Third Round the World Trip

a trip by Sharon and Scott
From: August 17th 2007
Until: February 4th 2009

Sometimes bad luck leads to good things. We never really intended to go on this trip, it just happened due to circumstances. Scott's job situation was less than ideal and he just wanted an escape. The obvious choice? Backpacking around the world again of course! This time, we revisited lots of our favorite places such as tubing in Vang Vieng and the full moon party on Ko Phagnan. We went back to Africa but tried some new places including some very scary whitewater rafting at the source of the Nile and the Zambeesi, walking with lion cubs in Zimbabwe, and visiting the iconic Vic Falls. We returned to India for a third time and had the scariest bus ride of our lives in the Himalayas, and saw some of the nicest beaches anywhere in the isolated Andaman islands. We even decided to really change things up and traveled up to Egypt, Jordan, and then over to eastern Europe. Finally, we ended our trip exploring central America.
Trip Length: 18 months
Blog Entries: 78
Photos: 1111
Words: 75836

Blog Entries

Date Blog Title Location
August 17th 2007 Breaking the Rules! Asia » Malaysia » Pahang » Taman Negara National Park
August 28th 2007 Tigers and Turtles on Tioman Asia » Malaysia » Pahang » Pulau Tioman
September 4th 2007 Pulau Kapas Paradise! Asia » Malaysia
September 8th 2007 Old Friends in Bangkok Asia » Thailand » Central Thailand » Bangkok
September 18th 2007 Karibu Africa Africa » Kenya » Rift Valley Province » Masai Mara NP
September 20th 2007 Lion - eeek, pedal faster! Africa » Kenya » Rift Valley Province » Lake Naivasha
September 22nd 2007 Think Pink! Africa » Kenya » Rift Valley Province » Lake Nakuru NP
September 23rd 2007 Rocking 'n' Rolling in Uganda Africa » Uganda » Eastern Region » Jinja
October 1st 2007 Murchison Falls Africa » Uganda
October 5th 2007 Old Favourites Africa » Kenya » Rift Valley Province » Lake Nakuru NP
October 8th 2007 Goodbye Nairobi Africa » Kenya » Nairobi Province » Nairobi
October 10th 2007 Baksheesh! Africa » Egypt » Lower Egypt » Cairo
October 16th 2007 Why Not?! Africa » Egypt » Sinai » Dahab
October 22nd 2007 Dahab, PADI paradise! Africa » Egypt » Sinai » Dahab
October 30th 2007 Whirlwinds in the Desert Middle East » Israel » Jerusalem District » Jerusalem
November 5th 2007 End of Egypt Africa » Egypt » Upper Egypt » Luxor
November 14th 2007 Vic Falls/Trickle?! Africa » Zambia » Livingstone
November 19th 2007 Poleing on the Okavango Delta Africa » Botswana » North-West » Okavango Delta
November 22nd 2007 Elephants with Attitude! Africa » South Africa » Mpumalanga » Kruger National Park
November 27th 2007 King of the Ocean Africa » Mozambique » Southern » Tofo
December 7th 2007 Cape Town and Johannesburg Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Cape Town
December 10th 2007 Goodbye Africa, Hello Asia... Africa » Egypt » Lower Egypt » Cairo
December 18th 2007 Tubing in Vang Vieng Asia » Laos » West » Vang Vieng
December 29th 2007 Dreaming of a White Christmas... Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand » Ko Tao
January 1st 2008 Happy New Year 2008 Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand » Ko Pha-Ngan
January 16th 2008 Playing with Fire Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand » Ko Pha-Ngan
January 23rd 2008 Jewels in the Ocean Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand
January 29th 2008 Scorpion on Ko Disaster! Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand
February 1st 2008 Bulon Lae School Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand
February 11th 2008 The four S's back together again! Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand » Ko Lipe
February 14th 2008 Paradise Lost Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand
February 16th 2008 Funny signs of Southern Thailand Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand
