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» Sabbatical 2012-2013
Sabbatical 2012-2013
a trip by
James Bailey and Cat Pollard
From:
December 10th 2012
Until:
ongoing
Manchester airport
December 10th 2012
Day 1: Final packing and flying
After kindly been allowed by our employers the time off we are taking 3 and a bit months to travel round Thailand, Malaysia, Australia, Fiji and New Zealand.
Trip Length:
11 years
Blog Entries:
101
Photos:
537
Words:
33164
Blog Entries
Date
Blog Title
Location
December 10th 2012
Day 1: Final packing and flying
Asia
»
Thailand
»
Central Thailand
»
Bangkok
December 11th 2012
Day 2: Arrival in Bangkok
Asia
»
Thailand
»
Central Thailand
»
Bangkok
December 12th 2012
Day 3: Bangkok in all its glory
Asia
»
Thailand
»
Central Thailand
»
Bangkok
December 13th 2012
Day 4- Ayutthaya
Asia
»
Thailand
»
Central Thailand
»
Ayutthaya
December 14th 2012
Day 5: Arrival in Chiang Mai
Asia
»
Thailand
»
North-West Thailand
»
Chiang Mai
December 15th 2012
Day 6 - Chiang Mai Zoo
Asia
»
Thailand
»
North-West Thailand
»
Chiang Mai
December 16th 2012
Day 7: Thai cookery school
Asia
»
Thailand
»
North-West Thailand
»
Chiang Mai
December 17th 2012
Day 8: Tiger kingdom and day 1 of hill tribe trek
Asia
»
Thailand
»
North-West Thailand
»
Chiang Mai
December 18th 2012
Day 9: Trekking and Elephant riding (day 2 hill tribe trek)
Asia
»
Thailand
»
North-West Thailand
»
Chiang Mai
December 19th 2012
Day 10: Bamboo rafting and the journey back to Chiang Mai
Asia
»
Thailand
»
North-West Thailand
»
Chiang Mai
December 20th 2012
Day 11: Final day in Chiang Mai
Asia
»
Thailand
»
North-West Thailand
»
Chiang Mai
»
Doi Suthep
December 21st 2012
Day 12: Bangkok part 2
Asia
»
Thailand
»
Central Thailand
»
Bangkok
December 22nd 2012
Day 13: Arriving in Koh Tao (beach here we come!)
Asia
»
Thailand
»
South-West Thailand
»
Ko Tao
December 23rd 2012
Day 14: SCUBA action in the pool
Asia
»
Thailand
»
South-West Thailand
»
Ko Tao
December 24th 2012
Day 15: SCUBA diving on Christmas Eve
Asia
»
Thailand
»
South-West Thailand
»
Ko Tao
December 25th 2012
Day 16: Christmas Day
Asia
»
Thailand
»
South-West Thailand
»
Ko Tao
December 26th 2012
Day 17: Final SCUBA day and Ladyboys
Asia
»
Thailand
»
South-West Thailand
»
Ko Tao
December 27th 2012
Day 18: Journey to Khao Sok National Park
Asia
»
Thailand
»
South-West Thailand
»
Khao Sok NP
December 28th 2012
Day 19: Trekking in the jungle
Asia
»
Thailand
»
South-West Thailand
»
Khao Sok NP
December 29th 2012
Day 20: Arrival in Krabi
Asia
»
Thailand
»
South-West Thailand
»
Krabi
December 30th 2012
Day 21: Ao Nang beach
Asia
»
Thailand
»
South-West Thailand
»
Ao Nang
December 31st 2012
Day 22: Railay beach and it's limestone caves
Asia
»
Thailand
»
South-West Thailand
»
Railay
January 1st 2013
Day 23: Bye bye Thailand, Hello Malaysia
Asia
»
Malaysia
»
Wilayah Persekutuan
»
Kuala Lumpur
»
Bukit Bintang
January 2nd 2013
Day 24: Petronas Towers
Asia
»
Malaysia
»
Wilayah Persekutuan
»
Kuala Lumpur
»
Bukit Bintang
January 3rd 2013
Day 25: Malacca, Melaka, Melaqa
Asia
»
Malaysia
»
Melaka
»
Melaka City
January 4th 2013
Day 26: Malacca to Singapore
Asia
»
Singapore
»
Orchard Road
January 5th 2013
Day 27: Singapore colonial core, botanical gardens and night safari
Asia
»
Singapore
»
Orchard Road
January 6th 2013
Day 28: Gardens at the Bay
Asia
»
Singapore
»
Singapore Harbour
January 7th 2013
Day 29: Arrival in Brisbane and transfer to Cairns
Oceania
»
Australia
»
Queensland
»
Cairns
January 8th 2013
Day 30: Heading up to Port Douglas
Oceania
»
Australia
»
Queensland
»
Port Douglas
January 9th 2013
Day 31: Mossman Gorge and the Daintree Rainforest
Oceania
»
Australia
»
Queensland
»
Mossman
January 10th 2013
Day 32: Diving the Great Barrier Reef
Oceania
»
Australia
»
Queensland
»
Cairns
January 11th 2013
Day 33: On the road heading south from Cairns
Oceania
»
Australia
»
Queensland
»
Mareeba
January 12th 2013
Day 34: Road trip to Airlie Beach
Oceania
»
Australia
»
Queensland
»
Airlie Beach
January 13th 2013
Day 35: Sailing the Whitsunday's aboard Derwent Hunter
Oceania
»
Australia
»
Queensland
»
Whitsundays
»
Daydream Island
January 14th 2013
Day 36: 800km drive and Kangaroo-roo-roo-roo-roo
Oceania
»
Australia
»
Queensland
»
Agnes Water
January 15th 2013
Day 37: Surf school at Agnes Water
Oceania
»
Australia
»
Queensland
»
Agnes Water
January 16th 2013
Day 38: The Sunshine Coast
Oceania
»
Australia
»
Queensland
»
Mooloolah
January 17th 2013
Day 39: Brisbane at last!
