At 3 o’clock in the night the alarm clock rang today – a terrible time! After picking up our breakfast-to-go at the hotel reception, a taxi took us to the “Aeropuerto Mariscal Sucre”, the international airport of Quito. With the departure from Quito we also say goodbye from South America. We have been touring the continent for 7 weeks and are now looking forward to new adventures in Central and North Americabefore we venture to Hawaii and Australia 🙂
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Geographically, North America includes Greenland (which is an autonomous part of Denmark), Canada, the USA and Mexico. The Caribbean islands, together with the mainland bridge of Central America, form Central America, which is located between North and South America. The largest metropolises include New York City, Mexico City, Los Angeles, Chicago and Toronto. North and Central America extend over all four climate zones of the earth: in the north the continent reaches up to the Poloarkreis and in the south up to the tropics.
El Yunque National Forest – Hiking through the rainforest (Puerto Rico)
Today we have a trip to the El Yunque rainforest, which is located in the east of Puerto Rico.
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After 7 wonderful days in the Caribbean, our cruise with carnival Valor ended today again in San Juan, the capital of Puerto Rico. Day 14 of our trip around the world Checking out at Carnival Valor The day before, an information sheet was distributed with the most important information on check-out. We opted for the Self-Assist variant and had to carry our luggage from the ship and check it out the morning after breakfast. But it all happened quite quickly. …
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The sint maarten and Saint-Martin archipelago in the north of the Lesser Antilles was the last stop on our Caribbean cruise today. Day 13 of our trip around the world The divided island of St. Martin The island of St. Martin with the capital Philipsburg is not very large, but consists of a Dutch part in the south (Sint Maarten) and a French part in the north (Saint Martin). We didn’t know before. St. Martin is thus the smallest inhabited …
» Read the full blog postSaint Kitts – Diving on the west coast in Basseterre (St. Kitts)
Today’s stop on our Carnival Valor cruise was the Caribbean island of St. Kitts. Our ship has docked here in the port of the capital Basseterre. Day 12 of our trip around the world Arrival on St. Kitts St. Kitts (also known by its former name “Saint Christopher”) forms the island state of St. Kitts and Nevis together with the southern island of Nevis. The island in the Caribbean is quite tranquil with a maximum length of 30 kilometers and …
» Read the full blog postSaint Lucia – A tour of the island to the sulphur springs (St. Lucia)
The 4th island of our cruise with the Carnival Valor took us today to the Caribbean island of St. Lucia in the area of the West Indies.
» Read the full blog postBarbados – Catamaran Tour & Swimming with turtles (Barbados)
After our sea day in the Caribbean Sea yesterday we arrived on the Caribbean island of Barbados this morning. Day 10 of our trip around the world Things to know about Barbados Barbados is an island in the Caribbean and part of the Lesser Antilles. The island now has a population of about 280,000 and the capital is Bridgetown, home to a third of the population. Until 1966, Barbados was a British colony, so the official language is still English …
» Read the full blog postSt. Thomas – By scooter across the island (US Virgin Islands)
The first stop on our 7-day Caribbean cruise with Carnival Valor was today the island of Saint Thomas (U.S. Virgin Islands).
» Read the full blog postCarnival Valor – Our 7-Day Cruise through the Caribbean (Puerto Rico)
After the first packed days of our world tour in Iceland and Florida, our flight from Orlando to San Juan on Puerto Rico only went around noon today, so that we could sleep relaxed and start the day. From here we started our 7-Day Cruise through the Caribbean with Carnival Valor. Day 7 of our trip around the world Arrival in San Juan Our flight with Spirit Airlines departed on time at 1 p.m. and 2.5 hours later we landed …
» Read the full blog postOrlando & Swimming with Manatees in Crystal River (USA)
Since our flight from Reykjavik took off rather late, we only had one hour to get to the US in Boston before our connecting flight continued to Orlando. As every time, immigration officials asked a number of questions, including when we will return to Germany. When we answered that we were going on a 6-month world tour, we were told with big eyes and the statement “You must be a millionaire. I’m jealous.” looked at. Then there was a “Have …
» Read the full blog postMiami – Wynwood Walls & Jetski in Biscayne Bay (USA)
After our adventures in Orlando and Crystal River,we went over Marco Island and the Tamiami Trail to Miami. Here we spent 2 nights.
» Read the full blog postCrystal River – Swimming with Manatees in Kings Bay (USA)
One of our absolute highlights in Florida is to swim with the Manatees in Crytal River. Manattes, or round-tailed sea cows, manatees or dugongs, are absolutely peaceful creatures that may look a bit weird, but are simply worth 🙂 Unfortunately, they are endangered species, and they enjoy special protection in Florida and it is forbidden to swim or interact with manatees almost everywhere. However, there is one place where swimming with the Manatees is officially allowed: Kings Bay on the …
» Read the full blog postOrlando – Wild Willys Airboat Tours at Lake Tohopekaliga (USA)
If you are in Florida, a ride on an airboat must not be missing. These airboat tours can be done in many places in Florida, also here near Orlando. At Lake Tohopekaliga you can make a great trip to the lake with “Wild Willys Airboat Tours” and watch aligators, bald eagles, turtles, birds and many other animals. And in the end you even have the opportunity to hold one of the little baby 🙂
» Read the full blog postOrlando – Swim with dolphins at Discovery Cove Water Park (USA)
If you’re in Orlando, visiting theme parks is just part of it 🙂 One of the most extraordinary parks is certainly discovery cove, a water park modelled on a tropical island. It is the third theme park of the SeaWorld group in Orlando, along with SeaWorld Orlando and Aquatica.
» Read the full blog postOrlando – Sea World amusement park with Dolphin Cove (USA)
As the first amusement park in Orlando, we wanted to visit Sea World. Opened in 1973, Sea World Orlando is one of the city’s most famous attractions. The park is a mix of dolphinarium (with sea lions, polar bears, manatees, penguins, dolphins and whales) and amusement park with rides & shows. Our detailed travel report to the Sea World theme park will follow. But we have already uploaded some pictures of this trip.
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