2005 World Tour
In and around World
The south Pacific from the air
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My trip around the world was a fabulous opportunity I got courtesy of the United Airlines "Around the World" promotion. In 2004, this promotion awarded one "Around the World" point for each trip to or from a Washington DC airport with 24 points being redeemable for an economy class trip around the world. I was lucky enough to be working on a project in DC for 6 months during that promotion - flying in weekly from Chicago. So I earned 49 points total, giving me enough to go on a trip and take a friend. I chose to take my friend Elizabeth who was one of my college roommates and my oldest friend in Chicago.
Six cities across six continents in twenty four days
Route taken and entries written by Hillery
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1
Fiji .
May 9, 2005Bula! Today is day 3 in Fiji and the first time I've found an internet connection. So far, activities have primarily been lack of activit... Continue reading »
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2
Hong Kong
May 12Hong Kong is an amazing city! There are crazy modern skyscrapers and then little market streets selling everything you can imagine - aluminum si... Continue reading »
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3
Bangkok
May 18LOTS OF WATSI'm not sure how to sum up Bangkok. We've been here for about 3 days now, primarily sightseeing wats (temples), shopping, and enjoyi... Continue reading »
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4
Cairo
May 21Egypt so far is an expensive comedy of errors. I left my camera battery charger at the hotel in Bangkok and it's hard to describe the frustratio... Continue reading »
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5
Vienna
May 25Success! My camera battery charger arrived in Vienna this morning. The staff at the Bangkok Marriott is wonderful and were so helpful. But that... Continue reading »
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6
Buenos Aires
I was pretty exhausted by the time we got to Buenos Aires. Continue reading »
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