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”
Bolivia: Copacabana and Lake Titicaca
Storyline: Buenos Aires to Lima Nov 2017
Our last stop in Bolivia was in Copacabana, a small town on the shores of Lake Titicaca. Continue reading “Bolivia: Copacabana and Lake Titicaca”
La Paz: A view from above
Storyline: Buenos Aires to Lima Nov 2017
As I am transcribing my notes from two years ago thousands attend the funeral procession in La Paz for those killed in clashes earlier this week. Continue reading “La Paz: A view from above”
Entering Bolivia: From Villazon to Uyuni
Storyline: Buenos Aires to Lima Nov 2017
As mentioned yesterday, the current unrest in Bolivia brought me back to my notes from our visit there, two years ago. We do hope they come to a peaceful resolution soon. Continue reading “Entering Bolivia: From Villazon to Uyuni”
Kuala Lumpur
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We left hot, smelly (lean closer to the screen maybe you can smell it), dirty, stinky, kitschy Melaka (Malacca in English) a UNESCO Heritage city for hot, smoggy, steamy, rainy (this is welcome to clear the air) Kuala Lumpur (KL), the capital and the biggest city of Malaysia. Continue reading “Kuala Lumpur”
Buses in Malaysia
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It was surprisingly easy to travel by bus in Malaysia. If you remember, we arrived in Malacca, our first destination on Malaysia, by bus from Singapore. Continue reading “Buses in Malaysia”
Singapore
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End of May
It is hard to imagine that this modern, multicultural, sophisticated, effective, and should I add futuristic and utopic city-state, began its existence in its current representation only 54 years ago. Continue reading “Singapore”
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: 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”
Chiang Mai
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Chiang Mai has been hyped by many and for years. I had read a lot about it, and Alex had watched several videos of people extolling its virtues. Continue reading “Chiang Mai”
