2007 World Tour
In and around World
After much consideration of the cost of flying return to Hawaii for my birthday, I decided it was way for economical to do the round-the-world thing again (to get ones money's worth). So here I go again, Hawaii, Canada (Rockies Train trip), Germany (tour), London (stop-over), then home via 3 days in Perth (Margaret River Region).
Route taken and entries by Real Traveler Brisbird
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Leaving BrisVegas
It is a mad time packing bags, locking up the house and making sure we fit in that last coffee at the Coffee Club Bulimba - who knows how lo... Continue reading » -
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DeJaVu-Hawaii Style
The flight over the pacific was spotted with turbulance making it a rough-ish trip. I found it almost impossible to sleep given we did not have the... Continue reading »
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Achy-Breaky Feet
Today started with a "free" orientation breakfast organised by the company that provided our airport transport. This included scrambled eggs, sausa... Continue reading »
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Oahu Circle Tour
Aloha! This morning we set off early for our Polynesian Adventure Circle island bus tour of Oahu. Our driver Leo was a real character and I would h... Continue reading »
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Pearl Harbour and Luau
Aloha! Today we managed to get a sleep-in with our tour pick-up not until 9:45am. We boarded our tour bus, greeting our driver William for our driv... Continue reading »
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Island Hoping
Today it was up and packed for our short inter-island flight to "The Big Island" - the true Hawaii. With all the security precautions in the US now... Continue reading »
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Kona Extreme Adventures
We had a hiccup this morning as we found out that there was not a transfer available from our hotel for our activities in Kona, and that the only w... Continue reading »
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Hawaii Island Tour
Today was a long day - starting with a continental breakfast at the hotel restaurant. Here you had to guard your breakfast from the flock of kamaka... Continue reading »
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Aloha Hawaii, Hello Canada
Todays update is (relatively) small as there was not much action. Our pickup at the hotel was a very early 6:15. It should be a crime to have to ge... Continue reading »
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Downtown Vancouver
Today we finally had a much needed sleep in. We set off about 10:30am in search of the Tilley Endurable store that Joe was keen to visit. We stumbl... Continue reading »
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Rocky Mountaineer Train
Today we have a very early start as check-in starts for the train ride at 6:30am. We find that we do not have an included transfer with our package... Continue reading »
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This is the life...
This morning we have a 8am pick-up for the transfer to the train. We get a fright when we get to the station as there is no train there, thinking w... Continue reading »
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Driving through the Rockies
Today it was a quick muffin and coffee before hopping on the hotel shuttle to take us back into the railway station where we pick-up the car. We ar... Continue reading »
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Lake Louise
Today we slept in, which was real easy as the sun doesn't seem to come up here till late as we are deeply surrounded by mountains. The view from ou... Continue reading »
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Calgary, Heathrow, Frankfurt
Today was a waiting game. We were scheduled to fly out of Calgary for Heathrow at about 8pm. We had a good sleep in and checked out of the hotel at... Continue reading »
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Overcast Frankfurt
Today we woke early as our bodies slowly adjust to the jetlag. Decided to make a cup of coffee in the room - very bad idea! Just something not righ... Continue reading »
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Frankfurt, Remagen, Cologne
Today after breakfast we board the bus off on our German coach tour. First stop is in a town called Bingen where we board a river boat for a River... Continue reading »
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Cologne, Bremen, Hamburg
Today was to be a long driving day taking us up to the northern area of Germany. A scheduled departure time of 7:30am had us up early before the su... Continue reading »
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Hamburg, Lubec
Today we ventured out in Hamburg for a city tour with a local guide. This started with a bus tour around the older part of the city, looking at the... Continue reading »
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Hamburg, Celle, Berlin
It was up early today and off on the bus for the second longest day on the bus for our drive through to Berlin. There was not much sceneic views to... Continue reading »
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Berlin, Potsdam
This morning we get to sleep in a bit with our bus scheduled to leave at 8:30am for a Berlin City Tour. Here our local guide Christa-bell gave us c... Continue reading »
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Berlin, Leipzig, Dresden
Today we head off early again at 7:45 enroute first to Lepzig. I spend the bus time catching up on my travel blog and before long we are pulling in... Continue reading »
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Dresden, Weimer, Erfurt
Today we set off early for our drive to Weimar. From the time we leave and all the way to Weimar the area is heavy with thick fog and the temperatu... Continue reading »
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Erfurt, Wartburg, Wurzburg
Today we are refreshed after a good night sleep. The bad headache that Joe had been carrying around yesterday has finally been put to rest with the... Continue reading »
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Rothenburg, Nuremberg, Munich
Today we have 7:30am start and as we start on the road there is once again very heavy fog which hinders our view of what is supposed to be the Roma... Continue reading »
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Munich, Linderhof Castle, Oberammergau
Today our sleep-in was disturbed by a wrongly timed wake-up call. This did not bode well for the day as Joe also had an upset tummy. On the morning... Continue reading »
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Lindau, Black Forest
Today we headed off early for our panoramic day (read here lots of driving). A heavy fog had settled in and was present for the entire day. At one... Continue reading »
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Heidelberg, Frankfurt
Today saw the final leg of our tour around Germany with the bus taking us to the ruins of a castle atop the city of Heidelberg. Upon the death of t... Continue reading »
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Frankfurt to London
A nice slow start for today as our airport shuttle was not due to leave the hotel until midday. A leisurly breakfast was had and final packing of o... Continue reading »
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London Overnight Stay
Late start this morning after a very early morning. Joe and I headed out for a walk in search of an ATM, and something for breakky. Lloyd and Sal's... Continue reading »
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Hong Kong Stopover
Today was spent on the plane from Londan to Hong Kong. This was our first flight on Cathay and I must say, I was very impressed. We were served dri... Continue reading »
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Freemantle, Bunkers Bay
Landing in Perth was smooth, moving through immigration quick, and customs saw me having to open my hand-luggage and suitcase to show all my declar... Continue reading »
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Wineries, Dairies, Farms and much more
We headed off at 10:30 this morning with a map in hand from the hotel concierge desk, and recommendations for winery visits. The day today was magi... Continue reading »
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Return to Perth
How different a day today was to yesterday. We woke up to an overcast day and showers predicted for our return to Perth. After enjoying our breakfa... Continue reading »
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Brisbane Bound
Well guys, we made it home safely at 7:45pm to Brisbane Airport where my dad picked us up. I think we are both a bit tired out and looking forward to... Continue reading »
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