Storyline: Home to home westward
Perhaps some of you want to know about our good and bad moments. I don’t think we really had bad moments, just some nuisances. Continue reading “Stats, lists and favorite moments”
Reflections
Storyline: Home to home westward
It has been about a year since we booked our accidental around the world trip, and less than 6 months since we completed it. Continue reading “Reflections”
Adelaide and Darwin
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Adelaide and Darwin: what do these two cities have in common? To begin with these were the last two Australian cities we stayed in. Continue reading “Adelaide and Darwin”
Cairns
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Still April
Cairns was not on my initial itinerary, but after talking to Gary, our Australian neighbor, we decided to squeeze it in for a few days and try to visit Daintree National Park and the Great Barrier Reef. Continue reading “Cairns”
The Ghan Off-train Excursions
On The Ghan (Australian luxury tourist train) journey from Adelaide to Darwin, there are three opportunities to enjoy some off-train activities. Continue reading “The Ghan Off-train Excursions”
The Ghan: Part 3 – Side Trips
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Included in our package, aside from breakfast at dawn in the desert, which we covered in Part 2, were two excursions. Continue reading “The Ghan: Part 3 – Side Trips”
The Ghan: Part 2 – Our journey
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May 19
We arrived at the Adelaide Parklands Terminal about 2 hours before departure, as we had been advised by a staff member the previous day (Alex: besides, we were excited to get going). Continue reading “The Ghan: Part 2 – Our journey”
The Ghan: Part 1 – Introduction
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May 19, finally we are aboard The Ghan. It was one of the highlights of our 3 months journey. Continue reading “The Ghan: Part 1 – Introduction”
The Blue Mountains and Darling Harbour
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Sat, May 4
The skies in the mountains were stunning today. Rae, our driver/tour guide picked us up from the hotel. Continue reading “The Blue Mountains and Darling Harbour”
Sydney
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Fri, May 3
Arriving at Sydney airport late in the afternoon, it was very easy to find our way to Hornsby, some 40 min by train from the city centre. Continue reading “Sydney”
Mt. Cook
Here’s a rescued video of our visit to Aoraki Mt. Cook. We stayed in Mt. Cook village in Mt. Cook National Park in April during our NZ tour. Continue reading “Mt. Cook”
Wagga Wagga
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Whata whata? I don’t think that small city of almost 55,000 almost exactly half way between Sydney and Melbourne is on many foreign tourists “must visit” list. Continue reading “Wagga Wagga”
Christchurch and Dunedin, NZ
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This is our last post on New Zealand with our notes from Christchurch and Dunedin. Continue reading “Christchurch and Dunedin, NZ”
Melbourne
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Melbourne is an interesting city. It for sure is the most bohemian city we’ve been to. Continue reading “Melbourne”
Scenic trains and a ferry in NZ
Storyline: Home to home westward
There are three scenic trains that Kiwi rail operates, and we had them all booked shortly after our itinerary was ready. Continue reading “Scenic trains and a ferry in NZ”
