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6 Continents, 5 Months

Trip: Around the world

There are [34] stories from my trip: Around the world


Thailand

THAILAND | Tuesday, 4 Jan 2011 | Views [290]

We arrived in Thailand on November 19 after an extremely long sleepless flight from Amman, Jordan. When we arrived in Phuket it was 7:30 am. We didn't do a lot in comparison to the rest of the places we've been so Thailand felt like more of a vacation ... Read more >


Beaches, Beaches, Beaches

THAILAND | Tuesday, 21 Dec 2010 | Views [305]

Today I woke up at nine and was still a  little shaken from the jet leg, but shook it off after a great breakfast, the sun, and the sea air filling my lungs. My mom and brother had already gone a few hours before to their scuba lessons and would be gone ... Read more >


Beach Day!

THAILAND | Monday, 20 Dec 2010 | Views [331]

Because of the lack of sleep from nights previous ,the loss of sleep the night before, and the five our time change from Egypt I slept in until 1 pm. When I woke up my mom and brother were back from dive lessons already so we grabbed a bite to eat. After ... Read more >


Overnight Flights

THAILAND | Sunday, 19 Dec 2010 | Views [357]

After an hour layover in Bangkok which flew by because we had to get our luggage we got on a new airline and flew to Phuket. It was a quick flight and I fell right asleep on the plane because I got no sleep the night before. It was a short nap though ... Read more >


Last Day in Jordan Well Spent

QATAR | Saturday, 18 Dec 2010 | Views [267]

Today was our last day in Jordan because we are flying to Thailand. I was so excited to finally sleep in for the first time in a while but I guess my mind is trained to get up early. My sleep-in went until 8 am and I didn't know what to do but sit in ... Read more >


The Dead Sea

JORDAN | Friday, 17 Dec 2010 | Views [418]

Today we got up early and started driving at about 7:30 am. We were driving to the Dead Sea and then back to Amman. It was about a one three hour drive to the Dead Sea and well worth it! It was truly an experience everyone should have. It feels like ... Read more >


Petra, Jordan

JORDAN | Thursday, 16 Dec 2010 | Views [348]

Today we got up at the crack of six to drive from Amman to Petra. It was a three hour drive through the countryside to get from North to South Jordan, Jordan is small than Alberta. When we got to the city of Petra we visited the ruins of Little Petra.... Read more >


Getting Into Jordan

JORDAN | Wednesday, 15 Dec 2010 | Views [365]

Today I woke up at 3 in the morning to get on a flight to get to Jordan. We left at 4 and got on a plane at 6:30. We flew to Cairo and connected to Amman, in Jordan. I slept for the flight to Cairo and the flight to Amman was only about 45 minutes ... Read more >


The Sights of Luxor

EGYPT | Tuesday, 14 Dec 2010 | Views [559]

Today we are going to see the top attractions of the Luxor area. First we saw The Valley Of The Kings. In the valley is where they discovered King Tut's tomb. The are sixty-three tombs in the valley but we didn't have nearly the amount of time to see ... Read more >


Driving to Luxor

EGYPT | Monday, 13 Dec 2010 | Views [529]

After waking up to the beautiful sunrise in the desert, we packed up and continued to make our way. We were driving to our next destination, Luxor the ancient city of thieves and the Vally Of The Kings. We were told the drive would we only fovea or ... Read more >


Across The Mystic Deserts

EGYPT | Sunday, 12 Dec 2010 | Views [377]

Today we got up early again! We got up at six in preparation for a big day! We had many deserts to see today! When we got up we climbed into the van we had rented for the time we're here and drove about three hours to a remote town south of Cairo. It ... Read more >


The Pyramids

EGYPT | Saturday, 11 Dec 2010 | Views [397] | Comments [2]

Today we went to see the pyramids of Giza. Our mode of transportation; camels and horseback. We woke up bright and early and drove to the stables. It was a windy day so the pyramids seemed even more mystical in the desert sand, barely visible to the ... Read more >


Greece To Egypt

EGYPT | Friday, 10 Dec 2010 | Views [369]

Today we woke up to the blackness of night. We have to catch a flight to Cairo at 8:45 so we got up at five in oder to get to the airport, which was an hour away and then get through international customs, another two hours of waiting in lines. After ... Read more >


Taxi Wars

GREECE | Thursday, 9 Dec 2010 | Views [351]

This morning we all woke up late. My mom's alarm that went off was an hour late because her clock was still on Italy time. The alarm went off at 8 instead of 7. We had called a taxi to come pick us up at 8 to drive us to Athens the previous night and ... Read more >


Olypmpia!

