Trip Around The World
In and around World
This is my trip around the world which lasts from January 21, 2007 to May 1, 2007. I will be visiting the following countries: Fiji, New Zealand, Australia, China, India, and all over Europe.
Route taken and entries by Real Traveler Johnny Cramer
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1st Day in Fiji
I left Los Angeles at 10:30pm on Jan. 21 and arrived in Nadi, Fiji this morning Jan. 23 5:00 am, long flight where does the time go. I guess that i... Continue reading »
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2nd Day in Fiji
Bula (hello in fijian) all,Last night I ventured into town and had a Stella at a German Bar called the Hamburg Bar, it was $8 Fiji sin... Continue reading »
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3rd Day in Fiji
I met another guy from Florida last night when I was having a beer at the Skylodge bar, Cu-Bar. He looked to be in his fifties and he was on his wa... Continue reading »
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4th Day in Fiji
Yesterday I did take the bus into downtown Nadi and it cost 65 cent Fijian. The downtown is pretty much one road about 6 blocks long. There were lo... Continue reading »
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Last Day in Fiji & 1st Day in New Zealand
I had dinner at the Skylodge last night and ate a Nomads burger which was a hamburger with a fried egg on top. It wasn't to bad. I ran into the guy fr... Continue reading » -
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2nd Day in New Zealand
I slept in, packed my bags up, and checked out by 11am. I met in the lobby for the Contiki Tour and I checked my dive gear into the baggage check a... Continue reading »
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3rd Day in New Zealand
We had be up at 6:30am for the Awesome Adventure Tour to the Northern most tip of the North Island called Cape Reinga which is were the Tasman Sea and... Continue reading » -
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4th Day in New Zealand
We got up early again and were on the road by 7am. We drove back to AUckland and dropped off the sixteen people that we finished with the trip and pic... Continue reading » -
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5th Day in New Zealand
We got to sleep in for the first time and we didn't leave until 9:00am. Today was an action packed day. We started by going to a sheep farm show calle... Continue reading » -
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6th Day in New Zealand
This was supposed to be my last day on the tour, but saw the activities from the remaining three days in the North Island and decided to extend the tr... Continue reading » -
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7th-9th Days in New Zealand
We drove to Wellington today and did a city tour. The city tour was interesting because everyone was dressed up for the rugby sevens tournment. There... Continue reading » -
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Last Day in New Zealand & First Night in Australia
I slept in until 8:30am this morning. I took the Auckland Explorer Bus today for $30 and it was a guided tour of the city with stops around the city.... Continue reading » -
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2nd Day in Melbourne
I the morning I got up showered and tried to get breakfast, but toast was pretty much the only thing left. I checked out by 10:00am and took a taxi to... Continue reading » -
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3rd Day in Melbourne
Today I got up around 8am, showered, and took off to catch a tram to Abbotsford. I booked a tour of the Carlton United Brewery in Abbotsford yesterday... Continue reading » -
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Last Day in Melbourne & First Night in Adelaide
Last night I actually hung out with four of my roommates. They were all from England and one was Dutch. They decided to save some money, so we went to... Continue reading » -
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2nd Day in Adelaide
This morning I slept in until about 9:30am and it was really nice. I got up showered and checked my e-mail. Then I walked down to the South Australia... Continue reading » -
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3rd Day in Adelaide
I woke up around 6am when my roommate left and then went back to sleep until about 7:30am. You would think that my roommate was the perfect roommate,... Continue reading » -
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4th Day in Adelaide
I got up at 8:30am and showered. I had to catched a bus to Magill for the Penfolds Magill Estate Winery tour at 11:00am. I didn't know how far away it... Continue reading » -
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5th Day in Adelaide
The German sleeping in the top bunk above me was moving around alot and really shaking the bed and the other one was snoring all night ended up waking... Continue reading » -
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Last Day in Adelaide & Train to Sydney
I got up early around 7am, showered, packed my bags, and checked out. I got a shuttle to the train station and checked my luggage. Well, I had to take... Continue reading » -
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1st Day in Sydney
We arrived late due to the freight train delay from the day before, so we arrived around noon instead of 10:15am. I walked to the hostel as it didn't... Continue reading » -