Oceania
»
Australia
»
Queensland
»
Brisbane
January 18th 2013
Day 40: Exploring a little more of Brisbane
Oceania
»
Australia
»
Queensland
»
Brisbane
January 19th 2013
Day 41: Heading back up north to Hervey Bay
Oceania
»
Australia
»
Queensland
»
Hervey Bay
January 20th 2013
Day 42: Fraser Island and Mon Repos Turtle Rookery
Oceania
»
Australia
»
Queensland
»
Fraser Island
January 21st 2013
Day 43: Bundaberg to Redcliffe
Oceania
»
Australia
»
Queensland
»
Redcliffe
January 22nd 2013
Day 44: Welcome to New South Wales
Oceania
»
Australia
»
New South Wales
»
Tweed Heads
January 23rd 2013
Day 45: Byron Bay and Yamba
Oceania
»
Australia
»
New South Wales
»
Byron Bay
January 24th 2013
Day 46: Coffs Harbour down to Taree
Oceania
»
Australia
»
New South Wales
»
Coffs Harbour
January 25th 2013
Day 47: Hunter Valley for wine tasting and local food produce
Oceania
»
Australia
»
New South Wales
»
Hunter Valley
January 26th 2013
Day 48: Australia Day in Sydney
Oceania
»
Australia
»
New South Wales
»
Sydney
»
Darling Harbour
January 27th 2013
Day 49: The Blue Mountains
Oceania
»
Australia
»
New South Wales
»
Blue Mountains
January 28th 2013
Day 50: Museum of Sydney on a wet and windy day
Oceania
»
Australia
»
New South Wales
»
Sydney
»
CBD
January 29th 2013
Day 51: Sydney history - life as a convict
Oceania
»
Australia
»
New South Wales
»
Sydney
»
Hyde Park
January 30th 2013
Day 52: Palm beach for some celeb spotting
Oceania
»
Australia
»
New South Wales
»
Sydney
January 31st 2013
Day 53: Sydney sights
Oceania
»
Australia
»
New South Wales
»
Sydney
»
CBD
February 1st 2013
Day 54: Eurobodolla Coast
Oceania
»
Australia
»
New South Wales
February 2nd 2013
Day 55: Canberra
Oceania
»
Australia
»
Australian Capital Territory
»
Canberra
February 3rd 2013
Day 56: Crossing the border to Victoria (not you sis!)
Oceania
»
Australia
»
Victoria
»
Lakes Entrance
February 4th 2013
Day 57: Philip Island for the Penguin Parade
Oceania
»
Australia
»
Victoria
»
Philip Island
February 5th 2013
Day 58: Melbourne
Oceania
»
Australia
»
Victoria
»
Werribee
February 6th 2013
Day 59: Melbourne part two
Oceania
»
Australia
»
Victoria
»
Melbourne
February 7th 2013
Day 60: Starting our journey along the Great Ocean Road
Oceania
»
Australia
»
Victoria
»
Anglesea
February 8th 2013
Day 61: Apollo Bay to Port Fairy
Oceania
»
Australia
»
Victoria
»
Port Fairy
February 9th 2013
Day 62: Cape Bridgewater to see the seals
Oceania
»
Australia
»
Victoria
»
Cape Bridgewater
February 10th 2013
Day 63: Koala spotting at Cape Otway
Oceania
»
Australia
»
Victoria
»
Cape Otway
February 11th 2013
Day 64: A bit of housekeeping to do!
