Thursday, March 20, 2008

United Arab Emerites

Why aye man from Dubai

Caught the 13:40 from Heathrow to Dubai, to get the 03:20 connection to Singapore... though just realised that it has to stop in Sri Lanka to refuel!

Now correct me if I'm wrong, but I am in the oil/gas/petroleum capital of the world and they can't cram a 777-300 full enough of fuel to reach Singapore first time round! I've never heard such ridiculousness!



Going to try and get outside for five minutes or so just to say that I've stepped foot in the UAE, and also experience warmth that I've not felt for a while! Apparently its 25 outside, so that's 25 warmer than London!

Plans for next few days: 1 or 2 days in Singapore, then up through Malaysia to Mersing and Pulau Tioman before hitting Kuala Lumpur to fly out to Borneo...

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First stop: Trek America

First stop: Trek America
64 days - 31 states! I start my travels from New York on the Trek America Trailblazer (http://www.trekamerica.co.uk/tours/tl.html). Can't wait!

Second Stop: Hawaii!

Second Stop: Hawaii!
Then 2 weeks in B-E-A-utiful Hawaii!

Third Stop: Kiritimati (Kiribati)

Third Stop: Kiritimati (Kiribati)
Kiritimati receives just one flight a week. The pacific atoll is only 138 square miles in area - but 70% of that is lagoons! It is 2,015 miles from Tarawa, capital of the Republic of Kiribati; 1,335 miles from Honolulu; 4,000 miles from Sydney, Australia, and 3,250 miles from San Francisco. It lies between longitude 157 degrees 10' west and 157 degrees 34' west and latitudes 1 degree 42' north and 2 degrees 3' north. It is 145 miles north of the equator.

Fourth Stop: Fiji

Fourth Stop: Fiji
Then a couple of weeks island hopping around Fiji...