TravBuddy.com: kimberley_wilson's Round the World Trip: July - August 2007 travel blog Copyright 2005 TravBuddy LLC http://www.travbuddy.com/blogs/27497 This blog is documenting everything that I did on my round the world trip last July 2007 with my friend Bree. It was my very first overseas trip and it consisted of a stay in Signapore, before heading to London to begin an 18 day Contiki European Impressions tour, we then spent time with family in Wales before heading back to London. We then flew to New York for another quick contiki tour, and finished up in Hawaii for a relaxing finish. We quite literally did a full circle of the globe. en-us Sat, 18 Aug 2007 17:13:54 PST Back in Sydney!! http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/27497/Back-Sydney-33 Sat, 18 Aug 2007 17:13:54 PST Back in Sydney!! Sydney, Australia, Aug 18, 2007

We woke up on our Air Canada flight back to Sydney when the sun started coming up.  We were only a couple of hours from landing and we were gett…

]]> It was FINALLY time to relax! http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/27497/FINALLY-time-relax-32 Sat, 11 Aug 2007 17:03:27 PST It was FINALLY time to relax! Hawaii, Hawaii, Aug 11, 2007

The next 6 days Bree and I basically lounged around.  We did absolutely nothing exciting, and all the plans we had fell through due to our lazin…

]]> Longest travelling day EVER!!!! http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/27497/Longest-travelling-day-EVER-31 Fri, 10 Aug 2007 16:29:14 PST Longest travelling day EVER!!!! Hawaii, Hawaii, Aug 10, 2007

We were up early (again!) and organised a shuttle bus to pick us up at 6am to get to the airport.  We were going to Hawaii but we weren't sure i…

]]> Contiki Day 3 - Our last full day in New York :( http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/27497/Contiki-Day-3-Our-last-full-day-30 Thu, 09 Aug 2007 20:48:41 PST Contiki Day 3 - Our last full day in New York :( New York, New York, Aug 09, 2007

We were up really early this morning and caught a double decker bus that drove us to the Early Show taping, as we were going to be on TV!!! This was …

]]> Contiki Day 2 - A tornado in New York????!!!! http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/27497/Contiki-Day-2-tornado-New-York-29 Wed, 08 Aug 2007 23:16:27 PST Contiki Day 2 - A tornado in New York????!!!! New York, New York, Aug 08, 2007

We were up early and met everyone in the hotel foyer.  We now longer had the contiki bus for our tour as we would be catching the subway and wal…

]]> Contiki Big Apple Explorer Day 1 http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/27497/Contiki-Big-Apple-Explorer-Day-28 Tue, 07 Aug 2007 00:05:49 PST Contiki Big Apple Explorer Day 1 New York, New York, Aug 07, 2007

We checked out at 8am and caught a cab to the Upper West side where our hotel was located.  For the next 3 nights we would be staying at the&nbs…

]]> New York here we come!! http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/27497/New-York-here-come-27 Mon, 06 Aug 2007 23:38:36 PST New York here we come!! New York, New York, Aug 06, 2007

We had to take a shuttle bus at 3am this morning to get to the airport on time.  We made it with plently of time to spare and were one of the fi…

]]> London - another day of sight seeing! http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/27497/London-another-day-sight-seeing-26 Sun, 05 Aug 2007 04:36:45 PST London - another day of sight seeing! London, England, Aug 05, 2007

Up early again today and we went to the tour desk to buy our tickets to Madam Tussauds and Buckingham Palace.  We were quite confident using the…

]]> A day of sightseeing in London! http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/27497/day-sightseeing-London-25 Sat, 04 Aug 2007 16:34:15 PST A day of sightseeing in London! London, England, Aug 04, 2007

We stayed at the Royal National last night after catching the train from Wales.  We booked through contiki because it was a little cheaper.&nbsp…

]]> 8 Days in Wales http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/27497/8-Days-Wales-24 Fri, 27 Jul 2007 23:23:47 PST 8 Days in Wales Wales, United Kingdom, Jul 27, 2007

We spent the next 8 days in Wales spending time with Bree's family and mostly relaxing, as we still had a few weeks of our trip to go, as well as ano…

]]> London to Wales http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/27497/London-Wales-23 Thu, 26 Jul 2007 16:36:14 PST London to Wales Wales, United Kingdom, Jul 26, 2007

We got up this morning and Bubba had already gone to work.  We were leaving some of our luggage with her while we headed to Wales for 9 days to …

