Around the World in 87 Days
In and around World
It's been a lifetime of dreaming and 6 months of planning and we are now ready to embark on our trip around the world. We will start our adventure in Vancouver, BC January 2/2008 which will take us through Chicago to London and onto Amsterdam. From there we depart for Tanzania for a 10 day safari including a hot air balloon adventure above the Serengetti. We will continue on to Stonetown Zanzibar before heading to Nungwi Zanzibar to enjoy the beaches for the rest of the week. Then we are off to Thailand via Dar Es Saalam and Dubia. The next 5 weeks will be spent enjoying the many islands of east and west Thailand. We will then be moving on to Bangkok to start the rest of our adventure through Cambodia and Vietnam for the next 4 weeks. From Hanoi we will be heading back throught Hong Kong to Vancouver before heading home to Prince George.
Route taken and entries by Real Traveler Rambling Retirees
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Breakfast in London
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Overnight in Amsterdam
We arrived in Amsterdam at 1:30 in the afternoon. After a quick rest at the hotel we took the train to the Downtown Central area. We... Continue reading » -
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Safari
We arrived in Arusha on January 5th. We stayed at the Impala Hotel for three nights. We enjoyed our stay and mostly stayed around the h... Continue reading »
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Zanzibar
January 18th our flight from Kilimanjaro to Zanzibar left at 8:00 am. We took the Air Tanzania shuttle from the hotel. It was free vers... Continue reading »
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Leaving Zanzibar
January 25th
We say good bye to Zanzibar and fly to Dar Es Salaam where we were met by our nephew Joseph who is working in Iringa, Tanzania.... Continue reading »
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Passing Through Dubai
We travelled through Dubai on the way to Bangkok. What an amazing airport. It was 2:00 am and it was bustling with people all dressed to t... Continue reading » -
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Meeting up with Ed, Darlene & Jen
January 26th
After 28 hours we arrived in Bangkok and were met by Ed, Darlene and Jen. We set off together on our flight to Koh Samui w... Continue reading »
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Beach Time in Koh Samui
January 26-Febuary 5
We arrived at the Weekender Hotel on Lamai Beach in Koh Samui and were very happy with our accommodation. Jen was thri... Continue reading »
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Koh Tao
Feb 5-10
A two hour ferry ride took us to Koh Tao where we spent the next 6 days at Koh Tao resort. The bay at the resort was lov... Continue reading »
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Koh Nangyuan
Feb 11-12
We left Koh Tao on a 15 minute ferry to the beautiful Koh Nangyuan. We had a very relaxing time snorkelling and enjoyin... Continue reading »
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Back in Koh Samui
Feb 13-14
Here we are back in Koh Samui staying on Chaweng Beach at Ark Bar Resort. We went to a beautiful restaurant (The Cliff) for o... Continue reading »
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Patong Beach
Our flight takes us from Koh Samui on the East Coast of Thailand to Phuket on the West Coast where we will spend our next 3 days. Our hotel is acro... Continue reading »
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Koh Phi Phi Don
From Phuket we took a ferry to Phi Phi Don Island. Our hotel is the Phi Phi Hotel and is about a two minute walk from the pier and has an amazing v... Continue reading »
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Koh Lanta
Today we took a ferry to Koh Lanta for a 6 day stay at the Andaman Lanta Resort. Lanta is much quieter than the other islands and is very family or... Continue reading »
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Ao Nang
By private van it takes us two hours, two car ferries and one movie to reach our hotel, The Buri Tara in Krabi. Our hotel room has a balcony with a... Continue reading »
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Bangkok for 2 Days
Feb 29 and March 1
We flew to Bangkok from Krabi. Darlene, Ed and Jen are returning home and we will spend the next 2 days in Bangkok b... Continue reading »
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Siem Reap and Angkor Wat
March 2nd
Our drive to Siem Reap in Cambodia was good until we reached the Cambodia border. From then on in it was extremely bumpy... Continue reading »
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Phnom Penh
March 5th and 6th
A 45 minute flight took us to Phnom Penh where we visited Toul Sleng (S-21). This was originally a sc... Continue reading »
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Down the Mekong to Vietnam
March 7th
From Phnom Penh we took a speedboat down the Mekong River to Chau Doc in Vietnam enjoying the views of river life along... Continue reading »
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Made it to Ho Chi Minh City
March 8
Noodle soup for breakfast. You gotta love it! Today was an 8 hour bus trip and two ferry crossings before our arrival in Hoi Chi Minh... Continue reading »
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Homestay on the Mekong
March 11
We left Hoi Chi Minh for a three hour bus ride to the Mekong River where we took a boat down the river to our riverside homesta... Continue reading »
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The Cu Chi Tunnels
March 12
We headed back up the river to our bus that will took us to the Cu Chi Tunnels. There are many hundreds of kilometers of tunnels in... Continue reading »
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High in Mountains to Dalat
March 13, 14
A nine hour bus trip took us from Ho Chi Minh City to Dalat. This city is high in the hills and we passed through coffee and tea... Continue reading »
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Nha Trang
March 15
Another four hour bus trip to Nah Trang. This road has only been open for one year and is very well constructed and very scenic with... Continue reading »
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Beach Location in Quy Nhon
March 17
Another 8 hour scenic bus ride to the seaside town of Quy Nhon. Here we enjoyed a beautiful beachside hotel. A very lovely spot and... Continue reading »
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North to the Tailor shops of Hoi An
March 18, 19, 20
On our nine hour bus ride to Hoi An we stopped at My Lai Village, which was the site of the massacre by the US Tro... Continue reading »
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The Citadel of Hue
March 21, 22
A short 4 hour bus trip to Hue where we stay at the Binh Minh Sunrise Hotel. We enjoyed a walking tour of the Dai Noi Citadel wh... Continue reading »
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The Train to Ninh Binh
March 23
We had a great relaxing 11 hour train ride from Hue to Ninh Binh. We enjoyed the private sleeper cars, each big enough for four peop... Continue reading »
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The Scenery of Halong Bay
March 25
We enjoyed a short 4 hour bus trip to Halong Bay where we boarded our private sleeper boat to cruise the bay. The weather was not as... Continue reading »
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The Hustle and Bustle of Hanoi
March 26-28
After Breakfast in Halong Bay and a short boat ride back to port we enjoyed a 4 hour bus ride to the smoggy and busy c... Continue reading »
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A quick stop in Hong Kong
March 29
Our long travel day starts with a 1 hour taxi ride to the Hanoi Airport. We are on our way to Home thought Hong Kong to Va... Continue reading »
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Prince George, Home at Last
Home at last. We were greeted at the Airport by our daughters and 4 grandkids bearing signs ( Welcome Home Grandma and Grandpa ). The weather was defi... Continue reading » -
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4 Movies to Vancouver
After 4 movies and more than enough to eat we finally arrived in Vancouver after a 12 hour flight from Hong Kong. We had a 7 hour wait before our fina... Continue reading »
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