Hill's Round the World
In and around World
The plan:
Aug 15: London- Cape Town, South Africa
Travel in southern Africa- SA, Namibia, Zambia, etc.
Oct 15- Jo'Berg- Hong Kong- meet Mike for 2 weeks then 2 weeks on my own in China
Nov 15 HKG- Mumbai (Bombay) India:Travel in India (I may change my ticket to fly in to Delhi instead)
Dec 15 BOM- Bangkok- travel around & meet mom & Julie (my cousin) on Jan. 10 for 2 weeks
Feb 15 Singapore to Sydney- hang out with Suji – check out Oz- fly to Cairns then back to Sydney
March ? Auckland, NZ
April: Santiago de Chile, Easter Island, Back to Santiago then to
Buenos Aires, Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and back to
Madrid then Pisa (hang w/ Mom a couple of weeks end of next summer).
No dates yet on the later segments- TBA
And that’s it!
Route taken and entries by Real Traveler Hillary
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uugh, india!
I don't really know what to say about India. I do know that I didn't spend nearly enough time there to make any judgments about the place, but I ca... Continue reading »
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the beach
the beach- here we are. i was in heaven. cody was hot. but we swam, rode scooters, got our vietnam visas. Continue reading » -
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Leaving Santa Cruz
Well it is about time I write. I am in Italy now, heading to Cape Town, South Africa on Tuesday. Somehow, with a lot of help from my friends (Eil... Continue reading »
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More from CPT
I’m still in Cape Town and all is well. Not much is new but since I am not paying to use this computer (I’m at a friend’s house) I will write
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road trip southern africa
gotta be quick here since i am spending a third of my daily budget on this. excuse spelling & grammar errors. i cant type. the last few da... Continue reading »
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It's winter again!
I'm in Africa! I can hardly believe it but I am here. I have been wanting to write but internet access here is a little tricky; not as cheap... Continue reading »
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civilization!!
Before all else, for better pictures of the scenery and car etc- go to Sylvia and Casper’s website: Continue reading »
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Part II civilization
The rest of the day was seven hours in the car, all desert- absolutely nothing around. Apparently there are 1.8 million inhabitants in this country... Continue reading »
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sandboarding
Tomorrow we are heading up north and I have a feeling that I may not have internet access for a week, or 2, or 3. So if you don't hear anythi... Continue reading »
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on safari
I just spent the last week in Etosha National Park in northern Namibia, on safari. I mean I guess that's what you call driving around in a national... Continue reading »
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I'm in Africa now
I arrived in Livingstone, Zambia on Thursday after a 14 hour bus ride from Tsumeb, Namibia. I know there’s a map on this site but just know that... Continue reading »
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South Africa
Johannesburg, South Africa is one of the most dangerous cities in the world. To understand why, you have to know a little about South Africa's hist... Continue reading »
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Inhaca Island
Bob Dylan was right on when he said "there's lots of pretty girls in Mozambique" ("Mozambique" on the album Desire). The people here, men... Continue reading »
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Paradise!
Tofo, Mozambique. I heard all about it through Daniel, my tent-mate in Namibia, but when he told me about how people come here and don't leave I di... Continue reading »
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whats cool about here
I dont (sorry, portuguese keyboard, i dont know wherethe apostrophe is) think my last entry did this place justice, i am thinking about all of the... Continue reading »
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mozambique
It's my last day in Africa!! After 2 days of 9 hour bus rides I arrived in Jo'Burg. Coming from Mozambique to South Africa was interesting- I didn'... Continue reading »
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Hong Kong
I am in heaven as I sit here, 7 a.m., drinking my green tea overlooking Hong Kong. This is an amazing city and we are staying in one of the nicest... Continue reading »
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Beijing
I am sitting in the Beijing airport waiting to fly to Shanghai. One of the many luxuries of traveling with Mike is that he has his laptop so I can... Continue reading »
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Shanghai
Shanghai airport. Leaving the craziest city I have ever been to. Smoggier and more crowded than Beijing, Shanghai was quite an experience. Shanghai... Continue reading »
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A Musical Treat
I am one lucky girl to be in Guangzhou, China tonight. The International school where our hosts, Leah and Don teach, is a consular school so on occasi... Continue reading » -
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China
Recent addition:
Okay, so I didn’t really finish my China thoughts, because freedom of speech isn’t really a part of that country and I didn’... Continue reading »
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New ? Delhi
Delhi. Day three. I can’t even begin to describe this place. It is like nothing I have even seen. I thought Chinese cities were polluted, well they... Continue reading »
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Tibet
Free Tibet: you see the stickers everywhere (especially living in Santa Cruz), I get a newsletter from the Dalai Lama asking for money and support... Continue reading »
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silly me
Bangkok! I love it! Bangkok is a totally happening city. It’s easy, cheap, fun, warm, what else could someone want in a city? The air is even breat... Continue reading »
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vietnam
and then we went to vietnam- ho chi minh city (saigon)- we spent a few days there- saw some museums- the war museum was quite interesting- amongst oth... Continue reading » -
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a suit for cody
next we trained up to hoi an, on the coast. this is a beautiful old town, famous for its tailor shops. cody had board shorts made, a suit, and a coat.... Continue reading » -
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halong bay cruise
and then we trained up to ninh binh, where we saw spome amazing scenery. next we overnight trained it to halong bay for an overnight boat cruise and m... Continue reading » -
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First Night Chiang Mai
After good bye to Cody in Bangkok I spent a really sad, tired day in that city and decided to bus it up to Chiang Mai for a change of scenery. I am... Continue reading »
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more chiang mai
It has been a relaxing 10 days here in chiang mai, just what i had hoped for but as a result I really don't have much to report! I found a good yog... Continue reading »
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Beach
Mom and Julie and I had a great trip. It felt so good to be with family, it was just really comforting to have them around- family is important!Continue reading »
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Bangkok Birthday
It was a good one, my birthday in Bangkok. We arrived in the city on the 23rd from our island trip. Mom and Julie booked a very sweet little h... Continue reading »
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stuck in singapore
Here I am in Singapore, perhaps the cleanest city/country on earth. The minute I got off the airplane and in the shuttle to my guesthouse something... Continue reading »
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Goin' In
My stay on beautiful Ko Lanta was quite short. It took a lot to get there and I would have loved to stay a couple of weeks but as I was flipping th... Continue reading »
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Monastic Life
I’ve never been to a meditation retreat before but I’d have to say I picked a good one for my first one. It was, indeed, 10 of the most physically, me... Continue reading » -
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Home Sweet Home
I was in Singapore, hours away from catching my flight to Sydney when I got an email from my mom saying that my Gamp, one of my most favorite people i... Continue reading » -
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Home
It feels good to be back on the road. Being home was hard. It was so sudden and unexpected I think it took me the whole time I was there to get u... Continue reading »
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