The road to Taumatawhaka tangihangakoau auotamateaturipuka kapikimaungaho rongukapokaiwhen uakitanatahu
In and around World
We have 5 weeks to see as much of the world as possible. We'll be leaving July 14 and pausing in Frankfurt, before going on to Russia, China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, and Fiji! Our blog is named for the world's longest place name, a hill in New Zealand - roughly translated, "the hill where Tamatea, circumnavigator of the lands, played the flute for his lover."
Route taken and entries by Real Traveler boris & alyssa
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First stop
After shaking the dust of Durham, we piled whatever belongings we hadn't left in Charlotte or at the Fitzpatrick-Canlas household into the Prius an... Continue reading »
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Home in CT
Hope we haven't disappointed our viewing public by failing to update the blog for 4 days. We've been awfully busy getting to know the newest and sm... Continue reading »
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Just D.O. it
Happy Birthday Nina! Today we met up with Daane in scenic Southington, CT and ate bar bites and sweet potato fries at the Wood n' Tap - ah, nostalgia... Continue reading » -
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RitterSport Heaven
We left Boston on Saturday night and had an uneventful transatlantic flight to Frankfurt. A harrowing cab ride brought us to our hotel, where heave... Continue reading »
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MOCKBA 20 years later
Hi everyone,
Sorry for the lapse...much to see & do, little time to blog!
Took the overnight train from St Petersburg to Moscow - v... Continue reading »
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Back in the U.S.S.R. NOT!
Hello everyone! Time is flying - our adventure in St. Pete has come to an end quickly. The White Nights were down right spooky; it's lite... Continue reading »
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Pancakes with duck, pants for a buck, skyfull of muck
We spent 5 nights in Beijing, the longest stay of any of our destinations. So we had read up about the place a bit. We had read about peoples' tend... Continue reading »
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Clear skies in Hong Kong
We arrived to Hong Kong (HK) on a direct flight from Beijing and despite geographical and political proximity to mainland China it felt like a diff... Continue reading »
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Consumption city-state
Singapore is a tiny but proud city-state which only separated from Malaysia in 1965. It has four official languages - English, Mandarin, Mal... Continue reading »
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Snorkeling Sheila, Barramundi Bloke
Although getting to our first destination in Australia was more difficult than it should've been, once we saw beautiful sun, white sandy beach, and... Continue reading »
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Love on "The Rocks"
What a beautiful city! Even though it's winter here, temps in this waterfront city are in the 70s during the day - though you'd never know it from... Continue reading »
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Wine & Sheep country
Flew from Sydney to Auckland and were whisked away to the domestic terminal then redistributed our overweight luggage - the first time we've had to... Continue reading »
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More Wine...
Caught a ferry from Wellington - 3 hours of choppy seas, not our favorite way to travel - to Picton on the South island. This area is the largest w... Continue reading »
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One night in the tropics
On our way back to the States, we stopped over in Fiji for a night. Beautiful weather and beaches. Actually performed the tiniest bit of physical a... Continue reading »
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