]]> Contiki Day 18 - The Final Day - Heading back to London http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/27497/Contiki-Day-18-Final-Day-Heading-22 Wed, 25 Jul 2007 23:40:36 PST Contiki Day 18 - The Final Day - Heading back to London London, England, Jul 25, 2007

We were up at 7am and we were supposed to be on the bus by 7.30am.  We somehow managed to make it on time and said goodbye to a few people who w…

]]> Contiki Day 17 - Paris, France http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/27497/Contiki-Day-17-Paris-France-21 Tue, 24 Jul 2007 23:41:26 PST Contiki Day 17 - Paris, France Paris, France, Jul 24, 2007

Full day in Paris!!! Yay!!! It was raining today and cold again now that we had travelled north.  We hopped on the bus fairly early and headed s…

]]> Contiki Day 16 - Bordeaux to Paris, France http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/27497/Contiki-Day-16-Bordeaux-Paris-20 Mon, 23 Jul 2007 20:39:06 PST Contiki Day 16 - Bordeaux to Paris, France Paris, France, Jul 23, 2007

A long drive AGAIN!!! All I pretty much did was sleep, sleep, sleep!!!  We drove and drove some more and finally reached Paris at about 4.30pm.&…

]]> Contiki Day 15 - Barcelona to Bordeaux, France http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/27497/Contiki-Day-15-Barcelona-Bordeaux-19 Sun, 22 Jul 2007 20:28:16 PST Contiki Day 15 - Barcelona to Bordeaux, France Bordeaux, France, Jul 22, 2007

Another long drive today, and really nothing else to report.  We arrived in Bordeaux early evening and it seemed like a ghost town.  It was…

]]> Contiki Tour Day 14 - Barcelona, Spain http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/27497/Contiki-Tour-Day-14-Barcelona-18 Sat, 21 Jul 2007 20:22:48 PST Contiki Tour Day 14 - Barcelona, Spain Barcelona, Spain, Jul 21, 2007

Today Magoo was taking us on a driving tour of the city.  Only about half the group went, the other half slept in and had a free day in the city…

]]> Contiki Day 13 - Nice to Barcelona, Spain http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/27497/Contiki-Day-13-Nice-Barcelona-17 Fri, 20 Jul 2007 22:16:09 PST Contiki Day 13 - Nice to Barcelona, Spain Barcelona, Spain, Jul 20, 2007

Nothing much to report for today, we were pretty much on the bus for 12 or 13 hours.  Angela had some money and and her passport stolen while wa…

]]> Contiki Day 12 - Nice, France http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/27497/Contiki-Day-12-Nice-France-16 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 23:54:46 PST Contiki Day 12 - Nice, France Nice, France, Jul 19, 2007

It was the first day of the tour to really get a sleep in and of course, my phone was ringing at 7am!! I tried to go back to sleep and eventually got…

]]> Contiki Day 11 - Florence to Nice, France http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/27497/Contiki-Day-11-Florence-Nice-15 Wed, 18 Jul 2007 23:24:50 PST Contiki Day 11 - Florence to Nice, France Nice, France, Jul 18, 2007

OMG I was so hungover today!!!! It was a really long drive and all I wanted to do was sleep! I was so tired!  It was a really long drive today, …

]]> Contiki Day 10 - Florence, Italy http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/27497/Contiki-Day-10-Florence-Italy-14 Tue, 17 Jul 2007 20:51:41 PST Contiki Day 10 - Florence, Italy Florence, Italy, Jul 17, 2007

Today I decided to sleep in.  This morning was supposed to be a guided walking tour of the city, but I didn't feel up to it.  I had a bad k…

]]> Contiki Day 9 - Venice to Florence, Italy http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/27497/Contiki-Day-9-Venice-Florence-13 Mon, 16 Jul 2007 17:26:15 PST Contiki Day 9 - Venice to Florence, Italy Florence, Italy, Jul 16, 2007

We were driving to Florence today, and on the way we stopped in Verona.  JB walked us through the small town, past the colosseum, through some n…

]]> Contiki Day 8 - Venice, Italy http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/27497/Contiki-Day-8-Venice-Italy-12 Sun, 15 Jul 2007 17:20:44 PST Contiki Day 8 - Venice, Italy Venice, Italy, Jul 15, 2007