February 25th 2008 Smile! You're on Candid Camera! Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand » Ko Pha-Ngan
March 8th 2008 Drink to help the children! Asia » Laos » West » Vang Vieng
March 10th 2008 Welcome to the Philippines! Asia » Philippines » Manila
March 14th 2008 Manila Madness! Asia » Philippines » Manila
March 15th 2008 Wow! Gorgeous! Asia » Philippines » Banaue
March 20th 2008 Philippine Blackpool! Asia » Philippines » Puerto Galera
March 23rd 2008 Paradise at last! Asia » Philippines » Boracay
March 29th 2008 Pandan Island, Nature Island! Asia » Philippines » Mindoro
April 3rd 2008 Whaleshark Capital of the World! Asia » Philippines » Donsol
April 7th 2008 Bohol Asia » Philippines » Bohol » Panglao
April 17th 2008 7,094 islands to go! Asia » Philippines » Malapascua Island
April 18th 2008 The Happiest Place on Earth! Asia » Philippines
April 25th 2008 I'd like to be, under the sea... Asia » Malaysia » Sabah » Sipadan
May 4th 2008 The REAL Borneo! (well, sort of) Asia » Malaysia » Sabah » Kota Kinabalu
May 25th 2008 Pulau Perhentian: Paradise in Peril. Asia » Malaysia » Terengganu » Perhentian Kecil
May 30th 2008 Too many school holidays!!! Asia » Malaysia » Pahang » Pulau Tioman
June 9th 2008 From hot to VERY hot! Asia » Malaysia » Terengganu
June 12th 2008 Biman - The World's Worst Airline! Asia » Bangladesh » Dhaka » Dhaka
June 14th 2008 Spiritual India v's Crazy India! Asia » India
June 17th 2008 The Funniest Ferris Wheel! Asia » India
June 19th 2008 Seeking Nirvana...plus scrapes along the way! Asia » India » Himachal Pradesh » Parvati Valley
June 25th 2008 "Stop the bus!" Asia » India » Himachal Pradesh » Manali
July 5th 2008 The "Adventure Highway" to Leh Asia
July 14th 2008 Mosquito Murderer! Asia » India » Himachal Pradesh » Mcleod Ganj
July 15th 2008 Golden Temple Asia » India » Punjab » Amritsar
July 18th 2008 Historical Pictures of Delhi Asia » India » National Capital Territory » New Delhi
July 27th 2008 The Baz Bus Adventures Africa » South Africa » Mpumalanga » Nelspruit
July 29th 2008 Shark Soup Africa
August 23rd 2008 South Africa and Malawi Africa » Malawi » Lake Malawi
August 29th 2008 Things that go "ROAR" in the night! Africa » Zambia » South Luangwa
September 10th 2008 An a-maze-ing start to Eastern Europe Europe » Croatia
September 15th 2008 Don't worry mum...it's just Bosnia and Serbia! Europe » Bosnia & Herzegovina
September 20th 2008 Rain, rain, go away! Europe » Romania
October 2nd 2008 Robbery and Illiteracy in Ukraine Europe » Ukraine
October 8th 2008 Eastern Europe End Europe » Poland
October 24th 2008 Tea and Crumpets Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater Manchester » Bury
October 27th 2008 Back to Bedlam Asia » India
November 5th 2008 Reporting LIVE from the election headquarters in the Andaman Islands, India! Asia » India » Andaman & Nicobar Islands » Havelock Island
November 20th 2008 The Andaman Islands: India for Beginners Asia » India » Andaman & Nicobar Islands » Havelock Island
December 14th 2008 Running from Trouble North America » United States » California » Santa Barbara
December 21st 2008 Hablas Espanol? Central America Caribbean » Nicaragua » Southern Pacific Coast » Granada
December 25th 2008 Feliz Navidad from Costa Rica Central America Caribbean » Costa Rica » Limón » Puerto Viejo de Talamanca
January 1st 2009 The Trail of the Broken Flip Flop Central America Caribbean » Panama » Bocas Del Toro
January 5th 2009 Two toed sloths actually move! Central America Caribbean » Costa Rica » Puntarenas » Manuel Antonio
January 21st 2009 "Gosh, it's windy today!" Central America Caribbean » Nicaragua » Caribbean Nicaragua » Corn Islands
February 4th 2009 The End of the Road (plus a Flying Cat) Central America Caribbean » Nicaragua » Southern Pacific Coast » San Juan del Sur
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