Trip: Round-the-World 2009
There are [39] stories from my trip: Round-the-World 2009
AUSTRALIA | Sunday, 3 May 2009 | Photo Gallery
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AUSTRALIA | Friday, 1 May 2009 | Photo Gallery
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AUSTRALIA | Wednesday, 29 Apr 2009 | Views [549]
From Airlie Beach, I took the overnight Greyhound bus to Cairns. This particular Greyhound service proved to be more of an experience than I had expected. The driver stepped out, wearing an Akubra hat (a traditional Crocodile Dundee-type Australian ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Wednesday, 29 Apr 2009 | Views [321]
If my birthday present to myself was a sailing trip in the whitsundays, then I guess Mike's birthday treat to himself was a stay at Hamilton Island resort :-) Hamilton Island is the biggest of the Whitsunday Islands, with an airport, a marina (the ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Sunday, 26 Apr 2009 | Photo Gallery
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AUSTRALIA | Sunday, 26 Apr 2009 | Photo Gallery
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AUSTRALIA | Sunday, 26 Apr 2009 | Views [871]
From Sydney, we flew up to Hamilton Island, which belongs to the group of the topical Whitsunday Islands. I have been particularly excited about this part of the OZ trip, because the Whitsundays are not only extremely gorgeous, but bordering the famous ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Monday, 20 Apr 2009 | Views [587]
We spent 4 nights, 3 days in Sydney and it was nice to unpack the whole backpack for once and make a mess of the neat and tidy hotel room floor...:-). I was somehow not really inspired to write something inspiring while there, and am still a little in ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Thursday, 16 Apr 2009 | Views [476]
After the return from the remote island, we spent the last day in Melbourne to explore the city and the St Kilda suburb. On Sunday night, John & Yas took us to a St Kilda institution, the "Espy", which hosts live music almost every night ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Tuesday, 14 Apr 2009 | Photo Gallery
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AUSTRALIA | Tuesday, 14 Apr 2009 | Views [644] | Comments [1]
I arrived in Melbourne, totally jetlagged at 5 AM on Good Friday morning and caught a taxi to the St Kilda suburb, where our hosts, John & Yas, live. Mike had arrived in Melbourne two days earlier and opened the door with a hangover, as he'd been ... Read more >
SINGAPORE | Thursday, 9 Apr 2009 | Views [295]
I have a 12 hour stopover in Singapore before i fly onwards to Melbourne. What a contrast after one week in India! The airport is huuuuuuge, quiet and superefficient and everything is clean! I went downtown for a little tour, totally jetlagged, and ... Read more >
INDIA | Thursday, 9 Apr 2009 | Photo Gallery
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INDIA | Thursday, 9 Apr 2009 | Views [257] | Comments [1]
So i have completed the first leg of my trip and got a taste of India. On my Kingfisher Airlines flight from Jaipur to Bombay (nope, no free Kingfisher beer on the plane...), and during several hours of waiting around at Bombay airport (which by the ... Read more >
INDIA | Thursday, 9 Apr 2009 | Views [405]
As you probably know, India has an ancient history and consequently is full of amazing culture and the associated sights. For a first time visitor to India like me, you tend to be a bit overwhelmed by the noise, dirt, mess and just the general "... Read more >
INDIA | Wednesday, 8 Apr 2009 | Views [242]
From Pushkar, our next destination was Bundi, a small beautiful Indian town in Southern Rajasthan with narrow streets, a Star Fort, a big palace and a bit more off the beaten tourist track(so much more chilled out in our sense...). Imagine your favourite ... Read more >
INDIA | Tuesday, 7 Apr 2009 | Views [495] | Comments [1]
After a short stroll through Jaipur and my first "real" Indian curry, I spent my first evening & night in India on the balcony of the Krishna Palace Hotel in Jaipur drinking homemade pina coladas with Jacqui & Marc, celebrating the ... Read more >
INDIA | Thursday, 2 Apr 2009 | Views [328]
I have arrived in India, the first leg of my journey and rejoined my friends Jacqui & Marc in Jaipur, Rajhastan! After an overnight flight with little legroom and little sleep, i arrived in Delhi totally knackered, and immediately had to face my ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Thursday, 2 Apr 2009 | Views [219]
Ok, here i am, in Heathrow airport, waiting to board my first flight on my dream-come-true trip: a journey round the world. After a bittersweet last evening of goodbyes and a hectic morning, i am now done with all the e-mails and going to the gate.... Read more >
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