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March 24, 2010 · 8 comments

My First Overseas Trip Part 8 – Reflections

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If you’ve missed the first seven installments in My First Overseas Trip you can find them here. Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, and Part 7. Travelling overseas for the first time is a lot like starting at a new school. It’s exciting, you see new things, make a friend or two and with a bit of luck don’t get lost. Now there are ...

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March 17, 2010 · 10 comments

My First Overseas Trip Part 7

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If you’ve missed the first six installments in My First Overseas Trip you can find them here. Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, and Part 6 Anybody can travel overseas and take a million and one photos to bring back to show friends and family. While photo’s are great you miss the sounds and the feeling of being there with photos. When I first travelled overseas ...

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March 10, 2010 · 4 comments

My First Overseas Trip Part 6

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If you’ve missed the first five installments in My First Overseas Trip you can find them here. Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 and Part 5 After feasting on Hong Kong for a few days it was time to serve up dessert in the way of Singapore. Girlfriend was more excited than I, but then she had of course been there before and wanted to play tour guide ...

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February 17, 2010 · 7 comments

My First Overseas Trip Part 4

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Haven’t been following my journey? Here is Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 I was in Hong Kong, surrounded by strangers and completely out of my comfort zone. Yet it was a surreal feeling and I couldn’t wait to explore. With the few hours of the day left when we arrived some was spent sleeping, the rest we explored the small food court trying to find something to eat ...

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February 10, 2010 · 10 comments

My First Overseas Trip Part 3

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Haven’t been reading along. Check out Part 1 and then Part 2 There is something exciting about taxiing onto the runway in a plane. Perhaps its the excitement for the upcoming trip or maybe your just lucky enough to have some rather attractive air hostess’s running through the emergency procedure. No matter the reason I was stuck in the middle seat of 3 and at that moment I didn’t care ...

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February 3, 2010 · 8 comments

My First Overseas Trip Part 2

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If you missed Part 1 of My First Overseas Trip read it here. Before entering through into the international departure area of Melbourne Airport I was super excited. We had checked our bags with ease and just needed to deal with immigration and take a seat until the plane boarded. I distinctly remember the moment my excitement vanished and fear set in. What did I find on the other side ...

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