Ro's round the world trip
In and around World
Follow me on my new adventure :-)
Route taken and entries by Real Traveler Roisiedubh
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California Dreaming
America was great fun, drove to San Fran from LA so got to see all the Californian countryside. It took 8 hours on the highway, we had pl... Continue reading »
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Fiji time
Bula! Well here I am in Auckland. Arrived last nite and staying in a hostel right in the center. The islands were fun went to Nadula for 3 nights a... Continue reading »
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Kia ora
Well here I am still in Auckland. Been here the last 2 weeks and we've decided to base ourselves here. So we've got jobs and an appt in the city. M... Continue reading »
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Kiwi Land
Well here I am still in Auckland. Been here the last 2 weeks and we've decided to base ourselves here. So we've got jobs and an appt in the city. M... Continue reading »
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Bay of Islands and Zion Wildlife Park
Off we headed to the Bay of Islands the weekend, we were dying to get out of Auckland and see some of the famous Kiwi scenery. Unfortunately Grace... Continue reading »
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Kiwi Experience
So I finally got out of Auckland and into exploring the rest of new Zealand... Being a solo traveller right now I decided the best and cheapest way... Continue reading »
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Kiwi Adventure Continues
So here I am on the South Island at last. After leaving Wellington on a very wet and windy morning we set sail through a very turbulant (think a Pe... Continue reading »
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Kiwi Experience Comes To An End
Here I am in Queenstown on the final leg of my Kiwi Experience tour. Its a breathtaking beautiful place surrounded by amazing snow capped peaks whi... Continue reading »
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Perth and Fremantle
Here I am in Oz. After leaving Queenstown I headed for Dunedin where I spent 3 nights. The hostel was a bit random, its was more like someones hous... Continue reading »
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Alice Springs and Ayers Rock
The first thing I felt when I arrived at Alice Springs.. was the heat. It was SO warm that when I stepped off the plane it was like walking in... Continue reading »
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Mebourne Rocks
Came to Melbourne about a week ago now. My Donegal buddies Lisa and Noreen are living and working here so I thought Id head this direction. Theres... Continue reading »
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Ballarat and the Dandenongs
It was a scorcher of a weekend, and our second last one in Melbourne so we decided to hire a car and set off to explore some of Victoria. After pic... Continue reading »
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Last few days in Melbourne/Great Ocean Road
As my time in Melbourne drew to a close I finished work, went on a tour of the Great Ocean Road and had some Christmas barbeques and final nights o... Continue reading »
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Christmas in Sydney
I arrived in Sydney the 22nd of December. We flew from Melbourne and stayed with a Cork girl Mairead and a Kerry girl Caitriona that my friends had... Continue reading »
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Visiting the Home and Away Beach
We decided to pay a visit to Palm Beach during the week. This is the beach made famous in Home and Away and as Ive been watching this soap sin... Continue reading »
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House sitting
Fiona has some relatives in Sydney who live in a fab house with a view of beautiful Coogee beach and a pool out the back. So when they went away fo... Continue reading »
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Trip to Tassie
Me, Lisa and Fiona headed off on our trip to Tasmania over a week and a half ago. We had flights booked out of Melbourne so we rented a camper... Continue reading »
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East Coast trip
I started off in Byron Bay after flying in from Sydney. I loved it there, its class full of cute shops and cafes and a gorgeous beach. Did a day to... Continue reading »
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Singapore
So I finally made it to Singapore and met Ronan again after 6 months. My flight from Oz came through Darwin and there was a really bad thunder... Continue reading »
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Angkor Wat here we come
We arrived in Siem Reap airport on the 6th of march. This boasts the fastest visa on arrival system we had ever seen (10 minutes for a 1 month visa... Continue reading »
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Phnom Penh
Bash bash went the tuk tuk drivers on the windows of the bus.This was our welcome to Phnom Penh! It was a bit like arriving during a strike type pr... Continue reading »
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Kampot countryside
We decided we needed a break from the big city so we made our way to Kampot a small town on the southern coast of Cambodia. It was nice to get... Continue reading »
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Good Morning Vietnam
A 6 hour bus ride took us to Ho Chi Minh/Saigon city from Phnom Penh. The border crossing was fairly smooth taking just over a half hour in total.... Continue reading »
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Nha Trang
We departed Saigon on an overnight bus for Nha Trang. Nha Trang is a seaside town which boasts a very nice beach. The weather here was actually a bit... Continue reading » -
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Hoi An
Another overnight bus took us to Hoi An which is a nice little shopping town famed for its tailors. We only stayed one night here as there is not much... Continue reading » -
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Hue
Hue is about halfway up Vietnam. The main site in Hue is the citadel which is well worth a visit.The former imperial seat of government and Hue's prim... Continue reading » -
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Hanoi
After another painful but cheap overnight bus journey from Hue we arrived in Hanoi the capital. Finding accommodation was fairly easy but... Continue reading »
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Halong Bay
As Hanoi is fairly close to Halong bay we decided to go on a trip there. Its basically a beautiful bay with about 2000 limestone islands which rise... Continue reading »
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Laos here we come-Vientiane
Our Laos Airlines flight descended quite sharply to Vientiane's Wattay Airport...... but we managed to touch down alright thank god! We heard it ha... Continue reading »
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Vang Vieng
After Vientiane we took a "VIP" bus to Vang Vieng, a small town halfway between Vientiane and Luang Prabang. We stayed 2 nights here in the Vang Vieng... Continue reading » -
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Luang Prabang
The journey to Luang Prabang from Vang Vieng is almost entirely through mountain roads with continuous hairpin turns and cliff like drops to... Continue reading »
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The Big Smoke
We got to Bangkok after a horrendous overnight journey from Laos. Our drive was too tired to keep going so we had to wait 4 hours for another drive... Continue reading »
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Krabi
We decided to head to Krabi next as we hadnt much time left and from here we could visit Ko Phi Phi where 'The Beach' was made which I always wante... Continue reading »
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Bangkok and Home
After Krabi we made our way back to Bangkok on an overnight train, this was such a luxury after the buses. The trains are more expensive but I would d... Continue reading »
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