Round the World 1988

Our first trip overseas together so we were pretty green. We loaded as much as we possibly could into the largest backpacks we could find. We had no idea about the best time to travel and consequently sat in a hotel room in Rarotonga in the middle of the wet season playing cards and waiting days for the rain to stop. We were delighted to find that LA and NYC did actually exist and were spellbound by majesty of Niagara Falls. Found ourselves singing Irish ditties in a London pub having only been in the fair city for a matter of hours. Missed both flights on a weekend trip to Amsterdam. The budget was tight so bought a 12 year old combi van listed as having 12 different owners so no doubt had been around Europe 12 times. Our priortiies were differerent then. Crossed the English channel and drove day and night to get the Octoberfest in Munich. Everything was so new and exciting we just wanted to keep moving. Soaking it all up like a sponge as we went. Got lost avoiding toll roads in southern Italy and ended up in spectacular Pompeii by mistake. Spent a very memorable Christmas living in an overcrowded share flat in London. Had the time of our lives and only spent $20 a day for two weeks in Koh Samui. We had so much fun we were planning our next trip within weeks of returning home.

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Trip Length: 12 months
Blog Entries: 33
Photos: 15
Words: 54

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Blog Entries

Date	Blog Title	Location
January 15th 1988	Apr 01, 2015	Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Melbourne
January 16th 1988	Apr 01, 2015	Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Christchurch
January 20th 1988	Jan 20, 1988	Oceania » Cook Islands
January 27th 1988	Jan 27, 1988	Oceania » French Polynesia
February 10th 1988	Feb 10, 1988	North America » United States » California » Los Angeles
February 17th 1988	Feb 17, 1988	North America » Mexico » Baja California » Tijuana
February 24th 1988	Feb 24, 1988	North America » United States » Florida » Miami
March 3rd 1988	Mar 03, 1988	Central America Caribbean » Bahamas
March 16th 1988	Mar 16, 1988	North America » Canada » Quebec » Montréal
March 31st 1988	Mar 31, 1988	North America » United States » New York
April 6th 1988	Apr 06, 1988	Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London
June 1st 1988	Apr 01, 2015	Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland » Midlothian » Edinburgh
June 8th 1988	Apr 01, 2015	Europe » Ireland » County Dublin » Dublin
June 15th 1988	Apr 01, 2015	Europe » United Kingdom » Wales » Cardiff
June 25th 1988	Apr 01, 2015	Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London
August 1st 1988	Apr 16, 2015	Europe » Netherlands
August 3rd 1988	Apr 16, 2015	Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London
September 1st 1988	Apr 16, 2015	Europe » United Kingdom » England » Kent » Dover
September 2nd 1988	Apr 16, 2015	Europe » Belgium » West Flanders » Zeebrugge
September 7th 1988	Apr 16, 2015	Europe » Germany » Bavaria » Munich
September 10th 1988	Apr 16, 2015	Europe » Austria » Vienna » Vienna
September 15th 1988	Apr 16, 2015	Europe » Hungary » Central Hungary » Budapest
September 18th 1988	Apr 16, 2015	Oceans and Seas » Atlantic » Atlantis
September 22nd 1988	Apr 16, 2015	Oceans and Seas » Atlantic » Atlantis
September 24th 1988	Apr 16, 2015	Europe » Croatia » Dalmatia » Dubrovnik
September 25th 1988	Apr 16, 2015	Middle East » Turkey » Marmara » Istanbul
October 1st 1988	Apr 16, 2015	Europe » Greece » Attica » Athens
October 8th 1988	Apr 16, 2015	Europe » Italy » Lazio » Rome
October 15th 1988	Oct 15, 1988	Europe » Spain
October 22nd 1988	Oct 22, 1988	Europe » Portugal
October 31st 1988	Apr 16, 2015	Europe » France
January 3rd 1989	Jan 03, 1989	Asia » Thailand » Central Thailand » Bangkok
January 15th 1989	Jan 15, 1989	Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Melbourne