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jeanettegtf has written 60 posts for Not in Kansas

RTW – Packing List (What was in Jeanette’s suitcase?)

I was addicted to the packing lists of others when research the RTW trip and what to take. So here is my packing list for my 30-day RTW (approximately clockwise from top left): 2 khakis – 1 convertible to cropped khakis navy cropped pants 2 t-shirts shorts black tranquilt dress/skirt (mine is from a previous … Continue reading

RTW – Hotel Review

We stayed in 10 different hotels for our Round the World trip. This is the ranking from Best to Worst. Grand Hyatt Hong Kong Grand Hyatt Bangkok Hilton Izmir Hilton Berlin Park Hyatt Istanbul, Macka Palas Courtyard Marriott Istanbul Airport Hilton Grand Pyramids Golf Resort Marriott Sydney Circular Quay Hilton Hawaiian Village Conrad Cairo Biggest … Continue reading

Oct 14 – Whale Watching!

Another late wake-up today, the jet lag and just the length of this trip made me want to stay in bed. So Earl went ahead and did the calculations of how many miles we had walked so far. It was almost 140 miles according to the fitbit. We have already flown the distance around the … Continue reading

Oct 13 – Anniversary in Sydney

Earl and I have a history of celebrating our anniversaries on planes. Two years ago we were coming back from Abu Dhabi and this year, we flew into Sydney. Luckily the trip from the airport to the hotel was easy and nothing like the stress when doing the same thing in Hong Kong. After we … Continue reading

Oct 12 – Upper Deck FTW!

After getting our flight changed back to the original itinerary to leave at 12:25 PM instead of 12:10 AM, we were very excited to be able to get a full nights sleep in Hong Kong after our walking tour yesterday. We woke up to a very rainy day, my parents were going with their tour … Continue reading

Oct 11 – Mom and Dad in Hong Kong

One of those strange coincidences put me and my parents in Hong Kong on the same day. When we booked the RTW ticket last November, travel was also on my mother’s mind and she booked a China tour. As we were talking about them both, I asked her what days they were on Hong Kong … Continue reading

Oct 10 – Don’t Lose Mr. Blessing/Mrs. Anderson

Another hotel check-out and taxi ride and we were on our way to Hong Kong. We were the first people in the China Southern line as they opened and we got the full VIP treatment starting from the VIP Immigration line to the checkin at the business class lounge. When we tried to leave this … Continue reading

Oct 9 – Happy Fish, Happy Feet

After being outside in the rain and humidity for the past couple of days in Bangkok, we decided that today would be a day to spend inside in the air-conditioning in the malls. The malls in Bangkok along with a number of the other markets and low prices make Bangkok a shopping destination. As we … Continue reading

Oct 8 – Food Tour and Sky Bar

After all of the excitement with the elephants and tigers yesterday, the only things we had planned for today was the Bangkok Food tour and we had arranged a private guide after that until 5PM. So definitely hoping for a more relaxing day. The food tour started at 10 AM and we had a little … Continue reading

Oct 7 – Breakfast with Elephants and Tiger Temple

After a 4:15 AM alarm, we met our driver at about 10 till 5 and started the 3 hour drive to the Elephant Camp. Once we got there, we were fed breakfast and took in the excitement of the camp. The first thing was a ride through the rain forest jungle. As the first tour … Continue reading

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