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TRAVEL BLOG AND ITINERARY
a travel blog
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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.
| Trip Itinerary (Travel Blog Entries) | |||
1 |
Vancouver | Jan 02 '08 | Vancouver on our way |
2 |
Chicago | Jan 03 '08 | Passing through Chicago |
3 |
London | Jan 04 '08 | Breakfast in London |
4 |
Amsterdam | Jan 04 '08 | Overnight in Amsterdam |
5 |
Arusha | Jan 05 '08 | Safari |
6 |
Zanzibar | Jan 18 '08 | Zanzibar
"The streets of Stonetown are very very narrow." |
7 |
Dar es Salaam | Jan 25 '08 | Leaving Zanzibar |
8 |
Dubai | Jan 26 '08 | Passing Through Dubai
"Amazing Airport" |
9 |
Bangkok | Jan 26 '08 | Meeting up with Ed, Darlene & Jen |
10 |
koh samui | Jan 26 '08 | Beach Time in Koh Samui |
11 |
koh tao | Feb 05 '08 | Koh Tao
"A striking feature of Koh Tao are the huge granite boulders" |
12 |
Koh Nangyuan | Feb 11 '08 | Koh Nangyuan |
13 |
koh samui | Feb 13 '08 | Back in Koh Samui
"A real party atmosphere" |
14 |
Phuket | Feb 15 '08 | Patong Beach
"The night life is crazy" |
15 |
phi phi don | Feb 18 '08 | Koh Phi Phi Don
"There are no vehicles on Phi Phi" |
16 |
Koh Lanta | Feb 20 '08 | Koh Lanta
"Ed and Roger went fishing for a day, hoping to catch the big one." |
17 |
krabi town | Feb 27 '08 | Ao Nang
"Two car ferries and one movie" |
18 |
Bangkok | Feb 29 '08 | Bangkok for 2 Days
"We had a great view from the rooftop of our hotel" |
19 |
Siem Reap | Mar 02 '08 | Siem Reap and Angkor Wat
"The temples are much more than we expected with their lava rock foundations and intricate sandstone carvings" |
20 |
Phnom Penh | Mar 05 '08 | Phnom Penh
"RATS Big #@*&%## RATS!!!" |
21 |
Chau Doc | Mar 07 '08 | Down the Mekong to Vietnam
"When we crossed into Vietnam our boat pulled up to the mud bank and we had to scramble up the bank to the “customs office”." |
22 |
Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) | Mar 08 '08 | Made it to Ho Chi Minh City
"Noodle soup for breakfast. You gotta love it!" |
23 |
Mekong Delta | Mar 11 '08 | Homestay on the Mekong
"We sampled local snake wine (Whiskey)." |
24 |
Cu Chi | Mar 12 '08 | The Cu Chi Tunnels |
25 |
Dalat | Mar 13 '08 | High in Mountains to Dalat |
26 |
Nha Trang | Mar 14 '08 | Nha Trang |
27 |
Quy Nhon | Mar 17 '08 | Beach Location in Quy Nhon
"Here we enjoyed a beautiful beachside hotel." |
28 |
Hoi An | Mar 18 '08 | North to the Tailor shops of Hoi An
"Hoi An is famous for their 300 Tailor shops." |
29 |
Hue | Mar 21 '08 | The Citadel of Hue
"we enjoyed an all day motorbike ride throughout the surrounding countryside" |
30 |
Ninh Binh | Mar 23 '08 | The Train to Ninh Binh
"We were able to enjoy playing cards and consuming many cans of “333” beer" |
31 |
Halong Bay | Mar 25 '08 | The Scenery of Halong Bay
"One of the couples had a rat in their room" |
32 |
Hanoi | Mar 26 '08 | The Hustle and Bustle of Hanoi |
33 |
Hong Kong | Mar 29 '08 | A quick stop in Hong Kong
"Our long travel day starts with a 1 hour taxi ride" |
34 |
Vancouver | Mar 29 '08 | 4 Movies to Vancouver
"After 4 movies and more than enough to eat we finally arrived in Vancouver" |
35 |
Prince George | Mar 29 '08 | Prince George, Home at Last
"We were greeted at the Airport by our daughters and 4 grandkids" |
Comments or Questions for the Author
Rain & Jerry says:
Ok! Beyond a doubt....you are officially my heroes!(Spoken from someone who has a hard time staying awake after dinner.) Please keep sending the names of the places you lodge at, as I am following you about (stalker!). Wow that pool looked surreal, and with its own snake! I could definitely bunk at the Amaan Bungalows. This is awesome: carry on!
2 from oz says:
you lucky bastards!