Our quest to visit 7 continents, 100 countries, and all 50 states…
Posted in JetBlue, Jewel of the Seas, Puerto Rico on Nov 23rd, 2013
Well, we’re off again! Not a “big” trip — just a week weeklong cruise from San Juan to the Eastern Caribbean. We selected this one because we’ll pick up two new countries, Martinique and St. Lucia. We’ll also visit St. Croix for the time in the USVI… The goal for this trip is just to […]
Posted in Australia, Delta Airlines, RTW 2013 on Jul 14th, 2013
Most of the was written somewhere over the Pacific to the southeast of Hawaii. We witnessed a rather disturbing scene at the Sydney security checkpoint this morning. As we arrived at the magnetometer, I saw an older woman–likely from some island in the South Pacific, seemingly traveling alone–sitting on a bench being assisted by airport […]
They’re “upgrading” the Internet access at the hotel. Sigh… will try to post again this evening. We left Bali a little late, but we arrived in Sydney only a little late after our five our flight. Emerson slept through the entire flight (and well before too). In contrast, Libby and I had relatively little sleep. […]
Posted in Bali, Indonesia, Jetstar, RTW 2013 on Jul 8th, 2013
Today is our last day in Bali. I’m writing this from Bali’s soon-to-be-replaced airport terminal (which will be a huge improvement, I’m sure). We have a late flight tonight, thereby giving us a mostly full day in Bali to use. Sightseeing? No. Too long of a drive from Nusa Dua. Swimming at the pool or […]
Posted in Bali, Garuda Indonesia, Indonesia, Java on Jul 5th, 2013
Didn’t get a chance to write last night. So, I’m a day behind now… will post all about our trip to Bali tonight. This morning started early with us leaving the hotel a little before 5am. We arrived at Singapore’s Changi International Airport. Today, we were flying on Garuda Indonesia, which 1) has a certain […]