Oceania
»
Australia
»
Victoria
»
Melbourne
»
CBD
February 12th 2013
Day 65: Returning Maurice :( and leaving Oz
Oceania
»
Australia
»
Victoria
»
Melbourne
February 13th 2013
Day 66: Arrival in Paradise (oops I mean Fiji)
Oceania
»
Fiji
»
Viti Levu
»
Coral Coast
February 14th 2013
Day 67: Valentines Day and Lovu Dinner on the Coral Coast
Oceania
»
Fiji
»
Viti Levu
»
Coral Coast
February 16th 2013
Day 68: The Jewel of Fiji
Oceania
»
Fiji
»
Viti Levu
»
Coral Coast
February 16th 2013
Day 69: Exploring Suva
Oceania
»
Fiji
»
Viti Levu
»
Suva
February 17th 2013
Day 70: Natadola beach
Oceania
»
Fiji
»
Viti Levu
»
Natadola Beach
February 18th 2013
Day 71: The Yasawas and Draquwa Island
Oceania
»
Fiji
»
Yasawa Islands
»
Naviti Island
February 19th 2013
Day 72: Diving with sharks
Oceania
»
Fiji
»
Yasawa Islands
»
Naviti Island
February 20th 2013
Day 73: Nacula Island in the rain!
Oceania
»
Fiji
»
Yasawa Islands
»
Yasawa Island
February 21st 2013
Day 74: Hiking on Nacula
Oceania
»
Fiji
»
Yasawa Islands
»
Yasawa Island
February 22nd 2013
Day 75: Sawa-i-lau Caves
Oceania
»
Fiji
»
Yasawa Islands
»
Yasawa Island
February 23rd 2013
Day 76: Arriving in Auckland
Oceania
»
New Zealand
»
North Island
»
Auckland
February 24th 2013
Day 77: A whistle stop tour of Auckland
Oceania
»
New Zealand
»
North Island
»
Auckland
February 25th 2013
Day 78: Bay of Islands
Oceania
»
New Zealand
»
North Island
»
Bay of Islands
February 26th 2013
Day 79: Pahaia and Whaitangi treaty ground
Oceania
»
New Zealand
»
North Island
»
Bay of Islands
February 27th 2013
Day 80: Hot Water Beach
Oceania
»
New Zealand
»
North Island
»
Coromandel Peninsula
February 28th 2013
Day 81: Waitomo caves
Oceania
»
New Zealand
»
North Island
»
Waitomo Caves
March 1st 2013
Day 82: Smelly Rotorua
Oceania
»
New Zealand
»
North Island
»
Rotorua
March 2nd 2013
Day 83: Lake Taupo
Oceania
»
New Zealand
»
North Island
»
Taupo
March 3rd 2013
Day 84: Tongariro Alpine Crossing
Oceania
»
New Zealand
»
North Island
»
Tongariro National Park
March 4th 2013
Day 85: Tongariro National Park (part two) and River Valley
Oceania
»
New Zealand
»
North Island
»
River Valley
March 5th 2013
Day 86: Arriving in Wellington
Oceania
»
New Zealand
»
North Island
»
Wellington
March 6th 2013
Day 87: Mount Victoria
Oceania
»
New Zealand
»
North Island
»
Wellington
March 7th 2013
Day 88: Out and about in Wellington
Oceania
»
New Zealand
»
North Island
»
Wellington
March 8th 2013
Day 89: Crossing the Cook Strait
Oceania
»
New Zealand
»
South Island
»
Abel Tasman National Park
»
Kaiteriteri
March 9th 2013
Day 90: Kayaking around Abel Tasman National Park
Oceania
»
New Zealand
»
South Island
»
Abel Tasman National Park
»
Kaiteriteri
March 10th 2013
Day 91: Heading to Westport
Oceania
»
New Zealand
»
South Island
»
Westport
March 11th 2013
Day 92: Lake Mahinapau
Oceania
»
New Zealand
»
South Island
»
Lake Mahinapuha
March 12th 2013
Day 93: Franz Joseph (day 1)
Oceania
»
New Zealand
»
South Island
»
Franz Josef
March 13th 2013
Day 94: Franz Joseph (day 2)
Oceania
»
New Zealand
»
South Island
»
Franz Josef
March 14th 2013
Day 95: Driving to Wanaka
Oceania
»
New Zealand
»
South Island
»
Wanaka
March 15th 2013
Day 96: Queenstown - the stuff dreams are made of!
Oceania
»
New Zealand
»
South Island
»
Queenstown
March 16th 2013
Day 97: Milford Sound (actually Milford Fiord)
Oceania
»
New Zealand
»
South Island
»
Milford Sound
March 17th 2013
Day 98: Arrowtown bakery and the almighty Fergburger!
Oceania
»
New Zealand
»
South Island
»
Queenstown
March 18th 2013
Day 99: Making our way up to Christchurch
Oceania
»
New Zealand
»
South Island
»
Christchurch
March 19th 2013
Day 100: Kaikoura's resident dusky dolphins
Oceania
»
New Zealand
»
South Island
»
Kaikoura
March 20th 2013
Day 101: We don't want to go home!
Oceania
»
New Zealand
»
South Island
»
Christchurch
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