GREECE | Wednesday, 8 Dec 2010 | Views [382]

Today we got up and took a tour to Olympia. Olympia is the first play the Olympics were held, 2786 years ago. Every second year, before the Olympics, the first torch lighting is held there. We stood in the very stop the torch get lit every year. It was ... Read more >


Pissa, Greece

GREECE | Tuesday, 7 Dec 2010 | Views [453]

Today we arrived in Greece by boat. We got in at around eleven in the morning and drove two and a half hours to Pissa, an ancient city on Greece. We checked into our hotel and it is fabulous. The pool at the hotel overlooks an 800 foot cliff. The view ... Read more >


On A Boat To Greece

ITALY | Sunday, 5 Dec 2010 | Views [401]

Today was our final day in Italy because we had to get to Greece. We got up at 7 am in order to get to Brindisi. We stayed overnight previously two nights in Pompeii. It was about 5 hours of travelling to get to Brindisi varying from train to bus. We ... Read more >


Rome to Pompeii

ITALY | Saturday, 4 Dec 2010 | Views [373]

Yesterday was our only day in Rome because we have to keep trucking if we want to see everything. We headed south to Pompeii. We had to get up early in order to catch the train and get to Pompeii before sundown. First, we went to the main train station ... Read more >


Rome, Italy

ITALY | Friday, 3 Dec 2010 | Views [348]

Today we decided to explore the city of Rome. The Colosseum was the number one thing I wanted to see. So that's what we went to first. It was incredible! I never could imagine that it was 2500 years old! That's older that Jesus haha! Half was torn down ... Read more >


Getting Over Jetleg

SPAIN | Thursday, 2 Dec 2010 | Views [318]

After the long ride and the six hour time change, everyone in my family was exhausted. We got up bright and early at 2 pm. There was a double-decker bus that brought tourists around Barcelona so we decided to hop on.The Anderson clan took a five hour ... Read more >


A Day Of Flying

COLOMBIA | Tuesday, 30 Nov 2010 | Views [381]

Today was probably the longest day on the trip so far. We woke up at the crack of 6 and boarded a plane at Peru International Airport at 10 am. On the short plane ride of 3 hours to Colombia I wrote an essay about Peru as an assignment I'll hand into ... Read more >


Last Day In Peru!

PERU | Sunday, 28 Nov 2010 | Views [324]

Today is our last day in Peru. We took a taxi back to Mira Flores. We had KFC for lunch and then went to the beach. We went to a restaurant on the beach just to chill and have drinks. We stayed there for about an hour before we decided to go back to ... Read more >


Miraflores

PERU | Saturday, 27 Nov 2010 | Views [350]

Today we decided to not do any big activities seeing as how we are all tired and it's our second last day in Peru. We decided just to shop around at Miraflores mall. The family and I went to TGI Friday's for lunch in the mall to have a meal that was ... Read more >


Penguins in Peru?

PERU | Friday, 26 Nov 2010 | Views [348]

Today we got up nice and early at 5:30 (3:30am, Alberta) to catch a tour boat that was touring some islands about a 45 minute boat ride West of Pica. We heard the islands were inhabited by sea lions so we wanted to see some for ourselves. When we got ... Read more >


Lima Again

PERU | Wednesday, 24 Nov 2010 | Views [312]

Today was cloudy out so my family decided today wasn't a good day for the beach so we went to see Harry Potter 7 instead. It was an extremely good film. There was only about ten people in the theatre so we all got really good seats. The movie was in ... Read more >


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