Lizzi and Nick circumcise the globe
In and around San Francisco, United States
nick and lizzi let their flat and quit their jobs in search of adventure
Route taken and entries by Real Traveler Nick n Lizzi
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fear too many song titles
Do you know the way to san jose? On the boardwalk I left my heart in San Francisco bay. Californian dreamin'. Oh Santa Cruz, no its not that far.... Continue reading »
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Aloha
We had a surprise Lei welcome from Paul (Lizzi's brother) when we arrived at the airport, a Lei is a tradition necklace of flowers presented as a... Continue reading »
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Bula Vinaka from the friendly islands of Fiji
    Skipping Nadi we listened to big brother's advice and headed straight for the beachouse on the coral coast, treated to a DVD of Arnie S's Pre... Continue reading »
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Aotearoa, 'Land of the long white cloud', Narnia, and Lord of the Rings tours.
After a frantic run, avec luggage, from one end of Auckland airport to the other, as some clever spark decided to give us 30mins from landing to de... Continue reading »
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Time to wwoof!
There is so much to see and do in Wellington that we could only sample it in one day before we started our first wwoofing job, we then kept on re... Continue reading »
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Into wine country, geothermal activity and Maori land
After a long drive via a couple of towns to the Tongariro national park we really appreciated the privacy of a double room with ensuite!!!! Lucki... Continue reading »
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Car troubles
Leaving Taupo we drove via Hamilton, which incidently has a very good museum of art history and selection of cafes onto Auckland... Continue reading »
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Five o'clock is wine o'clock!
Our first job in Sydney was actually a trip to the doctor in the airport. No we weren't carrying any infectious diseases b... Continue reading »
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An interconnected warren of shopping malls
There isn't a lot to do in Singapore except shop and eat, most of the shops are located along Orchard road. The first day... Continue reading »
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A spot of the good life
On arrival at the smelly bus station with no Ringitts, it was Nick's idea to walk across the centre of KL with our big back... Continue reading »
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Teman Negara and Cameron Highlands
To reach the Teman Negara from KL takes 1 day by coach and longboat. The Teman Negara is actually the oldest rainforest in... Continue reading »
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The Rainy season does not make for good beach weather
We knew that it was the rainy season on the west coast of south Thailand and wanted to get to Chang Mai pretty quickly so... Continue reading »
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A city of Mayhem
Allow plenty of time if you want to get anywhere in Bangkok, everyone wants to tell you where to go, what to do and sometim... Continue reading »
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Same Same but Different
Arriving in Chiang Mai we were greeted at the station by our guide for the trek and then had the day to explore, it was pr... Continue reading »
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Luang Prabang and Phonsaven for Plain of Jars
First a few facts about Laos:
- Known also as the ancient kingdom of the million elephants.
- I... Continue reading »
- Known also as the ancient kingdom of the million elephants.
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Vang Vieng and Vientiane
Straight off the bus in Vang Vieng we headed for the main activity, tubing! This is splashdown on a river in Laos, ho... Continue reading »
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Si Phan Don, Champasak and Pakse
Arriving at Pakse 6am we figured we may just as well get on the bus to Si Phan Don that was waiting to leave and by mid mor... Continue reading »
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Ankhors away!!
Unlike the stories we had heard we had no hassles on arrival in Cambodia. We had prearranged a hotel and guide so tha... Continue reading »
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Phnom Penh
1st day, well the National Museum is so-so without a guide, scores of broken idols and pottery.
In the evening we dined at friends cafe, an i... Continue reading »
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Watch out for motorbikes!!
Fast facts:
- Number of motorbikes - probably well over 10 million by now
- Population HCMC - over 6 million, Vietnam 82.7 mi... Continue reading »
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Relaxation at the Kite surfing capital of Asia.
What was it like in Mui Ne? At times very rainy, but also very relaxing. What did we do? We went for cycle... Continue reading » -
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Dalat, honeymoon capital of Vietnam.
On the way to Dalat, the English passengers tried to stage a protest against the driver, but it didn't work too well. We w... Continue reading »
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Return to Saigon
The bus journey back to HCMC, was long, boring and made us travel sick, we were lucky however to quickly find a great hotel... Continue reading »
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Like a fish in a tank
We had, had some problems with our internet bookings and on arrival knew where abouts we wanted to stay but had nothing b... Continue reading »
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