We headed North to join the The World and her groundbreaking voyage of exploration through the fabled Northwest Passage. This is the route between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans along the north coast on North America. Roald Amundsen became the…
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On April 7th I flew (as opposed to sailing from The Bay of Islands) from Auckland to Noumea, New Caledonia, to join Alison on The World. I arrived in the morning, got settled in, admired the new look of the…
Before boarding the fine ship The World to go on the Melanesian Expedition, I decided to spend a week in New Zealand catching up with family and friends. My flight was taking me via Auckland, NZ, so it seemed like…
I had the most amazing trip in beautiful Uganda. I will write more here later but let me start with sharing photos. I took a total of 4181 and I have attempted to make a manageable selection of the best.…
On Friday November 18 we boarded a plane to Melbourne where we landed on Sunday November 20th. We stayed 2 nights with our friends Patty and Jono and their 3 daughters in Aspendale. Very nice to catch up! Two days…
On June 20th, one day later than planned due to our flights from Djibouti to London being cancelled on account of the volcanic eruption, Stephen and I boarded The World in Aalesund, Norway for a cruise through the Norwegian fjords…
On June 12, 2011, Stephen and I flew from London to Djibouti City for a 6 day adventure. Upon arrival on June 13 we stayed the first night in the lovely Kempinski Hotel before going on a 3 day tour…
About a month before leaving on our trip we emailed several car rental companies in Río Gallegos. We promptly got an answer back from Adrian Riestra from Riestra Car Rental and entered into an email conversation with him and Maria…
Our Antarctic trip of January 2011 had been planned and organized well in advance, and we’d planned a visit to Buenos Aires from the get go. Flight for this were booked about 10-11 months before. At that time the idea…
Stephen got his vacation approved in March 2011 and we booked our flights in April. The plan is to spend 5 days in Djibouti: days 1 (arrival June 13) and 5 (departure June 17) in Djibouti City; days 2-4 (June…
Mandatory: Malaria: Malarone pills. Daily. We will start the course 2 days before arriving in Djibouti and finish 5 days after leaving the country. Recommended: Typhoid: we both got our shot on May 6th. Good for 2 years. Polio, Hepatitis…
I arrived back home on February 8 and have been re-adjusting to life in the real world this past week! A quick trip to Yosemite over the weekend helped 🙂 It has been the most amazing adventure with lots of…
