Diaries of a World Wander West/East: Continually Meeting the Sun
About this blog
My name is Sarah, and this is a journal of my long-planned trip around the world. Nearly a decade of planning, saving and convincing my parents that it was a good idea to go on my own went into this trip, so please read and enjoy.
Trip Start
Mar 10, 2007
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Trip End
Jan 08, 2008
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There are 188 entries in this blog
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1
Packing...or Procrastinating...... -
2
1.Orientation -
3
2.Jade Shopping -
4
Lamma Island -
5
In Praise of Hong Kong Park -
6
Lantau Island -
7
The Tsing Ma Bridge and Hong Kong Markets -
8
Farewell to Hong Kong -
9
Good Morning Australia -
10
Perth: A City Under (Re)construction -
11
Cycling on the Swan -
12
Rotto (Rottnest Island) -
13
Kalbarri -
14
Abseiling and Front-Running -
15
To the Idle -
16
Shark Bay Tour (including real, live sharks!) -
17
Monkey Mia (and a Hangover) -
18
Exmouth and Turquoise Bay -
19
Shothole Canyon and George Knife Road -
20
Point Maud and the Shark Nursery -
21
Manta Rays, Turtles and Reef Sharks...Oh My! -
22
The Pinnacles (Where Billy Connelly Pranced Naked) -
23
Freemantle Gaol -
24
John Forrest Heritage Trail -
25
Cottesloe Beach -
26
Bunbury Dolphin Swim -
27
After the Storm -
28
NgILGI Caves and Canal Rocks -
29
Gloucester Tree, Tingle Walk and Elephant Rocks -
30
The Gap, Natural Bridge and My Marilyn Moment -
31
Back in Perth: Kings Park and Cafe Culture -
32
The Indian Pacific -
33
Day 2: The Nullarbor (Treeless) Plain -
34
Adelaide and the Botanic Gardens -
35
Art Historical Musings -
36
Fire Bells -
37
My Next Adventure -
38
Adelaide to Alice - Day 1 -
39
Day 2 - Across SA to NT via CP -
40
Day 3 - Uluru and the Olgas -
41
Day 4 - Into Alice -
42
Alice Springs and My New Friends -
43
Phase 2 - Alice to Three Ways -
44
Into Queensland - Three Ways to Cloncurry -
45
Day 3 - Cloncurry to Chaters Towers -
46
Day 4 - To Cairns, with Side Trip to Murray Falls -
47
Ten Days, Two Trucks and a Continent Later... -
48
Some Well-earned R and R... -
49
Re-training -
50
The Great Barrier Reef -
51
Diving, Eating, Sleeping, Diving, Eating, Sleeping -
52
Dawn Diving - and the Big Shiny Thing in the Sky -
53
Ever Onward -
54
Brisbane City -
55
Australia Zoo -
56
Surfer's Paradise -
57
My Lazy Days -
58
Fraser Island: Into Great Sandy -
59
Fraser: Island Touring/Snake Hunting -
60
Fraser: The Interior -
61
Lone Pine and Mt Coot-tha -
62
Moreton Island -
63
Goodbyes -
64
Bye to Brisbane and the Sunday Markets -
65
Byron Bay -
66
Hippie Heaven -
67
Echo Point/3 Sisters: A Longer Walk Than Expected -
68
Jenolan Caves -
69
Hiking in Jamison Valley -
70
Sydney Sightseeing -
71
Over Sydney and Below Oz (well, Kind of...) -
72
Bye Bye Australia -
73
Settling In... -
74
Job Hunt -
75
Moleskine Search and Adventure Prep -
76
My First Shift and an Unwelcome Visitor -
77
Not Such a Good Day -
78
Late Shift -
79
End of Week One -
80
Aftermath -
81
An Ordinary Day -
82
Unsuccessful Potter Pick Up -
83
Harry Potter Arrives -
84
Job Offer - Florida -
85
America's Cup Sailing -
86
Sake -
87
Geordie Boy -
88
Auckland City Tour -
89
An Unpleasant Human Being -
90
Sunday Evening -
91
Six Days -
92
The Domain -
93
My Day Off -
94
Gym/An Apology -
95
Slow Day -
96
Trainers and Training -
97
Bad Weekend -
98
Boxing Workout -
99
Home Visit -
100
Leaving Do/Bourne Ultimatum/New Routine -
101
Deep Cleaning -
102
Painting -
103
Up the Mast -
104
Last Shift -
105
Packing for the Road (Again) -
106
Thames/Rocky's Route -
107
Hahei, Sea Kayaking and Hot Water Beach. -
108
To Raglan -
109
Lost World -
110
Waitomo Shearing Shed -
111
Mitai Maori Display -
112
Polynesian Spa -
113
Kairau Park -
114
Taupo to national Park, with Skydive -
115
Red Moon Rising -
116
Coastal Walk and the Sculpture Park -
117
Knife Making -
118
Ice Climbing -
119
Makarora -
120
Wanaka Puzzle World -
121
Back in the Saddle -
122
Above Queenstown -
123
Milford Sound and the Farm -
124
Rakiura, Stewart Island -
125
The Catlins and Dunedin -
126
Bungy Ballet -
127
Walking up Gondola Hill -
128
Christchurch -
129
The Tranzalpine - Arthur's Pass -
130
Sheath Making -
131
Finishing the Sheath -
132
Travelling On -
133
Helen, Chris and Mt Victoria -
134
Te Papa, The Tattoo Museum and the Cable Car -
135
Tongariro Crossing -
136
Back in Auckland -
137
Bay of Islands -
138
Waitangi and the Mangroves -
139
It Might Take a While... -
140
Jobs and Victoria Markets -
141
Bula Fiji!! -
142
Pacific, or Island Time -
143
Pacific Harbour -
144
Suva -
145
Vanua Levu Sunrise -
146
To Buca Bay - Coming Home -
147
To Taveuni, and Some Time Travel -
148
Taveuni Diving -
149
Riding and Island Time -
150
Lavena Coastal Walk -
151
Kioa and a Fijian Funeral -
152
Nagigi Village -
153
Church and the Salt Lake -
154
Weaving -
155
Ferries, Fiji Time... -
156
Fiji Museum -
157
Shark Dive - Beqa -
158
The Beachouse -
159
Waterfall Trek -
160
These are the Days -
161
Back in Nadi -
162
3 Days on Robinson Crusoe -
163
Groundhog Day -
164
Big Island of Hawaii -
165
Volcanoes National Park -
166
Ecstatic Dance -
167
Island Excursion: Day 1 -
168
Island Excursion: Day 2 -
169
Special Security Screening -
170
Road to Hana -
171
Iao Valley -
172
Gatecrashing -
173
Lahaina and Kauai -
174
Na Pali Coast -
175
Diamond Head Crater -
176
Pearl Harbour -
177
Iolani Palace -
178
Christmas at the Beach -
179
Round Island Trip -
180
New York -
181
New Year's Eve -
182
Central Park -
183
The Met -
184
Sony and Rockerfeller -
185
Liberty, Ellis and Brooklyn -
186
The UN and NYC Public Library -
187
Homeward Bound -
188
Journey's End - To the Kindness of Strangers
