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Happy Travels! Keep an open mind, be considerate of locals wherever you go and have fun seeing the world!


Real Name: daniele
Lives In: Adelaide, AU
Birth Date: October 5, 1979
Member Since: Feb 16, 2003
Last Login: Jul 04, 2009   05:49 UTC
Member's Time: Jul 05, 2009   05:37 CST
VT Rank: 4140
Deals Rank: 74
External Page:www.facebook.com
Travel Interests: Romantic Travel and Honeymoons, Diving and Snorkeling, Rafting, Hiking and Walking, Backpacking

 

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Around the World in 358 Days

by lovinoz - last update: Feb 20, 2008

RTW TRIP 2006-2007

Walk like an Egyptian


WE'RE HOME!!!! =)

Stay tuned for some exciting photos and tips to be uploaded onto my pages during the next couple months. We took over 14,000 photos so it might take a little while to narrow it down to which ones to upload to the VT site. ;) Pardon the dust while my pages are under construction.


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THE GREAT EXPEDITION AROUND THE WORLD


25 COUNTRIES IN 365 DAYS


Rob and I went on a round-the-world backpacking trip. We were gone for 12 months which started in November 2006 and some of the destinations are listed below.

Click on the links below to visit my pages about specific destinations including some tips and photos

AUSTRALASIA

Sydney

SOUTH AMERICA

Easter Island
Quito
Galapagos Islands Tour ~ on Sea Man Yacht
Lima
Overland Tour Lima to Rio De Janeiro (81 days via bottom of South America) ~ Departed 28 Nov 2006 ~ Finished 16 Feb 2007
Party at Carnivale 2007 in Rio De Janeiro

CENTRAL AMERICA

Mexico
Belize
Guatamala
Honduras
Nicaragua
Costa Rica

NORTH AMERICA

Florida
Nebraska
Texas
Virginia
Iguazu Falls Brazil
EUROPE & NORTH AFRICA

3 May ~ Recover from jet lag in Madrid
4 May ~ Train to Algeciras, ferry to Tangier and train to Casablanca
6 May ~ Tour of Morocco ~ Depart from Casablanca (duration 2 weeks)
20 May ~ Travel Marakesh to Madrid
28 May ~ VT Dinner in Madrid
29 May ~ Fly Madrid to Venice
1 June ~ Train Venice to Ancona & Ferry Ancona to Split, Croatia
2 June ~ Tour of Croatian Islands by boat
9 June ~ Ferry Split to Ancona
10 June ~ Ferry Ancona to Patras Greece ~ overnight
11 June ~ Train to Athens
14 June ~ Fly to Santorini
17 June ~ Ferry to Mykonos
18-19 June ~ Ferry to Kusadasi via Samos


MIDDLE EAST

19 June ~ Overland Tour Kusadasi to Istanbul Turkey ~ 11 days
1 July ~ Overland Tour Istanbul to Cairo Egypt ~ via Syria and Jordan ~ 32 days ~ In The Footsteps of Alexander
31 July ~ Wedding anniversary at a posh hotel in Cairo
2 Aug ~ Bus to Dahab and 5 nights in Dahab for relaxing and diving
7 Aug ~ Bus to Sharm el Sheikh and 3 nights in Sharm for relaxing and diving
10 Aug ~ Bus to Cairo
10 Aug ~ VT Drinks in Cairo
11 Aug ~ Geckos Tour from Cairo to Aswan and back - 12 days
23 Aug ~ 2 nights in Alexandria
27 Aug ~ Fly Cairo to Dubai UAE
28 Aug ~ VT Drinks in Dubai
30 Aug ~ Fly Dubai to Kathmandu Nepal

ASIA

1 Sept ~ Rob will Trek Annapurna ~ 14 days
1 Sept ~ Daniele will volunteer for 4 weeks in Kathmandu
15 Sept ~ Rob will volunteer for 2 weeks in Kathmandu
29 Sept ~ Geckos Tour Kathmandu to Delhi (24 days)
23 Oct ~ Fly Delhi to Hong Kong
23 Oct ~ Explore Hong Kong
27 Oct ~ Fly Hong Kong to Adelaide (arrive on 28 Oct) via KL



Flinders Ranges in South Australia

OUR WEDDING

Stay tuned ... I am working on a new travelogue in my Port Douglas pages about our wedding in 2004. I know it has taken me ages to get around to this ... but it will be worth the wait I hope. :)

Click here to go directly to the wedding travelogue.

Kayaking in Surfers Paradise, Queensland

THE LAND DOWN UNDER

My dream was always to move to Australia since I was fascinated by everything I had read and photos I had seen about it growing up in the USA.

I have lots of friends here and the love of my life & husband, Rob! :) Not to mention a great job. Adelaide is a fantastic city that is just big enough to have plenty to do and small enough to not feel crowded.

In 2002 I was lucky enough to spend a month here, which flew by too fast & then I spent 4 months here on a holiday work visa in 2003. I moved here permanently in March 2004.

Rob & I were married in August 2004 in Port Douglas, Queensland. :) We honeymooned all over far north Queensland which was wonderful!

The photo to the left was taken on 29 July, 2003, in Surfers Paradise. That same night, Rob proposed to me. :)

If you get the chance, definitely go snorkeling or scuba diving on the Great Barrier Reef ... its amazing!! :)

Port Noarlunga - Jetty & Reef Wall

WHERE I HAVE LIVED

I grew up all over the east coast of the US: in Florida, Georgia,
Alabama, and Virginia. I went to college at The College of Wooster in
Ohio and George Mason University in Virginia. Jobs after college took
me to Cocoa, Florida, Hartford, Connecticut and Boston, Massachusetts.
My extended family lives in Cocoa, Florida (near the space center) and I
consider that my hometown.

Saint Petersburg, Russia

RUSSIA

I've been to Russia three times since 1997. My mother became involved in doing business with Russia back in 1992 and eventually we went to St. Petersburg as a family for 2.5 months in Nov 1997. We stopped in Frankfurt for 5 days on the way over.

The second time I went to Russia was in Sept 2001, for 2 weeks, since my mother and two sisters had been living there for 16 months already.

They lived there up until October 2003 & I went for my third visit to St Petersburg in December 2002 for Christmas & New Years with Rob (his first time visiting Russia). We stopped in Helsinki for a couple days on the way.

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adelaidean Thu Jun 18, 2009 23:33 UTC
 posted a lunchtime get together if you guys are available..love to see you again..		dracko Mon Dec 29, 2008 21:22 UTC
 Hey! Happy New Year!!! I'm not sure yet. I want to go SOMEWHERE far away this coming year. I've been thinking Thailand, if I can find a willing sucker to come along. Also, may or may not be heading to NZ in 2010 on a dive expedition. Time will show...
aussirose Sun Dec 28, 2008 09:57 UTC
 Heya Daniele. Just dropped by to say it's wonderful that you are coming to the big downunder meet next year! Cool!! Looking forward to meeting up!! :o) Cheers, Ann.		Waalewiener Sun Dec 28, 2008 02:20 UTC
 Hi Daniele Happy almost New Year It's great to hear from you .As soon as we have made an itinerary for nexts September trip I will let you know Lori & I look forward to that trip a lot I hope we meet somewhere in Oz
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