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Home, Sweet Home aka "All good things ....."
After 59 nights, 14 flights, approximately 30,000 miles travelled across four continents and three oceans, we have finally made it home.
We had a fantastic time and can honestly say we enjoyed everywhere we went. We couldn't have planned it any better and we have some fantastic memories.
Of course, we have our preferences and in this blog I've summarised our "favourites" so to speak. There are so many places we would like to go back and one day we will retrace our steps.
Favourites
Places
1. Las Vegas (I insisted - Anna wanted Singapore)
2. Sydney
3. Honolulu
Moments
1. Venetion Hotel - getting engaged
2. Goldie Vineyard, Waikeke Island - drinking wine under the oak tree with the view of the bay, all to ourselves
3. Meeting up with Katja in Dubai and Rachel in Perth (despite the rats/haunting). Makes such a difference to know a local and let then show you around
Surprises
1. Singapore - very friendly and compact. Lovely place
2. New Zealand - the beautiful scenery of Waikeke Island and vineyards
3. The sheer size, scale and "newness" of Dubai. A "wow" moment.
Activities
1. Wine tasting - Hunter valley and Waikiki
2. Melbourne Open Tennis - enjoyed watching Murray and Co.
3. Dubai Desert Safari - dune bashing!
Funniest
1. Me getting covered in Balinese sh*t (Anna's request)
2. Black couple from Texas "giving it loads" in Marquee Club, Vegas
3. Fire dancing at Nirvana in Seminyak and the Chinese dude dancing
So, what's next?
Whilst its nice to reflect, look back and learn lessons, it's also important to look forward. This trip has "given us a taste" of the Far East and Australasia and we will plan a return trip at some point in the near future, or maybe I will get a work placement - who knows?
Was it life changing? In the sense that it gives you a sense of perspective and makes you realise what is important and what isn't, then yes, it was.
For completeness, I have set out below BJ ratings for each of the places we visited, which should give you an idea of where we would revisit:
Dubai 3.5
Singapore 4
Bali 3
Perth 3
Melbourne 4
Sydney 4
Auckland 3 (other areas of NZ would score higher)
Honolulu 4
Las Vegas 4
Boston 3
All that's left for us to say, if anyone is reading, is I hope the blog has been interesting and kept you at least a little entertained. If it has, leave us a message. If not, don't say a word and I won't bother next time!
Adios and back to work ......
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