Hello family and friends!
Sorry for taking so long to post, but we ran into a bit of internet trouble! After spending 3 days in Beijing we finally came across free wireless internet in the Beijing airport. Thinking those spare couple of hours while we waited to fly to Shanghai would be prime blogging time, we logged on only to discover that China has blocked Blogspot (and much to Anisa's dismay, Facebook) from being accessed!
But now as we sit in our stateroom (the fancy name for a cruise ship's cabin), we have access to the complete internet (however, at a crawling pace, so we apologise in advance for the low quality photos that we'll be posting). So without further ado, let the blogging begin…
Monday, 18 April 2011
Tuesday, 5 April 2011
The When and Where
China...
To start off our huge 2 month journey, we fly to Beijing, China on April 6th (tonight!) with a couple of hour stop over in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. After spending a few days shopping and checking out the sites of Beijing we fly over to Shanghai on the 10th to continue the shopping and site seeing trend.
The Cruise...
After a week in China we move on to the cruise, boarding the Ocean Princess on April 13th. This will be the biggest part of our overseas adventure, taking up a whopping 44 days! We'll port hop across 15 different countries, docking in a total of 20 ports. The map below shows our complete route (however, due to the current issues in Eqypt, we are now stopping at Aqaba, Jordan instead of Cairo, Egypt).
Italy...
To end a busy 44 days of port hopping, we finish in Italy. After docking in Rome on May 27th, we move to Cinque Terre on the northwestern coastline of Italy. After spending a few days there, we return to Rome on the 31st to explore.
Then finally after 2 months of globe trotting, we return home to Brisbane on June 4th.
To start off our huge 2 month journey, we fly to Beijing, China on April 6th (tonight!) with a couple of hour stop over in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. After spending a few days shopping and checking out the sites of Beijing we fly over to Shanghai on the 10th to continue the shopping and site seeing trend.
The Cruise...
After a week in China we move on to the cruise, boarding the Ocean Princess on April 13th. This will be the biggest part of our overseas adventure, taking up a whopping 44 days! We'll port hop across 15 different countries, docking in a total of 20 ports. The map below shows our complete route (however, due to the current issues in Eqypt, we are now stopping at Aqaba, Jordan instead of Cairo, Egypt).
| April 13th | Depart Shanghai, China | ||
| 14th | At Sea | ||
| 15th | Okinawa, Japan | ||
| 16th | At Sea | ||
| 17th | Taipei (Keelung), Taiwan | ||
| 18th | At Sea | ||
| 19th | Hong Kong, China | ||
| 20th | Hong Kong, China | ||
| 21st | At Sea | ||
| 22nd | Da Nang/Hue (Chan May),Vietnam | ||
| 23rd | At Sea | ||
| 24th | Ho Chi Minh City (Phu My), Vietnam | ||
| 25th | At Sea | ||
| 26th | Bangkok (Laem Chabang), Thailand | ||
| 27th | Ko Samui, Thailand | ||
| 28th | At Sea | ||
| 29th | Singapore | ||
| 30th | Kuala Lumpur (Port Kelang), Malaysia | ||
| May 1st | At Sea | ||
| 2nd | At Sea | ||
| 3rd | At Sea | ||
| 4th | At Sea | ||
| 5th | Cochin, India | ||
| 6th | At Sea | ||
| 7th | Mumbai (formerly Bombay), India | ||
| 8th | At Sea | ||
| 9th | At Sea | ||
| 10th | Muscat (Mina Qaboos), Oman | ||
| 11th | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | ||
| 12th | Abu Dhabi,United Arab Emirates | ||
| 13th | At Sea | ||
| 14th | At Sea | ||
| 15th | At Sea | ||
| 16th | At Sea | ||
| 17th | At Sea | ||
| 18th | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | ||
| 19th | At Sea | ||
| 20th | Aqaba (for Petra), Jordan | ||
| 21st | At Sea | ||
| 22nd | Cruising through the Suez Canal, Egypt | ||
| 23rd | At Sea | ||
| 24th | Athens (Piraeus), Greece | ||
| 25th | At Sea | ||
| 26th | Sorrento/Capri, Italy | ||
| 27th | Final Port Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy |
Italy...
To end a busy 44 days of port hopping, we finish in Italy. After docking in Rome on May 27th, we move to Cinque Terre on the northwestern coastline of Italy. After spending a few days there, we return to Rome on the 31st to explore.
Then finally after 2 months of globe trotting, we return home to Brisbane on June 4th.
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