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2nd Day in Sydney
I got up early and showered. I was a little hung over, but not too bad. The first stop was at the Wildlife Park, where we got to see alot of animals,... Continue reading » -
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3rd Day in Sydney
I slept in until 9:30am and it was very nice. I headed out on a walking tour of Sydney with a city map and some good walking shoes. First, I started o... Continue reading » -
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4th Day in Sydney
I got up around 9am and showered. I had to pack up all my stuff and check out of the hostel. I had another five block hike to the Travel Lodge, where... Continue reading » -
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1st Day of Contiki - Sydney to Coffs Harbour
I got up around 6:30am, showered, and checked out of the hotel. We met in the lobby checked in for the tour, put our luggage on the bus, and headed fo... Continue reading » -
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2nd Day of the Contiki Tour - Coffs Harbour to Surfers Paradise
We got up, had breakfast, and headed for Surfer's Paradise. On the way we stopped in a city known for prawns, shrimp, so they had a giant prawn on one... Continue reading » -
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3rd Day of the Contiki - 2nd Day in Surfers Paradise
I got up around 7:40am, because I had to be in the lobby at 8:00am for the Learn to Surf activity. I figured it was pretty sad that I lived right next... Continue reading » -
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4th Day of the Contiki - Surfers Paradise to Farmstay
We got a breakfst buffet at the hotel and left pretty early. We drove to Brisbane which is the capital city of Queensland. We first stopped at an Opal... Continue reading » -
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5th Day of Contiki - Farmstay to Fraser Island
We got up early and had an awesome breakfast with bacon, eggs, hashbrowns, toast, and cereal. We had to drive back inland to the coast and then up... Continue reading »
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6th Day of Contiki Tour - Fraser Island
I got up around 7:15am and had to left to get to the bus pick-up about a fifteen minute walk up this hill. I was really tired, but I think most people... Continue reading » -
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7th Day of Contiki Tour - Fraser Island to Rockhampton
We had to get up early and get breakfast at the Dingo Bar. I was somewhat tired and again the food sucked. We caught the ferry back to Harvey Bay and... Continue reading » -
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8th Day of Contiki Tour - Rockhampton to Whitsundays
Like clock work we were up early, had breakfast and were on the road to Arlie Beach to catch a ferry to Whitsundays. We dropped about half the tour of... Continue reading » -
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9th Day of Contiki Tour - 2nd Day in Whitsundays
I got up around 6:30am and my head was totally congested, so I knew I couldn't dive and went back to bed hoping the extra sleep might help get over th... Continue reading » -
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10th Day of Contiki Tour - 3rd Day in Whitsundays
Got up early for a sailing trip on a huge catameran called the Camira. First we had to take a ferry to another island to get picked up. The sail boat... Continue reading » -
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11th Day of Contiki Tour - Whitsundays to Cairns
Same as alway we got up early, had breakfast, and had to be on the dock early to catch the ferry. Eliza was living in Cairns, but was transferred to t... Continue reading » -
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12th Day of Contiki Tour - 2nd Day in Cairns
I got up and hopped on a bus to go White Water Rafting. It was about an hour drive to the Tully River where we were going to hit the rapids. I got gea... Continue reading » -
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13th Day of Contiki Tour - 3rd Day in Cairns
I got up early had breakfast at the Hotel buffet, took a shuttle to the harbor, and we boarded the Silver Swift boat to take a cruise to the Great Bar... Continue reading » -
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Last Day of Contiki - Cairns to Port Douglas
I packed all my stuff up and had to put it all into bag storage, since we had to check out of our rooms. We then hopped on the bus, dropped some peopl... Continue reading » -
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1st Day of Diving on Undersea Explorer - Great Barrier Reef
Here is the basic schedule for the entire dive trip:
7am Contenental Breakfast
8am 1st Dive
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2nd Day of Diving on Undersea Explorer - Osprey Reef
We drove all night after the last night dive on the Great Barrier Reef out to Osprey Reef, which is about 200km off the coast of Australia in the Cora... Continue reading » -
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3rd Day of Diving on Undersea Explorer - Osprey Reef
We stayed at the mooring overnight and drove to the next dive site early in the morning. The first dive was at Raging Horn, which is the western point... Continue reading » -
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4th Day of Diving on Undersea Explorer - Osprey Reef
