2005 World Tour
In and around World
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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 by Real Traveler Hillery
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1
Fiji .
May 9, 2005
Bula! Today is day 3 in Fiji and the first time I've found an internet connection. So far, activities have primarily been lack... Continue reading »
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2
Hong Kong
May 12
Hong Kong is an amazing city! There are crazy modern skyscrapers and then little market streets selling everything you can imagine - a... Continue reading »
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3
Bangkok
May 18
LOTS OF WATSI'm not sure how to sum up Bangkok. We've been here for about 3 days now, primarily sightseeing wa... Continue reading »
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4
Cairo
May 21
Egypt 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... Continue reading »
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5
Vienna
May 25
Success! My camera battery charger arrived in Vienna this morning. The staff at the Bangkok Marriott is wonderful and were so helpful.... 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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