Round The World and other travels

A frequent flyer's collection of trip diaries

This is: Round The World 2004

Diary

Week 1

1 Fri (eve) 27 Feb 2004 EDI-LHR-
2 Sat 28 Feb 2004  -SIN
3 Sun 29 Feb 2004 Free in Singapore (general sight-seeing and river cruise)
4 Mon 01 Mar 2004 Singapore and SIN-HKG
5 Tue 02 Mar 2004 Free in Hong Kong (seeing HK by public transport / Drinks & Dinner for 3)
6 Wed 03 Mar 2004 HKG-NRT
7 Thu 04 Mar 2004 Free in Tokyo (Imperial Palace area, Government buildings, Ginza ... then washed out!)
8 Fri 05 Mar 2004 Free in Tokyo (Tokyo Tower, River area, Ueno)

Week 2

9 Sat 06 Mar 2004 NRT-HKG-
10 Sun 07 Mar 2004  -ADL and Adelaide (City Centre, O-Bahn ride, Glenelg)
11 Mon 08 Mar 2004 ADL-MEL and Melbourne (River area, Govt. buildings, Exhibition Centre, City Circle tram)
12 Tue 09 Mar 2004 Melbourne (Southbank, City Centre & River cruise) and MEL-BNE
13 Wed 10 Mar 2004 Free in Brisbane (City Centre, Southbank, River trips, FlyerTalk get-together)
14 Thu 11 Mar 2004 BNE-AKL
15 Fri 12 Mar 2004 Free in Auckland (Sky Tower, Albert Park, Ferry Building, Viaduct Harbour)

Week 3

16 Sat 13 Mar 2004 Auckland - Rotorua by car / exploring Rotorua on foot
17 Sun 14 Mar 2004 ROT-WLG and Wellington (Government buildings district)
18 Mon 15 Mar 2004 Free in Wellington (Kelburn Cable Car, Botanical Gardens, Waterfront & Relaxation!)
19 Tue 16 Mar 2004 WLG-DUD and Dunedin (City Centre and Railway Station)
20 Wed 17 Mar 2004 Dunedin - Te Anau by car, then Te Anau and Lake Manapouri
21 Thu 18 Mar 2004 Te Anau - Milford Sound - Cruise - Te Anau - Queenstown
22 Fri 19 Mar 2004 Queenstown - Christchurch by car

Week 4

23 Sat 20 Mar 2004 Free in Christchurch (City Centre and Botanical Gardens)
24 Sun 21 Mar 2004 Christchurch - Arthur's Pass tour - Christchurch
25 Mon 22 Mar 2004 CHC-SYD and an initial stroll in Sydney
26 Tue 23 Mar 2004 Free in Sydney (Opera House and surrounds, City Centre, Sydney Tower, FT dinner for two)
27 Wed 24 Mar 2004 Free in Sydney (Dawes Point, St Mary's Cathedral, Olympic Park, German dinner!)
28 Thu 25 Mar 2004 Free in Sydney (Manly Beach, Bondi Beach, Watson's Bay)
29 Fri 26 Mar 2004 (1) SYD-HNL
29A Fri 26 Mar 2004 (2) Free in Honolulu (Waikiki walk, aborted trip to Arizona Memorial, Downtown Honolulu)

Week 5

30 Sat 27 Mar 2004 HNL-OGG and Maui (Rental car pick-up, drive to Lahaina, short walk)
31 Sun 28 Mar 2004 Free in Maui (Haleakala Highway to 10,000ft)
32 Mon 29 Mar 2004 Free in Maui (Sugar Cane Train, twisting and turning on the Hana Highway)
33 Tue 30 Mar 2004 OGG-HNL-SFO
34 Wed 31 Mar 2004 Free in San Francisco (Walking tour, vintage transit rides, FTers meet for dinner)
35 Thu 01 Apr 2004 San Francisco (Fisherman's Wharf) and SFO-BOS
36 Fri 02 Apr 2004 Free in Boston (Boston Common, Copley Square, Central area)

Week 6

37 Sat 03 Apr 2004 BOS-MSY and New Orleans (French Quarter, Riverfront walk)
38 Sun 04 Apr 2004 Free in New Orleans (St Charles streetcars, Garden District mansions, river cruise)
39 Mon 05 Apr 2004 MSY-MIA-BGI
40 Tue 06 Apr 2004 Free in Barbados (busy doing nothing ...)
41 Wed 07 Apr 2004 Free in Barbados (ditto)
42 Thu 08 Apr 2004 BGI-
43 Fri 09 Apr 2004  -LGW-EDI and HSH (that's Home Sweet Home)

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