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Appsie - Claire Apps
Hi guys!Welcome to Will and Claire's around the world in 365 days world tour!
Next stop the unknown!
It all started a long long time ago, (i'm sure wills parents will agree).
The night sky shone bright with its luminated stars as the damp dew from the murky cold night slivered down my window.
Racky my brains me and will (notice it took both of us) comtemplated a means of escape, we'd been living for a while in what only can be described as the sleepy hollow of Dunsfold! deserted to a city gal, I found my self mythed by the lack of transportation and the country that surrounded this beautiful yet unescapable village.
It seemed to me that many strays passed through the village but hardly any of them had left! We had become unknown to the outsider even the local buses rarely passed through!
In order to escape this place it would take more than an hour bus journey which would usually try to seduce you with its beautiful scenic views of the area (it really is beautiful). We could perhaps escape through the idilic countryside via horse back, which is a popular method of transportation in this area, but it would need to be bigger and better than that. Also I'd proberly end up carrying the horse, especially where I wanted to go!
Know this plan had to be big, the location had to be great! It was then that it hit me,on that cold wintery night a year ago the plan was hatched!
Next stop Hong Kong! (after the leaving party of course, which I must add was a hell of a party)
Joined on: February 13th 2006
Last Login: August 10th 2007
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Last Login: August 10th 2007
Blog Entries: 44
Photos: 598
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by Appsie, order by Date newest first.By Appsie
February 10th 2007
February 10th 2007
Las Vegas and hello from San Fran!
North America » United States » California » San Francisco
Las Vegas! When you arrive in Las Vegas you ony have to look around the airport to know youre here, casinos everywhere! We decided to do Las Vegas in style and stay on the strip for the 5 days we were here, we chose The Flamingo and The Excalibur, the Excalibur looks like a Disney castle its very beautiful. I cant describe how beautiful the rooms were and we had a bath!!!!!!!!!!! For us Las Vegas was a chance to chill in luxuary for a bit and hit the designer shops for me. We went to four shows, tournament of the [View Full Entry]
By Appsie
February 1st 2007
February 1st 2007
HollyWood here we come!
North America » United States » California » Los Angeles » Hollywood
So were in LA, Awsome! We were told a few bad things about LA and its true from first appearances it does seem a bit scary! but in all I've loved Hollywood. Were staying at USA Hostels around the corner from Hollywood Boulevard and near Sunset. The first day we wondered up a long Hollywood B. Its so surreal, we were getting stopped on the streets by wannabee rappers asking us to listen to theres CD'S, Crazy! Eventually we got to the highlight of the walk, the chinese theatre. Famous for the premieres of Hollywood where all the stars walk the [View Full Entry]
Appsie - Claire Apps | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 0 Comment(s) | 7 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=125130] | 2007-02-06 22:23:40
yey, Sun!! So New Zealands absolutely stunning but the weather was a bit rainy (2 days straight) so we were praying for the gorgeous sun before we hit the northern hemisphere again. Looks like we got our wish, 26 most days which is great. We arrived nice and early, 3am to be precise! greeted by a live Cook Islands style band, they were very upbeat for 3am. We watched as familys welcomed each other back to there home island, placing beautiful garlands of colourful flowers around their necks. The Cook Islands is made up of 22 islands and 18,000 people roughly [View Full Entry]
Appsie - Claire Apps | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 0 Comment(s) | 4 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=122940] | 2007-01-27 06:47:34
By Appsie
January 19th 2007
January 19th 2007
Queenstown then Lake Tekapo
Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Lake Tekapo
Lake tekapo, my favorite place in New Zealand, I just love the scenery as you can see its stunning. [View Full Entry]
Appsie - Claire Apps | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 1 Comment(s) | 15 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=120587] | 2007-01-20 02:34:01
Franz Josef Glacier! So much has been happening I have 100s of photos of this day but it would take me hours to put them on! Amazing day, we climbed the Franz Josef Glacier, neihbour to the Fox. I was so keen I made sure I was at the front, it eas amazing as we were climbing up in the blue ice he was just carving the steps. We also did a scenic flight in lake Tekapo over Mount Cook the and the glaciers, the best views ever! Have so much to talk about speal soon Probably be brief blogs from [View Full Entry]
Appsie - Claire Apps | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 0 Comment(s) | 15 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=118867] | 2007-01-19 08:24:54
By Appsie
January 9th 2007
January 9th 2007
Taupo to Wellington then Nelson!
Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Nelson Region
So from Taupo we then headed to the capital of New Zealand Wellington, the premiere of lord of the Rings was done here and also a lot of shooting, the driver pointed out a few things to us. Wellington is also where Peter Jacksons Studios are, tried to get an audition but you know! talent!!! Anyway we spent some time just roaming the city checking out the museum. The next day we headed to the South Island, lots of New Zealanders had told me we were in for a real trip so it should be good. One 3 hour ferry and [View Full Entry]
Appsie - Claire Apps | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 0 Comment(s) | 7 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=117497] | 2007-01-19 08:26:07
So we arrived in Taupo late afternoon, we were exhausted after the hostel from hell! Lake Taupo is stunning one of the most beautiful lakes I've seen. We really wanted to start getting into doing activities, extreme sports is after all what New Zealands known for! But as Adventurous as we are, we thought we'd start of with Kayaking! We did a bit in Oz but that was amature compared to the 4 and a half hour stint we did. We had a guide and were in a two man kayak, had to wear the life jacket and skirt( the skirt's [View Full Entry]
Appsie - Claire Apps | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 1 Comment(s) | 6 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=117495] | 2007-01-11 09:03:03
Auckland - Waitomo - Rotorua Welcome to New Zealand, for us anyway you guys are still stuck in dreary old England Ha Ha! We have started our Magic Bus tour of New Zealand, but spent a few days first looking round Auckland. Claire met an old work buddy from Melbourne, April. Then we spent New Year with people from our hostel and had a great time watching the fire works over the sky tower. Sorry no pics we were too pissed and forgot the camera. The first leg of the Magic Bus took us from Auckland to Waitomo, where the famous [View Full Entry]
Appsie - Claire Apps | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 0 Comment(s) | 14 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=116349] | 2007-01-05 07:52:18
Happy New Year!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quick note to let you know we arrived safely in New Zealand! Start our travels around New Zealand tomoz so keep checking in guys. This is a shot from OZ that I havent put on quite funny!!!!!!! [View Full Entry]
Appsie - Claire Apps | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 0 Comment(s) | 1 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=115309] | 2007-01-02 00:55:51
So were in Cairns, beautiful hot Cairns, it's the hottest xmas were see for a while im sure. We spent xmas day by the pool swiming in 30 plus heat to Jingle Bells blaring out in the background! Very odd. Originally for the barrier Reef we'd both booked to do an introductory dive heading 12 metres under water, to be honest I was a bit scared of the idea but Will convinced me it would be one of the best experiences of my life. I n the end when after getting excited they wouldn't let me dive because I'd had slight [View Full Entry]
Appsie - Claire Apps | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 3 Comment(s) | 10 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=114117] | 2006-12-28 03:42:33