World Trip 2005

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Around-the-World in 2005, courtesy of the United ATW program and a good friend of mine with a ton of airline segments.

A trip from America to Europe, Southeast Asia, China, Australia, New Zealand, and Oceania.

• 1

  Logout   Saint Louis, MO on Jul 29, 2005 1 picture 0 comments
• 2

  Packing Up   Kansas City, MO on Jul 30, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 3

  All Nighter   Kansas City, MO on Jul 31, 2005 3 pictures 0 comments
• 4

  Staring at the Airport   Chicago, IL on Aug 1, 2005 1 picture 0 comments
• 5

  Star Alliance Gold   Chicago, IL on Aug 2, 2005 3 pictures 0 comments
• 6

  Flight to Paris   Paris, France on Aug 3, 2005 6 pictures 0 comments
• 7

  Touring Paris   Paris, France on Aug 4, 2005 24 pictures 0 comments
• 8

  Eiffel Tower Stair Climb   Paris, France on Aug 5, 2005 32 pictures 0 comments
• 9

  Lourve   Paris, France on Aug 6, 2005 3 pictures 0 comments
• 10

  Southeast Paris on a Sunday Afternoon   Paris, France on Aug 7, 2005 10 pictures 0 comments
• 11

  Relaxing and The Eiffel at Night   Paris, France on Aug 8, 2005 2 pictures 0 comments
• 12

  Les Catacombes, La Defense, and Chateau Vincennes   Paris, France on Aug 9, 2005 13 pictures 0 comments
• 13

  Out of Paris, into the Netherlands   Amsterdam, Netherlands on Aug 10, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 14

  Kurdish Demonstrators and the Hague   Amsterdam, Netherlands on Aug 11, 2005 6 pictures 0 comments
• 15

  Website Updates   Amsterdam, Netherlands on Aug 12, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 16

  An Afternoon in Brugge   Brugge, Belgium on Aug 13, 2005 9 pictures 0 comments
• 17

  Outer Rim of Brugge   Brugge, Belgium on Aug 14, 2005 21 pictures 0 comments
• 18

  Back to the Netherlands   Wassenaar, Netherlands on Aug 15, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 19

  Leiden   Leiden, Netherlands on Aug 16, 2005 8 pictures 0 comments
• 20

  A Day in the Land Without Inhibitions   Amsterdam, Netherlands on Aug 17, 2005 28 pictures 0 comments
• 21

  A Tourist in Amsterdam   Amsterdam, Netherlands on Aug 18, 2005 4 pictures 0 comments
• 22

  Arriving in Malta   Valetta, Malta on Aug 21, 2005 14 pictures 0 comments
• 23

  Oldest Ruins on Earth   Valetta, Malta on Aug 22, 2005 23 pictures 0 comments
• 24

  Mdina and Rabat   Valetta, Malta on Aug 23, 2005 15 pictures 0 comments
• 25

  Exploring Gozo   Victoria, Malta on Aug 24, 2005 24 pictures 0 comments
• 26

  Walk Along the Ta'Cenc Cliffs   Victoria, Malta on Aug 25, 2005 24 pictures 0 comments
• 27

  Back to Malta   Valletta, Malta on Aug 26, 2005 7 pictures 0 comments
• 28

  A Day to Relax   Valletta, Malta on Aug 27, 2005 2 pictures 0 comments
• 29

  The End of Crazytown Europe   Valletta, Malta on Aug 28, 2005 5 pictures 0 comments
• 30

  Vienna for a Day   Vienna, Austria on Aug 29, 2005 9 pictures 0 comments
• 31

  Farewell to Europe   Vienna, Austria on Aug 30, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 32

  Arrival in Malaysia   Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Aug 31, 2005 2 pictures 0 comments
• 33

  Checking out Kuala Lumpur   Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Sep 1, 2005 14 pictures 0 comments
• 34

  KL Hangout   Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Sep 2, 2005 7 pictures 0 comments
• 35

  Panang and Georgetown   George Town, Malaysia on Sep 3, 2005 5 pictures 0 comments
• 36

  Up Panang Hill   George Town, Malaysia on Sep 4, 2005 29 pictures 0 comments
• 37

