Category: World Cruise
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UWC Day 108 – Hong Kong – Rejoining the Serenade and Round 2 of Hong Kong Disney
Rejoined the ship after a few weeks away and then headed to Disney for round 2, before exploring a bit of night life and food. Full day and exhausted but glad to be back to my ship family and actual family. Returning to Ship Headed to the port with my Aunt and met up with…
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UWC Day 107 – Hong Kong – Errands, Chill Day with Family and Harbour Art Exhibit
Great relaxing day taking care of some errands and hanging out with family in Hong Kong. Finished at night at a super relaxing art exhibition in the Harbour. Photo Gallery: https://pics.mattichan.com/-uwc107 Mid Day Exploration We set out for lunch, and to run a few errands during the day. Ended up heading to Aberdeen Square and…
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UWC Day 106 – Hong Kong – Round 1 of Hong Kong Disney
Impromptu trip to Hong Kong Disney for a chill day without all the cruise passengers and holiday traffic. Great first full day in Hong Kong. Photo Gallery: https://pics.mattichan.com/-uwc106 Chill Morning We were having a chill morning with Aunt and Uncle when another one of my mom’s brothers asked if we wanted to have dinner tomorrow.…
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UWC Day 105 – Auckland, New Zealand – Transit Day to Hong Kong
Chill half day in Auckland before flying to Hong Kong. Back to Auckland Spent the morning just packing up and heading out (slowly, cause I was baby giraffing and learning to walk again). Drove back to Auckland to meet back up with Nadine (who I met on the ship during Segment 1). Out and Around…
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UWC Day 104 – Auckland, New Zealand – Hobbiton Halfling Marathon – One of the Hardest Physical Things I’ve Ever Done
A huge privilege to be able to run the Hobbiton Halfling Marathon. Ever since I heard about it last year, I wanted to run it, but didn’t think I’d be able to this year since we were going to be in Manila originally on the date, but with my itinerary changes, I was able to…
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UWC Day 103 – Auckland, New Zealand – Back to Auckland
Back in Auckland, and a half day driving around before getting to the AirBnB to settle in for the night in preparation for the race tomorrow. Photo Gallery: https://pics.mattichan.com/-uwc103 Remaining Flights Arrived in Sydney around 5AM, and then set out for another flight to New Zealand, landing around 12:30PM. With all the timezone changes and…
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UWC Day 102 – Transit Day – Flying back to Auckland
Heading back with a 20+ hour transit back to Auckland! Kuala Namu to Jakarta, Jarkarta to Sydney then Sydney to Auckland. Good thing I don’t mind flying and enjoying time on a plane. Hotel Checkout Woke up to the city and mountains in the background shrouded in layers of mist. Some great views as I…
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UWC Day 101 – Sumatra, Indonesia – Back to Medan
Finally out of the jungle! Made it out of the jungle and back to Medan finally. Was a little bit of a trek and definitely harder than it needed to be. Breakfast and Wrapping Up Got all my stuff packed the night before, but got everything ready and headed to the main area for a…
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UWC Day 100 – Sumatra, Indonesia – Last Day at the Guesthouse
Last full day at the guesthouse before hopefully getting back to the city. Spent the day just awaiting hopefully a successful trip back to the city tomorrow. Photo Gallery: https://pics.mattichan.com/-uwc100 Sights Around the Garden Was sitting and resuming my little mobile setup, when my guides were emphatically telling me about stuff in the garden. Frog…
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UWC Day 099 – Sumatra, Indonesia – Another day at the Guesthouse
Another day at the guesthouse. Nothing to do but chill and relax, waiting for the trip back to the city. Photo Gallery: https://pics.mattichan.com/-uwc099 Roomates I woke up and found some roomates in my room, which wasn’t a problem for me, but might’ve been for some folks. Totally get why they always tell you to clean…
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