One of Hawaii’s most famous sights is certainly the Napali Coast, which is one of the most beautiful coastlines in the world. Already from home we had booked online a Deluxe Air and Sea Tour for Kauai, which we were already looking forward to.
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At the beginning of 2014 we had the wish to take a break from our long term jobs and go on a 6 month world trip. After long planning and preparation the adventure began for us on December 15th 2014 in Iceland and took us across the Caribbean to South America, Central America, Hawaii, Australia & New Zealand, the South Seas, on to Asia and finally to Africa. Our goal was to circumnavigate the world in 6 months and see some of the most interesting and significant places on this planet. Here you can find all 171 travel reports of our world trip – chronologically ordered from our first destination Iceland to our last stop on Zanzibar.
Kauai – A sightseeing flight over Waimea Canyon & the Napali Coast (USA)
After we had already made a catamaran tour along the Napali Coast in the morning, we went to the hotel for a short time and made our way to Lihue airport at half past four, because our private sightseeing flight with Wings over Kauai was scheduled for 4 p.m.
» Read the full blog postMaui – Our flight to Kahului & the Maui Ocean Center (USA)
Today we went to Oahu and Kauai on our 3rd Hawaiian island – to Maui. After breakfast in our Hotel Kauai Inn we went to Lihue Airport and gave up our rental car.
» Read the full blog postMaui – Diving & exploring the West Coast (USA)
Today the alarm clock rang already at 4.40 am, because we had booked a diving trip on the west coast of Maui via B&B Scuba and meeting point was already at 5.45 am.
» Read the full blog postMaui – A drive along the panoramic “Road to Hana” (USA)
This morning we actually slept and only started in the late morning with our rental car for a small island tour. Our main goal was the Road to Hana, one of the most beautiful coastal roads in the USA. That we would spend several hours at the end of the day in the hospital on Maui, we could not have guessed at that time…
» Read the full blog postBig Island – Volcano sightseeing tour in Volcanoes National Park (USA)
Today the alarm clock rang again early, as our flight from Maui to Big Island with Hawaiian Airlines started already at 8.30 a.m. Big Island is the 4th Hawaiian Isel on our world tourafter Oahu, Kauai and Maui.
» Read the full blog postBig Island – An Island Tour & Night Diving with Mantas (USA)
For today we had booked a diving trip on the west coast of Big Island. Since it didn’t start until 3 p.m., we still had a bit of time to explore the island.
» Read the full blog postHawaii Volcanoes National Park – The Chain of Craters Road (USA)
Today we took advantage of the late check-out time of our accommodation Aarons Cottage slept long and had breakfast late. Around 12 o’clock we made our way to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park to drive the Chain of Craters Road.
» Read the full blog postSydney – Tourist Attractions, Things to Do & Photo spots (Australia)
With the flight from Hawaii to Australia begins for us the 2nd half of our 6 month world trip. The Australian continent is the 4th continent of our trip to Europe, North America and South America and we are looking forward and now very much to the country “Down Under”, to New Zealand and to explore the dreamlike South Seas.
» Read the full blog postAyers Rock (Uluru) & the Kata Tjuta (Olgas) (Australia)
From Sydney our journey in Australia continued to Ayers Rock,an Aboriginal sanctuary and one of the country’s most famous landmarks.
» Read the full blog postAdelaide – Holding a Koala at Gorge Wildlife Park (Australia)
After our 3 great days at Ayers Rock in the middle of the continent, our journey went further south today. At 10.20am our plane with Qantas went via Alice Springs to Adelaide in the state of South Australia.
» Read the full blog postAdelaide – Tourist Attractions, Things to Do & Photo spots (Australia)
Today it was time to sleep again for a long time. Around noon we drove to downtown Adelaide to stroll around the city.
» Read the full blog postThe town of Hahndorf & Kangaroos at Cape Bridgewater (Australia)
Our current destination was the port city of Warrnamboo, which is about 650 km from Adelaide and is considered a starting point for travel along the Great Ocean Road. On our trip we passed the city of Hahndorf and saw some Kangaroos at Cape Bridgewater.
» Read the full blog postThe Great Ocean Road – 12 Apostles, Parrots & Koalas (Australia)
Today was all about the Great Ocean Road – one of the most famous and beautiful roads in Australia. But even before our alarm clock rang today, we heard the rain splashing outside. Unfortunately not good conditions to drive along the coastal road.
» Read the full blog postMelbourne – Tourist Attractions & Dendy Street Beach (Australia)
Wow, today is already of the 100th Day of our world tour! We were able to see sooooo an incredible amount and experience it together and yet we are still looking forward to the many beautiful places that will come. After our trip along the Great Ocean Road we have now arrived in Melbourne.
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