  A Lemonade at Last   Hat Yai, Thailand on Sep 5, 2005 7 pictures 0 comments
• 38

  Out to pleasure island   Ko Phi Phi Don, Thailand on Sep 6, 2005 8 pictures 0 comments
• 39

  Sweaty Hikes   Ko Phi Phi Don, Thailand on Sep 7, 2005 34 pictures 0 comments
• 40

  Phuket Jungle Hike   Phuket, Thailand on Sep 8, 2005 23 pictures 0 comments
• 41

  A Better Domicile   Phuket, Thailand on Sep 9, 2005 33 pictures 0 comments
• 42

  Dash for the Telephone   Phuket, Thailand on Sep 10, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 43

  The Intricate Maze   Ko Samui, Thailand on Sep 10, 2005 10 pictures 0 comments
• 44

  Motorbiking Around Koh Samui   Ko Samui, Thailand on Sep 11, 2005 54 pictures 0 comments
• 45

  5 minute sickness   Ko Samui, Thailand on Sep 12, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 46

  Thieves in the Dark   Bangkok, Thailand on Sep 13, 2005 5 pictures 0 comments
• 47

  Rain, Rain, Rain   Bangkok, Thailand on Sep 14, 2005 2 pictures 0 comments
• 48

  Chewing the Pollution   Bangkok, Thailand on Sep 15, 2005 12 pictures 0 comments
• 49

  Temples of the Khmer   Ayutthaya, Thailand on Sep 16, 2005 38 pictures 0 comments
• 50

  Train to Korat   Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand on Sep 17, 2005 26 pictures 0 comments
• 51

  Temples at Phimai   Phimai, Thailand on Sep 18, 2005 22 pictures 0 comments
• 52

  Korat, Thailand, In the Daytime   Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand on Sep 19, 2005 12 pictures 0 comments
• 53

  Investigating Aranyaprathet, Thailand   Aranyaprathet, Thailand on Sep 20, 2005 17 pictures 0 comments
• 54

  Crossing the Cambodian border   Siem Reap, Cambodia on Sep 21, 2005 17 pictures 0 comments
• 55

  Walking Angkor Wat   Siem Reap, Cambodia on Sep 22, 2005 34 pictures 0 comments
• 56

  Motorbiking Around the Angkor Wat Complex   Siem Reap, Cambodia on Sep 23, 2005 88 pictures 0 comments
• 57

  Traveling to Phnom Penh   Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Sep 24, 2005 23 pictures 0 comments
• 58

  Motorbiking Around Phnom Penh   Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Sep 25, 2005 39 pictures 0 comments
• 59

  A Trip to Kratie, Cambodia   Kratie (Kracheh), Cambodia on Sep 26, 2005 44 pictures 0 comments
• 60

  Crossing the Border from Cambodia to Laos   Muang Không, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Sep 27, 2005 45 pictures 0 comments
• 61

  A Day on Don Khong   Muang Không, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Sep 28, 2005 46 pictures 0 comments
• 62

  Around Pakse   Pakse, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Sep 29, 2005 4 pictures 0 comments
• 63

  Daytrip to Wat Phu   Pakse, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Sep 30, 2005 18 pictures 0 comments
• 64

  Ten hours on the Bolaven Plateau   Pakse, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Oct 1, 2005 51 pictures 0 comments
• 65

  The Long Ride from Pakse to Vientiane   Vientiane, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Oct 2, 2005 3 pictures 0 comments
• 66

  Relaxing day in Vientiane   Vientiane, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Oct 3, 2005 11 pictures 0 comments
• 67

  History is a Relative Word   Vientiane, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Oct 4, 2005 8 pictures 0 comments
• 68

  Train Ride Across Thailand   Vientiane, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Oct 5, 2005 20 pictures 0 comments
• 69

  Preparations for China   Bangkok, Thailand on Oct 6, 2005 1 picture 0 comments
• 70

  Arrival in Hong Kong   Hong Kong, China on Oct 7, 2005 3 pictures 0 comments
• 71

