Universal Studios in particular Backlot Tours and Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey ride. A big day at Universal Studios was ahead followed up being a trip to the airport for an overnight flights to get to Maimi.