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September 19th is fast approaching.....the countdown is on until I board the first of many planes on this trip. My first destination is Johannesburg on a couple of very long flights via Bangkok and Dubai.

But first I have my last week at work to get through and the packing up of my apartment. After that I'll be even more in need of a looooooong holiday!

A few people have asked for my itinerary so here's a rough idea of where I'll be when:

September
19th leave Sydney
20th arrive Joburg and meet up with my travel buddies who fly in from Uganda that day
21st fly to Vic Falls, Zimbabwe
22nd start our African tour - overland through Botswana, Namibia and down the west coast of South Africa

October
12th tour finishes and we spend a few days in Cape Town
16th fly to Doha, Qatar (arrive 17th)
27th Dubai
30th fly to Bangkok

December
3rd fly to Sydney then Adelaide
10th back to Sydney for a few days
13th home to NZ

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By TraceyB
November 11th 2009

Chillaxing in Thailand Asia

Hi everyone Well I've just realised that the 24 hours of internet time that I bought through the hotel is about to expire and I haven't completely updated this blog.....so this will be a quick one :-) My last couple of days in Chiang Mai were spent wandering around some of the 300 temples that are in the city, going on a river cruise to a fruit farm (met a lovely couple from Bern, Switzerland) and enjoying the beautiful and peaceful guest house (Baan Gong Kham) that I was staying in. I met a lovely lady from Bangkok called Mam who [View Full Entry]

By TraceyB
November 10th 2009

Beautiful Elephants Asia

Hi everyone Well as I mentioned in my last blog I had booked to go out to the Elephant Nature Park just out of Chiang Mai (thanks to Zoe for recommending this)....after a minibus drive out to the park, first through the outskirts of Chiang Mai city and then into the lower hill areas.....I knew that I was going to hear some sad stories but nothing prepared me for seeing the beautiful grand elephants covered in scars from the stabbing of nails that their owners has subjected them too in their old lives. The park was started by a Thai lady [View Full Entry]

By TraceyB
November 4th 2009

Yep I'm back in Asia Again Asia » Thailand » North-West Thailand » Chiang Mai

Hi everyone from Chiang Mai I arrived in Bangkok last Friday after a very short flight from Dubai...my first on an A380 which was a fabulous ride. And after a very long 2 hour taxi ride in Friday night traffic to my hotel in Sukhumvit and was hit by the noise, light, sights and the smells! Yep I was definitely back in Asia :-) My hotel was in the Nana district and pretty much anyone who's been to Bangkok will know that this is one of the rather interesting areas in the city.......it was an "interesting" walk out of my hotel [View Full Entry]

By TraceyB
November 1st 2009

Dubai on a shoestring Middle East » United Arab Emirates » Dubai

Hello again Well after my luxurious and relaxing 10 nights in Doha staying with Trude and her family it was a bit of an effort to pack up my bag again and catch my flight to Dubai. Luckily it was only about 45 minutes of flying so it wasn't too taxing. So I made it to Dubai...arrived in the rush hour apparently but didn't get stuck in traffic....the only hiccup getting to my hotel was that it was so new that the taxi driver had never heard of it and tried to take me to another one further down the road....after [View Full Entry]

By TraceyB
October 27th 2009

Into the desert Middle East » Qatar » Doha

Camels
At Sealine where we stopped to let air out of the tyres

The morning started with packing up the car with all the supplies required for the day before we headed out with the 6 other cars for our day in the desert at the Inland Sea. At a place called Sea Line we all hopped out while everyone took a bit of air out of the tyres for our drive out onto the sand. A lot of the trip out to the Inland Sea is a bit like being on a normal road but when you take a bit of a detour off the beaten track you're in the middle of the [View Full Entry]

By TraceyB
October 25th 2009

Doha - at home with the Storm family Middle East » Qatar » Doha

Doha - Villagio gondolas

Hello everyone from sunny Doha....the city where it never seems to rain. Well I've been here for over a week now but have been busy uploading my Africa shots so haven't had much of a chance to write anything. I've been having a lovely time hanging out with the Storm family and seeing what their life in Doha, Qatar is like. And I have to say it's quite different to life back in NZ with early school hours due to the heat, a myriad of nationalities everywhere you go, no drinking in most places (except 5 star hotels and in the [View Full Entry]

By TraceyB
October 25th 2009

South Africa.....the last few days of the tour Africa » South Africa » Western Cape

Orange River SA

Hi again Next we crossed the border into South Africa and after picking up a guy left behind by the tour group in front of us we headed to our camp at Orange River. We then headed down to Highlanders vineyard for night then onto Cape Town for our last night on the tour. Enjoy [View Full Entry]

Night on the vineyard after the tasting Highlanders, SA

By TraceyB
October 22nd 2009

Namibia Photos Africa » Namibia

Etosha - giraffe & zebra having a drink

Our next border crossing was into Namibia.....actually we have already made a fleeting visit into Namibia as a shortcut to the Okavango Delta but only stopped to get our passports stamped. Memories from Namibia include 3 wonderful days in Etosha National Park, camping at Spitzkoppe (and toasting marshmallows in a cave), visiting a school, quad biking on dunes in Swakop, seals climbing into the boat in Walvis Bay, walking amongst the sand dunes in Sossusvlei and sunset over Fish River Canyon. Enjoy! [View Full Entry]

By TraceyB
October 19th 2009

Photos from Botswana Africa » Botswana

Chobe - Fish Eagle

Next stop Botswana.....bush camping in Chobe, Mokoros on the Okavango, staying in a houseboat, visit to Seronga Village......... Enjoy! [View Full Entry]

By TraceyB
October 18th 2009

Finally here they are...................... Africa » Zimbabwe » Victoria Falls

Vic Falls - Hippo in the Zambezi
First hippo sighting of the trip....Kate nearly tipped the canoe as it started to get closer!

Okay don't die of shock everyone....here are a few photos to start off with. First off......Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe - where the tour started. Enjoy :-) [View Full Entry]

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