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Travelers R We - Kathy and Kids

Hello All! We are family of four beginning a trip Around the World on January 14, 2007!! This blog is mainly to document the events of our trip for us and for our family and friends. If you don't know us and are just interested in travel please follow along with us and enjoy our travels too! We are so excited to begin this wonderful journey but at the same time sad that Dad won't be along for the majority of it, but this is such a wonderful opportunity for our children, and the timing is right! My sister will be the fourth member of our traveling family for the next few months. We are so happy she wanted to be with us for this time--hope she'll be able to stand us that long! This is our first blog so be patient with us....

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By Travelers R We
March 17th 2007

Alexandria, Egypt

Africa » Egypt » Mediterranean » Alexandria

Day 60, Saturday, March 17, 2007, Alexandria, Egypt (Port Closed due to High Winds) Well the Commodore has made the final decision. We will not be able to call in Alexandria, Egypt due to the port being closed. The winds have been, and are still very high and no ships are being allowed in. We have been floating around for about four hours now waiting for the winds to die down but unfortunately, they have not. Our tour today to Cairo was a 12 hour one, with three hours to Cairo, and three hours back with about six hours there. The [View Full Entry]

By Travelers R We
March 16th 2007

Transiting the Suez Canal

Africa » Egypt

A town along the Suez Canal

Day 59, Friday, March 16, 2007, In the Suez Canal Latitude: 30 degrees, 12.46 minutes N Longitude: 032 degrees 33.74 minutes E WOW! This transit through the Suez Canal has been incredible! We haven’t left our cabin today as our eyes have been glued on the shoreline! We are leading a convoy of thirty ships through the canal! At around 8:00 pm last night we entered the Gulf of Suez from the Red Sea, through the Straits of Gubal. Throughout the evening we continued North West through the Suez traffic lanes and oil fields. At around 2:00 am we reached the [View Full Entry]

Looking back at the Suez Canal Bridge from the ship

By Travelers R We
March 15th 2007

At Sea - Enroute to the Suez Canal

Africa » Egypt

Matt in the QM2 Commodore's Chair

Day 55, Monday, March 12, 2007, At Sea, Enroute to the Suez Canal Latitude: 22 degrees 26.48 minutes N Longitude: 059 degrees 59.65 minutes E We had sunshine this morning on the port side (our side, the “left” side) of the ship this morning. It was wonderful to be out on our balcony soaking up the sun in dry, 75 degree temperatures! We traveled through the Gulf of Oman into the Arabian Sea during the day. Day 56, Tuesday, March 13, 2007, In the Arabian Sea, Enroute to the Suez Canal Latitude: 15 degrees 06.47 minutes N Longitude: 052 degrees 16.41 [View Full Entry]

By Travelers R We
March 11th 2007

Dubai, UAE

Middle East » United Arab Emirates » Dubai

Dubai Skyline

Day 54 - Sunday, March 11, 2007, Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) I have been meaning to publish this webcam site for some time now. Unfortunately, your views while we are in port may not be so wonderful because we are in container ship areas most often. You can see our beautiful days at sea though. http://webcam.princess.com/webcam/QM_bridge.jpg We arrived in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, very early in the morning, around 4:30 am, on Sunday. We had moved our clocks back yet another hour so it was fairly easy to be up and awake to watch us sail in. It was a [View Full Entry]

By Travelers R We
March 9th 2007

At Sea - Enroute to Dubai, UAE

Middle East » United Arab Emirates

Days 52, At Sea, Enroute to Dubai, United Arab Emirates Latitude: 15 degrees 48.45 minutes N Longitude: 070 degrees 10.08 minutes E Day 53, At Sea, Enroute to Dubai, United Arab Emirates Latitude: 22 degrees 57.97 minutes N Longitude: 060 degrees 52.60 minutes E Tomorrow when we arrive in Dubai, about 1200 passengers will depart the ship. The nationality breakdown for our ship from Sydney to Dubai was as follows: Australia - 1017 UK - 441 US - 353 Germany - 198 New Zealand - 80 China - 72 Canada - 60 France - 34 Singapore - 22 And many other [View Full Entry]

By Travelers R We
March 7th 2007

Cochin, India

Asia » India » Kerala » Kochi

Local Elephants

Day 50 - Cochin, India, Day 1 Latitude: 09 degrees 58.11 minutes N Longitude: 076 degrees 15.96 minutes E Last night we turned our clocks back by ½ hour! Yes, this does seem strange doesn’t it? We are now 11 1/2 hours (ahead) away from you in CST. It is about 11:00 in the morning and we have slowed down not to a snail’s pace as we come into Cochin or Kochi. In the last two days we have seen the water change from its deep purple to a beautiful emerald green and now to a pond color green as we [View Full Entry]

By Travelers R We
March 5th 2007

At Sea - Enroute to Cochin, India

Asia » India » Rajasthan » Jodhpur

Days 48, At Sea, Enroute to Cochin, India Latitude: 06 degrees 8.61 minutes N Longitude: 95 degrees 12.27 minutes E Day 49, At Sea, Enroute to Cochin, India Latitude: 05 degrees 55.54 minutes N Longitude: 85 degrees 02.44 minutes E We entered into the Indian Ocean after traveling through the Straits of Malacca, the stretch of water that separates Malaysia from the Indonesian Island of Sumatera, when we departed Malaysia. The Indian Ocean is the third-largest body of water in the world, covering about 20% of the Earth’s water surface. It is bounded on the north by southern Asia; on the [View Full Entry]

By Travelers R We
March 4th 2007

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Asia » Malaysia » Selangor » Kuala Lumpur

Petronas Twin Towers

Day 47 - Kuala Lumpur Latitude: 2 degrees 59.22 minutes N Longitude: 101 degrees 20.13 minutes E Since the QM2 had to dock in one of Port Kelang’s cargo areas, we had very little time to visit the sites of Kuala Lumpur. The bright sunshine, intense heat, and high humidity (hotter and even more humid than Singapore!) encouraged us to stay inside and explore the tremendous 5 story mall at the base of the Petronas Twin Towers (the world’s tallest freestanding twin towers.) We enjoyed lunch and looking through the shops before boarding our shuttle for the hour and 45 minute [View Full Entry]

By Travelers R We
March 3rd 2007

Singapore, Singapore

Asia » Singapore

Matt in a 747 cockpit

Day 46 - Singapore Our flight from Hong Kong to Singapore was delayed, so by the time we went through customs, changed some money, waited in line for a taxi and drove to our hotel, it was about 2:00 a.m. The boys were still in awe of being in the cockpit of the 747 so they were thinking about that during the 35 minute ride from the airport, when our very friendly taxi driver provided a wealth of information about life in Singapore and its economy. He was particularly proud of the government program that helps every family purchase an apartment [View Full Entry]

By Travelers R We
March 2nd 2007

Hong Kong Disneyland!

Asia » Hong Kong » Lantau Island

Hong Kong Mickey and Minnie

Day 45, Disneyland, Hong Kong, China The gigantic new Hong Kong International Airport is on Lantau Island, just west of Hong Kong Island. We had several hours before our evening flight to Singapore and considered shopping in the HUNDREDS of stores in the terminal, but the Island is also home to Hong Kong Disneyland, so with a unanimous vote we headed there. After two quick train rides, we entered the Asian home of Mickey and Minnie and were pleased to see all the familiar surroundings, but surprised that it wasn’t crowded with people. We easily made our way to Matt’s favorite [View Full Entry]