  A Guided tour of Hong Kong   Hong Kong, China on Oct 8, 2005 38 pictures 0 comments
• 72

  Walking Hong Kong Part 1   Hong Kong, China on Oct 9, 2005 37 pictures 0 comments
• 73

  Walking Hong Kong Part 2   Hong Kong, China on Oct 10, 2005 53 pictures 0 comments
• 74

  And now, for something completely different...   Guangzhou, China on Oct 11, 2005 13 pictures 0 comments
• 75

  Square Shoes   Guilin, China on Oct 12, 2005 69 pictures 0 comments
• 76

  Biking Around YangShuo   Yangshuo, China on Oct 13, 2005 50 pictures 0 comments
• 77

  Biking Up and Down the YuLong River   Yangshuo, China on Oct 14, 2005 76 pictures 0 comments
• 78

  Wu-What?   Guilin, China on Oct 15, 2005 11 pictures 0 comments
• 79

  WuHan Means Eat! Eat! Eat!   Wuhan, China on Oct 16, 2005 74 pictures 0 comments
• 80

  Towers, Temples, and Treats   Wuhan, China on Oct 17, 2005 31 pictures 0 comments
• 81

  The Soft Sleeper Class   Wuhan, China on Oct 18, 2005 18 pictures 0 comments
• 82

  First Day in Shanghai   Shanghai, China on Oct 19, 2005 45 pictures 0 comments
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  Last Day in Shanghai   Shanghai, China on Oct 20, 2005 11 pictures 0 comments
• 84

  A Day Around Tunxi   Tunxi, China on Oct 21, 2005 9 pictures 0 comments
• 85

  Awesome Redefined, Huangshan   Huangshan, China on Oct 22, 2005 71 pictures 0 comments
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  Smaller Chinese Villages   Tunxi, China on Oct 23, 2005 71 pictures 0 comments
• 87

  A Day in Nanjing   Nanjing, China on Oct 24, 2005 73 pictures 0 comments
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  More Nanjing   Nanjing, China on Oct 25, 2005 26 pictures 0 comments
• 89

  Arrival in Beijing   Beijing, China on Oct 26, 2005 18 pictures 0 comments
• 90

  Finally, It Really Was Too Good to Be True   Beijing, China on Oct 27, 2005 16 pictures 0 comments
• 91

  A Job, Perhaps   Beijing, China on Oct 28, 2005 7 pictures 0 comments
• 92

  To the Forbidden City   Beijing, China on Oct 29, 2005 38 pictures 0 comments
• 93

  Farewell to Asia   Incheon, Korea Rep. on Oct 30, 2005 8 pictures 0 comments
• 94

  Set Your Clocks Back 6 Months   Sydney, Australia on Oct 31, 2005 38 pictures 0 comments
• 95

  The Maritime Museum   Sydney, Australia on Nov 1, 2005 3 pictures 0 comments
• 96

  The Blue Mountains   Katoomba, Australia on Nov 2, 2005 49 pictures 0 comments
• 97

  A Day of Nothing   Katoomba, Australia on Nov 3, 2005 5 pictures 0 comments
• 98

  The Far East of the Australian Mainland   Byron Bay, Australia on Nov 4, 2005 42 pictures 0 comments
• 99

  Warning, Mountain   Byron Bay, Australia on Nov 5, 2005 28 pictures 0 comments
• 100

  Rainy Byron   Byron Bay, Australia on Nov 6, 2005 4 pictures 0 comments
• 101

  The Not So Big City of Brisbane   Brisbane, Australia on Nov 7, 2005 5 pictures 0 comments
• 102

  Kiwi Land   Christchurch, New Zealand on Nov 8, 2005 14 pictures 0 comments
• 103

  Hills and Ice   Christchurch, New Zealand on Nov 9, 2005 36 pictures 0 comments
• 104

  Into the Mountains   Arthurs Pass, New Zealand on Nov 10, 2005 32 pictures 0 comments
• 105

  Up Avalanche Peak   Arthurs Pass, New Zealand on Nov 11, 2005 56 pictures 0 comments
• 106

  A Lengthy Plan   Nelson, New Zealand on Nov 12, 2005 18 pictures 0 comments
• 107