We stayed at Osprey Reef for one more day, but it meant we would only get three dives and no night dive. This is because it would take about fifteen h... Continue reading » -
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5th Day of Diving on Undersea Explorer - Great Barrier Reef
We didn't get back to the Great Barrier Reef until early in the morning. We stopped at Ribbon Reef Number Three and a site called Seymour Bommie. I sa... Continue reading » -
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6th Day of Diving on Undersea Explorer - Great Barrier Reef to Cairns
This is the last day of the dive trip and we did two dives in the morning on the Agincourt Reef. The first dive was at Trigger Fish City which was an... Continue reading » -
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Last three day in Cairns
I slept in late for once and it felt very nice. It is super hot and very humid in Cairns, so it feels like you are constantly sweating. I made some ph... Continue reading » -
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Cairns, Australia to Narita, Japan
I got up early to change my Airport shuttle pick-up time from 7:15am to 9:15am, because my dive gear bag is going to be picked up at the Hostel instea... Continue reading » -
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Narita, Japan to Beijing, China
I got up early and got my free breakfast buffet from the hotel. I tried to check my e-mail using the hotel internet machine, but it was really slow. I... Continue reading » -
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2nd Day in Beijing
I got up early to take a shower before the tour picked me up at 7:15am. There were eight other people on the tour, a family of three from the Phillipi... Continue reading » -
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3rd Day in Beijing
I got to sleep in a little and got up at 7:15am, so I had time to shower and grab free buffet breakfast at the Hotel before I had to leave at 8:15am.... Continue reading » -
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4th Day in Beijing
St. Patty's Day in China, woo hoo! Like usual I got up early to catch the tour bus. The tour guide's name was Jackie and no he was not Jackie Chan, bu... Continue reading » -
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Beijing to Shanghai
I got up at 5:30am, so I could shower, pack my baggage, and check-out by 6:15am. The same guy that picked me up from the airport the first time, Shane... Continue reading » -
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2nd Day in Shanghai
I got up around 6:30am to shower, grab breakfast, and took a taxi to Jin Jiang Tower where my tour left from at 8:40am. The lady that picked me up fro... Continue reading » -
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3rd Day in Shanghai
Even though I found out that it the other hotel was only twenty minutes away, I still had to wake up at 6:30am again. The tour this morning left at 8:... Continue reading » -
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4th Day in Shanghai
I got up around 6:30am to take a shower and get some breakfast. At breakfast I ran into the couple from the US that was on my first tour in Beijing to... Continue reading » -
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From Shanghai Back to Beijing
I got to sleep in until 8:00am, packed my bags, showered, eat breakfast, and met the person to take me to the airport. I got through the check-in and... Continue reading » -
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Last Day in China
I finally got to really sleep in and didn't get up until 9:30am and it was really nice. I went and got breakfast before it closed at 10:00am. Then I s... Continue reading » -
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1st Day in Delhi
I got up at 8:15am, so I got a couple of hours of sleep. The hotel is definitely a two or three star, but it is a place to get some sleep. I waited fo... Continue reading » -
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1st Day in Jaipur
Got up around 7:00am and took a shower. It was interesting using the shower at this hotel. The hot water heater was in the bathroom just above the toi... Continue reading » -
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2nd Day in Jaipur and on to Pushkar
I got up showered, packed my bags, checked out of hotel, met the driver in the lobby, put my bags in the car, and had just enough time to grab some to... Continue reading » -
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2nd Day in Pushkar
I got to sleep in until 8:30am, since my tour guide for the walking tour of Pushkar wasn't going to show up until 9:30am. The bathroom was laid out th... Continue reading » -
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Last Day in Pushkar and back to Jaipur
In the morning I was suppose to take a bath in the holy lake, but since it was the last day of the nine day festive in Rajasthan it wasn't possible to... Continue reading » -
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1st Day in Agra
I had to get up early around 6:00am to shower, pack my luggage, and check out of the hotel. We had to leave early in order to get to Agra, so I could... Continue reading » -
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Last Day in Agra and back to Delhi
I got up and had a really nice long hot shower, since it had been awhile since I had a decent shower. This hotel is by far the nicest and most modern... Continue reading » -
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Last Day in India
