Author: Matthias Chan
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Five Things I (Re)Learned on the Ultimate World Cruise
Note: I originally wrote this post about 5 months ago, but thought I’d go back and edit it and curate it more before life settled back in and got crazy with a lot of work and traveling down to Disney to run the races in January, February and April. I’ve driven abour 20K miles the…
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UWC 2nd Half Update and Post Cruise Reflections
Oops. Forgot to hit post. Three months late, as life has been a whirlwind settling back into the states! Reconnecting with a lot of people and just re-setting as I figure out what’s next. Enjoy the update, and if anyone reading this wants to catch up, shoot me a message! Photo gallery table at the…
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UWC Day 147 – Mumbai, India – Half Day in Lonavala Before Rejoining Ship
Awesome morning hike with the highlight of some of the giant squirrels of lonavala before heading back to the city and rejoining the ship. Got a little quick half day tour of Mumbai as well on the way to the ship. Hot, but really a lovely time in nature after a couple hectic days. Hopefully…
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UWC Day 146 – Mumbai, India – Heading Out of the City to Lonavala Hill Station
Drive out of the city as quickly as possible to get to Lonavala Hill Station for a wonderful overnight in nature. Nice and relaxing after a couple days (and weeks?) of chaos and busyness. Photo Gallery: https://pics.mattichan.com/-uwc146/gallery Mumbai / Bombay Got off the ship and met up with our guide Priya from ToursByLocals bright and…
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UWC Day 145 – Delhi, India – Travel Day and Rejoining the Ship
Long day trip to get back to the ship. Hotel Woke up really early to take a bus about 2 hours to the airport to grab the flight from Delhi to Goa. Reunited After a couple hours, we got to the hotel, and as we pulled up, someone ran up to our bus and handed…
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UWC Day 144 – Agra, India – Travel and Sunset at the Taj Mahal
Long day of travel and some unexpected travel changes to get to the Taj Mahal for a lovely sunset. Very long day, mostly frustrating by the negative people that love to complain. Photo Gallery: https://pics.mattichan.com/-uwc144/gallery Morning Start Woke up at 4:30AM for our 5AM start, and as I was getting ready (literally putting stuff in…
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UWC Day 143 – Kochi, India – Long Day of Travel to Delhi
Long day of travel to get to Delhi, India to stage for the rest of the trip to Agra and the Taj Mahal tomorrow. The trip to Taj Mahal for all the world cruisers was split into two groups. Group 1 left from Kochi and Group 2 is a couple days later. I was in…
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UWC Day 142 – Colombo, Sri Lanka – Early Morning Safari to Udawalawe National Park
Woke up super early, but was worth it to get to Udawalawe National Park for a morning safari in the nice cool air and all the wildlife before it got super hot. Another awesome day and safari and falling in love with the wildlife in Sri Lanka. Photo Gallery: https://pics.mattichan.com/-uwc142/gallery Morning Start Woke up for…
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UWC Day 141 – Hambantota, Sri Lanka – Awesome Safari in Yala National Park
Great day at Yala National Park seeing lots of elephants in the wild with a couple leopard sightings and lots of birds as well. Great day on my first safari and glad to share it with Nate and Mom. Finished the day with a nice overnight at a hotel and spa combo. Photo Gallery: https://pics.mattichan.com/-uwc141/gallery…
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UWC Day 140 – Cruising Day – Rest and Recovery
Wasn’t feeling great, so mostly slept in and tried to get ready for the upcoming couple days. Stateroom attendant knocked on the door at 10am waking me up and the rest of the day had a slight headache. Eventually just went back and tried to take a nap. Came back out before dinner and finished…
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