We were up early this morning, had a quick breakfast and hopped on the bus. Magoo was driving us to where we had to hop on the boat which would take …

]]> Contiki Day 7 - Munich to Venice, Italy http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/27497/Contiki-Day-7-Munich-Venice-11 Sat, 14 Jul 2007 22:54:09 PST Contiki Day 7 - Munich to Venice, Italy Venice, Italy, Jul 14, 2007

We had our longest drive to date today, and the rest of the trip would consist of 10 hour drives or more.  We were heading to Venice today, and …

]]> Contiki Day 6 - Lucerne to Munich, Germany http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/27497/Contiki-Day-6-Lucerne-Munich-10 Fri, 13 Jul 2007 16:42:07 PST Contiki Day 6 - Lucerne to Munich, Germany Munich, Germany, Jul 13, 2007

Today was probably the longest drive we had, as we were heading back into Germany towards Munich.  I pretty much slept the whole way, and did th…

]]> Contiki Day 5 - Lucerne, Switzerland http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/27497/Contiki-Day-5-Lucerne-Switzerland-9 Thu, 12 Jul 2007 19:55:33 PST Contiki Day 5 - Lucerne, Switzerland Lucerne, Switzerland, Jul 12, 2007

Today we basically had the whole day to do some sight seeing around Lucerne.  It was a perfect day too! We walked over the amasing Chapel Bridge…

]]> Contiki Day 4 - St Goar to Lucerne, Switzerland http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/27497/Contiki-Day-4-St-Goar-Lucerne-8 Wed, 11 Jul 2007 19:38:14 PST Contiki Day 4 - St Goar to Lucerne, Switzerland Lucerne, Switzerland, Jul 11, 2007

Really struggled to get up this morning, I think we had to be on the bus by 7.30am, and it was tough! Today we were heading into Switzerland. The rid…

]]> Contiki Day 3 - Amsterdam to St Goar, Germany http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/27497/Contiki-Day-3-Amsterdam-St-Goar-7 Tue, 10 Jul 2007 20:16:29 PST Contiki Day 3 - Amsterdam to St Goar, Germany Rhine, Germany, Jul 10, 2007

We drove to St Goar today, which is a small rural town located on the Rhine River in Germany.  It is really cute and quiet.  Located in the…

]]> Contiki Day 2 - Brussels to Amsterdam http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/27497/Contiki-Day-2-Brussels-Amsterdam-6 Mon, 09 Jul 2007 18:24:17 PST Contiki Day 2 - Brussels to Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands, Jul 09, 2007

We were up fairly early this morning as we were driving to Amsterdam. The drive was quite short, only a few hours.  We arrived in Amsterdam arou…

]]> Contiki Day 1 - London to Brussels http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/27497/Contiki-Day-1-London-Brussels-5 Sun, 08 Jul 2007 01:27:54 PST Contiki Day 1 - London to Brussels Brussels, Belgium, Jul 08, 2007

We woke up at 6am and went downstairs to get our bags weighed. On Contiki, your luggage cannot weigh more than 20kgs, and the rule is strictly enforc…

]]> Singapore to London - The LONG flight! http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/27497/Singapore-London-LONG-flight-4 Sat, 07 Jul 2007 23:32:31 PST Singapore to London - The LONG flight! London, England, Jul 07, 2007

Very early start this morning.  We were at the airport before daylight, and we wasted some time on the free internet they had, ate some potato j…

]]> Singapore - Day 3 http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/27497/Singapore-Day-3-3 Fri, 06 Jul 2007 03:57:13 PST Singapore - Day 3 Singapore, Jul 06, 2007

It was a pretty relaxing day today. Again it was really hot, so we took a trip to the lovely air conditioned shopping centre and we bought our dvds.&…

]]> Our first full day in Singapore http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/27497/Our-first-full-day-Singapore-2 Thu, 05 Jul 2007 03:39:42 PST Our first full day in Singapore Singapore, Jul 05, 2007

Today we slept in until 8.30am, and then went down for breakfast.  We were surprised to discover that breakfast was included!! It was really wei…

]]> Sydney to SIngapore - Our trip begins http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/27497/Sydney-SIngapore-Our-trip-begins-1 Wed, 04 Jul 2007 00:00:00 PST Sydney to SIngapore - Our trip begins Sydney, Australia, Jul 04, 2007

I was very excited and woke up bright and early an 4am to meet Bree at the airport an hour later...I could see that my Mum was really worried about m…

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