Our last destination on the east coast of Australia was the city of Cairns in the north of the state of Queensland, from where we had booked a sightseeing flight over the Great Barrier Reef and a three-day diving cruise.
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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.
Cairns – Snorkel, Dive & Cruise the Great Barrier (Australia)
Today was the start of our three-day diving cruise to the Great Barrier Reef with Pro Dive Cairns.
» Read the full blog postTokyo – Our flight from Australia to Japan (Japan)
Today we started our seven-hour jet star flight from Cairns in Australia to Tokyo in Japan at noon.
» Read the full blog postTokyo – The Pandas & Sea Lions at Ueno Zoo (Japan)
Tokyo unfortunately greeted us on our first day with covered skies.
» Read the full blog postTokyo – Ameyoko Street & the district Shibuya (Japan)
After visiting the Ueno Zoo at noon we walked through Ameyoko Shopping Street, which leaves directly from the metro station in Ueno.
» Read the full blog postTokyo – Metropolitan Government Building & Tokyo Tower (Japan)
Today Tokyo woke us up with bright blue skies and sun, so we set off to explore the city’s sights. We had previously researched on the Internet that the Metropolitan Government Building has a magnificent view of the metropolis of millions and Mount Fuji.
» Read the full blog postTokyo – Imperial Palace & Sensoji Temple in Asakusa (Japan)
After admiring the view from the Metropolitan Government Building this morning and being at Tokyo Tower, our tour of this huge city continued to the Imperial Palace and Sensoji Temple in Asakusa.
» Read the full blog postArakurayama Sengen Park, Chureito Pagoda & Mount Fuji (Japan)
Today we wanted to photograph one of the most popular tourist destinations in Japan and one of the most beautiful mountains in the world – Mount Fuji. And a famous photo spot for this is the Arakurayama Sengen Park with the great Chureito Pagoda.
» Read the full blog postShibazakura Festival – Beautiful flower carpet at Mount Fuji (Japan)
After our photo stop this morning in Arakurayama Sengen Park, we boarded the next Fujikyuko Line train at shimoyoshida stop at around 12pm, which arrived in Kawaguchiko a short time later. From here it was not far to the Shibazakura Festival.
» Read the full blog postTokyo – Shinjuku District & Hibiya Oktoberfest (Japan)
After we got up early yesterday and had a long day, we just slept today and only left around noon. On our last day we wanted to go to Hibiya Oktoberfest and the Shinjuku district with the kabukicho entertainment district.
» Read the full blog postBeijing – Our problem with the 72-hour transit visa (China)
Now we have been on a world tour for over 150 days and everything worked exactly as we had planned in advance 🙂 That something had to go wrong at some point was almost clear – and today was unfortunately that day. We had problems getting in from Japan to China with our booked flight ticket…
» Read the full blog postBeijing – Tian’anmen Square & The Temple of Heaven (China)
Since we only had 72 hours to visit Beijing because of our transit visa, we have put together a very tight program for the most important sights in Beijing and an all-day trip to the Great Wall of China. But that’s what we’re used to 🙂
» Read the full blog postBeijing – A daytrip to the New Summer Palace (China)
After our visit to Tian’anmen Square and the Temple of Heaven this morning, we went as the next stop to the Summer Palace in Beijing.
» Read the full blog postBeijing – Local Street Food at Wangfujing Snack Street (China)
If you have always wanted to eat scorpions, seahorses, snails, sea urchins, frogs, snakes, centipedes or locusts, you will definitely find it in Perking. In the Wangfujing Snack Street in the middle of the city center you can discover all kinds of culinary delights.
» Read the full blog postGreat Wall of China – The Wall Section at Mutianyu (China)
A visit to the Great Wall of China must not be missed, of course, if you are in China or Beijing. And that is exactly what we should be doing today.
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