Tag: solo-travel
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UWC Day 087 – Sydney, Australia – All Around the City with Tours
Sunrise Kayak Tour, Bridge Climb and Sunset Photo Tour. A really packed day, but some awesome weather and sights all around and couldn’t have asked for a better day 1 in Sydney. I might be falling in love with Australia. So much walking. Photo Gallery: https://pics.mattichan.com/-uwc087 Sunrise Kayak Tour Started the morning with a sunrise…
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UWC Day 086 – Bay of Islands, New Zealand – Island Hopping, Waterfalls and Flight to Australia
Chill day with some last minute island hopping, then heading to Australia for the next country on the tour. Heading Out Woke up and headed to a last minute island cruise that I had booked the night before on a whim. Got to the dock, and found that it was a pretty small, really nice…
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UWC Day 085 – Auckland, New Zealand – Driving through Paradise
A long, fulfilling day driving (a little nervously) through New Zealand just enjoying the peace and quiet. An excellent start to some side adventures. Morning Start Had to wake up and get down to immigration by 6:50, but as I got there, we mostly just waited again (nothing new). Got cleared eventually and after settling…
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UWC Day 084 – Cruising Day – Packing Up for New Zealand, Australia and Indonesia
Last day on the ship for awhile. Spent most of the day getting my affairs in order and getting ready for a side trip. Said a bunch of goodbyes to some of the crew that are getting off in Brisbane. Last Minute Stops Needed to get my last minute stuff in order, so used my…
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UWC Day 083 – Cruising Day – Caught up and enjoying some food
Chill day of more itinerary planning and lovely dinner with Joe at Izumi. Time is a Flat Circle We woke up on March 2nd cause we crossed the International Date Line somewhere in the morning (probably around 3am if I had to guess). Safari Options Happened to be awake so I went to the safari…
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UWC Day 080 – Cruising Day – Going to (more of) Africa!
The long awaited day of the announcement, but our new itinerary was announced and we’re going to more of Africa! Really exciting day, and the ship is abuzz with conversations and excitement (and a few grumpus’s). Spent most of the day updating itineraries, cancelling tours and booking new ones. Let’s look at the day in…
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UWC – Day 079 – Pape’etē, Tahiti, French Polynesia
Long day through the the middle of Tahiti chasing waterfalls and all the sights. Finished the day on a sunset cruise after splitting up from Mom and Nate. Nice relaxing cruise out for views of the sunset. Photo Gallery: https://pics.mattichan.com/-uwc079 Island Tour Woke up to some unfortunate news that our guide had hurt his knee…
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UWC Day 078 – Mo’orea, French Polynesia – “Off-road” Tour of Island and Snorkeling with Marine life including Pilot Whales
Really full, but really rather awesome day in Mo’orea. Spent the morning with a Royal Caribbean organized excursion to go “off-road” through the island, then did a snorkeling expedition of sorts to go search for marine life and it was ah-mazing. Really good time with Mom and Nate searching for all sorts of wildlife (and…
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UWC Day 073 – Honolulu, Hawaii – Halfday Success for more Dim Sum
Quick half day out and about in the city again. Successfully got to have dim sum at Jade Dynasty, and then walked around back to the ship and took in the sights. Photo Gallery: https://pics.mattichan.com/-uwc073 Jade Dynasty (Dim Sum) Delicious, and we were able to meet up with Nate after his hike up Diamond Head…
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UWC Day 072 – Honolulu, Hawaii – Exploring the City and Taking Care of Errands
Took Nate around the city, since Mom and I had been here about a year ago for the Honolulu Marathon. Had some great food, and really were motivated to find all the good dim sum. Photo Gallery: https://pics.mattichan.com/-uwc072 Views from Ship Lovely panoramic views right from the ship. Had a bit of time before we…
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