I slept in as late as I could, since I knew it would be a very long day. My flight to Europe wasn't until 2am the next morning. I checked out of the h... Continue reading » -
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From India to Athens via London
I boarded the flight on time, but then there was a delay before we could head for the runway. I guess some light flickered went something was turned o... Continue reading » -
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Day in Athens, Greece
I got up early in order to get a good start on the day, since I had a lot of stuff I wanted to see and from the map it looked like there was going to... Continue reading » -
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Ferry from Greece to Italy
I slept in late and had breakfast around 9:30am. I went through the pictures I had take the day before of Athens and then checked out of the hotel. I... Continue reading » -
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Day in Naples, Italy
The ship land around 9:30am with the one hour time change, so it was a little more than 16 hours on the boat. I had to catch a bus to the train statio... Continue reading » -
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Day in Rome, Italy
I got up early and got some free breakfast, which was a bowl of cereal and some prepackage toast. It tasted like toast, but it came in a sealed bag... Continue reading »
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Day in Vatican City
The Canadian's train left at 11:00am, so we had to leave by 7:30am to try and be their when the Vatican Museum opened. I guess the time changes from d... Continue reading » -
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Day in Florence, Italy
I slept in a little until about 8:30am and got the free breakfast, which was pretty good. My feet had a few blisters, so I put some band aids on them... Continue reading » -
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Day in Venice, Italy
I got up early, packed my stuff, taped up my feet as best I could, caught the shuttle to Venice, and checked my bags at the train station. I double ch... Continue reading » -
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1st Day in Vienna, Austria
In the morning I woked up and got breakfast in bed, sort of. They served two bagels and the only place to eat them was in bed and since the ceil was s... Continue reading » -
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2nd Day in Vienna, Austria
I got up early to see the Schonbrunn before I had to leave for Prague. I had to catch two trains to get there, but I was there before 9:00am. I got th... Continue reading » -
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Day in Prague, Czech Repulic
I got up showered, checked out, stored my bags at reception, and was on the train by 8:30am. I first stopped at the National Musuem, which looked pret... Continue reading » -
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Day in Berlin, Germany
I got up at 7:00am, showered, taped up my feet, checked out, put my bags in storage, and went to the close metro station. I got a day pass on the metr... Continue reading » -
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Day in Frankfurt, Germany - Marcy Arrives
I slept in and got the free breakfast at the hotel. I checked my e-mail in the morning since the hotel had free wireless in the room. I checked on the... Continue reading » -
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Day in Heidelberg, Germany
We got up early and got ready. I told Marcy I would trim my beard this morning for her, since I was looking like Grizzly Adams. I had planned on shavi... Continue reading » -
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1st Day in Munich, Germany
We slept in a little, packed our bags, checked out of the hotel, booked a pension (small apartement) for the next three days in Munchen or Munich, and... Continue reading » -
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2nd Day in Munich, Germany
We slept in a little and decided to just do a walking tour of Munich on our own. There were a few walking tours that we got information on at the Tour... Continue reading » -
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3rd Day in Munich, Germany
We got up early, got breakfast at a bakery, and headed for Marienplatz to meet for an English speaking walking tour of the Third Reich, which covers i... Continue reading » -
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4th Day in Munich, Germany
We had to get up really early in order to met the tour bus at 8:15am to go on the Royal Castle tour. This tour took us first to the Linderhof castle,... Continue reading » -
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1st Day in Zurich, Switzerland
We slept in a little, but we had to get up to check out of the hotel and head to Zurich, Switzerland. We went to a local laundry mat before we left in... Continue reading » -
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2nd Day in Zurich, Switzerland
We got up, got a day pass for the public transit, and headed for the downtown. We had picked up a tourist map from the hotel reception and it had a se... Continue reading » -
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Arrive in Cologne, Germany
We got up checked out of the hotel and had to take another very crowded bus and tram to the train station. I guess it was the Saturday morning rush ho... Continue reading »
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