Our hotel (Pucic Palace) in Dubrovnik was in the middle of Old Town which is a UNESCO heritage listed and protected area. The hotel was built in the 18th century and was home to the Dubrovnik noble family Pucić, and still includes the original doors, furniture and fittings. Old Town doesn’t allow any vehicles in and we needed to walk to the Polce Gate to … Continue reading Day 26 – Getting to Athens
We were up and out of the hotel in Amsterdam by 8 this morning to catch our flight to Zagreb for the penultimate leg of our trip. Amsterdam airport is quite spread out and our check in gates were almost in a little annex. After security, our boarding gates were in the furthest end of one of the terminals and was a good 20 minute … Continue reading Day 19 – Travel to Croatia
We had a few hours to kill after breakfast before our car was to take us to the airport. We went for a final walk through the town of Salzburg and especially to their famous Christmas shop which sells decorations all year round. It was quite an experience with intricately carved and designed decorations. They also had thousands of eggs that had been hollowed out … Continue reading Day 12 – Hello Brussels
The temperature has dropped a bit overnight and I think we are over the worst of the heat wave (for now) and the maximum today is only meant to be 30 degrees. Our tour guide met us in the hotel at 9 and we started on a walking tour of the city. Salzburg is famous for a few different things – birthplace of Mozart, it’s … Continue reading Day 10 – Music, Movies and Motorsports
We landed in Vienna at about 5.30 in the morning and everyone was immediately surprised with how bright the sun already was – it felt like it should be about 9.30 in the morning instead. There is a severe heat warning in place as the temperatures are expected to get up to 34 degrees today. We had been worried about the new immigration system in … Continue reading Day 6 – Arrival into Vienna
We left home yesterday after school and drove up to Sydney for the bought as we had an earlier departure today. Coincidentally Ben had the night off work and so he came down from Newcastle to join us for dinner. We visited our regular Japanese restaurant which has become a bit of a staple before it trips. It was a rushed morning and we were … Continue reading Day 1 – Getting to Bangkok
Today marked the beginning of the adventure of a lifetime, the chance to experience something possible nowhere else. The adventure began with a muster at the Canberra airport, parents and children alike scrambling for information and reassurances of the trip to come. Through the chaos we were able to assemble briefly to take a couple pictures before heading off to the bag drop and praying … Continue reading Day Zero – There’s a world to see!
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