  Abel Tasman Coast Track - Part 1   Totaranui, New Zealand on Nov 13, 2005 26 pictures 0 comments
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  Abel Tasman Coast Track - Part 2   Totaranui, New Zealand on Nov 14, 2005 30 pictures 0 comments
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  Abel Tasman Coast Track - Part 3   Totaranui, New Zealand on Nov 15, 2005 22 pictures 0 comments
• 110

  To the North Island   Wellington, New Zealand on Nov 15, 2005 7 pictures 0 comments
• 111

  Taking the Bus to Mordor   Turangi, New Zealand on Nov 16, 2005 8 pictures 0 comments
• 112

  Around the Tongariro Area   Turangi, New Zealand on Nov 17, 2005 22 pictures 0 comments
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  In the land of Mordor, where the shadows lie.   Turangi, New Zealand on Nov 18, 2005 70 pictures 0 comments
• 114

  Cruising up North to Auckland   Auckland, New Zealand on Nov 19, 2005 17 pictures 0 comments
• 115

  Lounging Around   Nadi, Fiji on Nov 20, 2005 9 pictures 0 comments
• 116

  Across the Viti Levu   Suva, Fiji on Nov 21, 2005 13 pictures 0 comments
• 117

  Quiet Day on a Wet Island   Suva, Fiji on Nov 22, 2005 10 pictures 0 comments
• 118

  The RAIN Forest   Suva, Fiji on Nov 23, 2005 9 pictures 0 comments
• 119

  Maximum Longitude   Waiyevo, Fiji on Nov 24, 2005 23 pictures 0 comments
• 120

  Taveuni Wedding   Waiyevo, Fiji on Nov 25, 2005 50 pictures 0 comments
• 121

  Super Rock Slide   Waiyevo, Fiji on Nov 26, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 122

  Paddling to the Uninhabited Island   Waiyevo, Fiji on Nov 27, 2005 3 pictures 0 comments
• 123

  A Monday of Total Relaxation and Nothingness   Waiyevo, Fiji on Nov 28, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 124

  Japanese Invasion   Waiyevo, Fiji on Nov 29, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 125

  Cookout With the Locals   Waiyevo, Fiji on Nov 30, 2005 9 pictures 0 comments
• 126

  Wrapping Up the Week at the Edges of the Map   Suva, Fiji on Dec 1, 2005 5 pictures 0 comments
• 127

  One Last Day in Fiji   Nadi, Fiji on Dec 2, 2005 6 pictures 0 comments
• 128

  Today is Saturday   Nadi, Fiji on Dec 3, 2005 4 pictures 0 comments
• 129

  The Return of Saturday   Rarotonga, Cook Islands on Dec 3, 2005 8 pictures 0 comments
• 130

  Nothing happens on Sunday   Rarotonga, Cook Islands on Dec 4, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 131

  Official Souvenirs   Rarotonga, Cook Islands on Dec 5, 2005 4 pictures 0 comments
• 132

  Cross Island Trail   Rarotonga, Cook Islands on Dec 6, 2005 13 pictures 0 comments
• 133

  The Requisite Bicycle Trek   Rarotonga, Cook Islands on Dec 7, 2005 20 pictures 0 comments
• 134

  Gearing Up for the Last Destination   Rarotonga, Cook Islands on Dec 8, 2005 6 pictures 0 comments
• 135

  When It Rains, It Pours   Moorea, French Polynesia on Dec 9, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 136

  A Walk and Two Rides   Moorea, French Polynesia on Dec 10, 2005 23 pictures 0 comments
• 137

  When It Rains It Pours - Part 2   Moorea, French Polynesia on Dec 11, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  When It Rains It Pours - Part 3   Moorea, French Polynesia on Dec 12, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 139

  Reflections at Papeete Airport   Papeete, French Polynesia on Dec 13, 2005 13 pictures 0 comments
• 140

  Bad Luck, Good Luck   Chicago, IL on Dec 14, 2005 4 pictures 0 comments
• 141

  Home at Last   Kansas City, MO on Dec 15, 2005 5 pictures 0 comments