blog trip summary
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The Romaniacs World Tour Aug 2008 – Apr 2009
Executive Summary
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Left US on Aug 17, 08 – returned to Romania Mar 1, 2009 195 days
11 countries 52,000 miles (FYI: Earth circumference is 25k miles)
◦ In the air: 38,200 miles – 16 flights◦ Land: 13,400 miles – 2 vans, 1 car, 1 jeep, 2 scooters◦ Water: 614 miles/550 nautical miles – 6 ferries, 3 kayaks, 1
canoe◦ Hiking: 156 miles
Used up 1560 liters/404 gallons of gasoline 62 hotels, motels, campgrounds, friends’ houses,
resorts, campers, etc. Total expenses average ~$400/day
Some Numbers
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Bought 26 music albums of local music Bought 31 pieces of jewelry for L Tried 100+ types of new drinks (not
counting the non-alcoholic ones) – poster to come
Recorded 380 GB of videos (2/3 in hi def) Took 35 GB/17,700 photos
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Singapore: Eid al-Fitr in the Geylang market
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Singapore: Eid al-Fitr in the Geylang market Australia: Indian movie (Jodhaa Akbar) at
outdoors cinema on the beach
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Singapore: Eid al-Fitr in the Geylang market Australia: Indian movie at outdoors cinema Australia: Katherine Gorge
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Singapore: Eid al-Fitr in the Geylang market Australia: Indian movie at outdoors cinema Australia: Katherine Gorge Australia: Devil’s Marbles
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Singapore: Eid al-Fitr in the Geylang market Australia: Indian movie at outdoors cinema on the
beach Australia: Katherine Gorge Australia: Devil’s Marbles Australia: Night sky at Uluru/Ayers Rock
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Singapore: Eid al-Fitr in the Geylang market Australia: Indian movie at outdoors cinema Australia: Katherine Gorge Australia: Devil’s Marbles Australia: Night sky at Uluru/Ayers Rock Australia: Valley of the Winds at Kata Tjuta
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Singapore: Eid al-Fitr in the Geylang market Australia: Indian movie at outdoors cinema Australia: Katherine Gorge Australia: Devil’s Marbles Australia: Night sky at Uluru/Ayers Rock Australia: Valley of the Winds at Kata Tjuta Australia: Sunset in the desert at Coober Pedy
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Singapore: Eid al-Fitr in the Geylang market Australia: Indian movie at outdoors cinema Australia: Katherine Gorge Australia: Devil’s Marbles Australia: Night sky at Uluru/Ayers Rock Australia: Valley of the Winds at Kata Tjuta Australia: (Pedestrian) wine tour at Clare Valley
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Singapore: Eid al-Fitr in the Geylang market Australia: Indian movie at outdoors cinema Australia: Katherine Gorge Australia: Devil’s Marbles Australia: Night sky at Uluru/Ayers Rock Australia: Valley of the Winds at Kata Tjuta Australia:(Pedestrian) wine tour at Clare Valley Australia: Cheese platter w/ Shiraz at Chateau
Tanunda
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Singapore: Eid al-Fitr in the Geylang market Australia: Indian movie at outdoors cinema Australia: Katherine Gorge Australia: Devil’s Marbles Australia: Night sky at Uluru/Ayers Rock Australia: Valley of the Winds at Kata Tjuta Australia:(Pedestrian) wine tour at Clare Valley Australia: Cheese platter w/ Shiraz at Chateau
Tanunda Australia: The desolate Southern Ocean on the
Great Ocean Road
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Australia: The solitude of the Melanesian Beach
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Australia: The solitude of the Melanesian Beach Australia: Petting a Koala at Port Macquarie
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Australia: The solitude of the Melanesian Beach Australia: Petting a Koala at Port Macquarie Australia: Turtles laying eggs at Mon Repo beach
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Australia: The solitude of the Melanesian Beach Australia: Petting a Koala at Port Macquarie Australia: Turtles laying eggs at Mon Repo beach Australia: The Great Barrier Reef
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Australia: The solitude of the Melanesian Beach Australia: Petting a Koala at Port Macquarie Australia: Turtles laying eggs at Mon Repo beach Australia: The Great Barrier Reef Fiji: Kayaking at sunset on the lagoon
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Australia: The solitude of the Melanesian Beach Australia: Petting a Koala at Port Macquarie Australia: Turtles laying eggs at Mon Repo beach Australia: The Great Barrier Reef Fiji: Kayaking at sunset on the lagoon Fiji: Laid back on the beach
Memorable moments
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Australia: The solitude of the Melanesian Beach Australia: Petting a Koala at Port Macquarie Australia: Turtles laying eggs at Mon Repo beach Australia: The Great Barrier Reef Fiji: Kayaking at sunset on the lagoon Fiji: Laid back on the beach Fiji: Drinking kava with the villagers
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Australia: The solitude of the Melanesian Beach Australia: Petting a Koala at Port Macquarie Australia: Turtles laying eggs at Mon Repo beach Australia: The Great Barrier Reef Fiji: Kayaking at sunset on the lagoon Fiji: Laid back on the beach Fiji: Drinking kava with the villagers Fiji: Hidden waterfall in the jungle
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New Zealand: Maori Show at Rotorua
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New Zealand: Maori Show at Rotorua New Zealand: Facing off with seals at Kaikoura
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New Zealand: Maori Show at Rotorua New Zealand: Facing off with seals at Kaikoura New Zealand: Chasing whales
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New Zealand: Maori Show at Rotorua New Zealand: Facing off with seals at Kaikoura New Zealand: Chasing whales New Zealand: Snow peaks over the grapevines at
Kaikoura
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New Zealand: Maori Show at Rotorua New Zealand: Facing off with seals at Kaikoura New Zealand: Chasing whales New Zealand: Snow peaks over the grapevines at
Kaikoura New Zealand: Kayaking in the rain on Doubtful
Sound
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New Zealand: Maori Show at Rotorua New Zealand: Facing off with seals at Kaikoura New Zealand: Chasing whales New Zealand: Snow peaks over the grapevines at
Kaikoura New Zealand: Kayaking in the rain on Doubtful
Sound New Zealand: Hiking the Fox Glacier
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New Zealand: Maori Show at Rotorua New Zealand: Facing off with seals at Kaikoura New Zealand: Chasing whales New Zealand: Snow peaks over the grapevines at
Kaikoura New Zealand: Kayaking in the rain on Doubtful
Sound New Zealand: Hiking the Fox Glacier New Zealand: Sailing quietly through the Glow
Worm Caves of Waitomo
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New Zealand: Maori Show at Rotorua New Zealand: Facing off with seals at Kaikoura New Zealand: Chasing whales New Zealand: Snow peaks over the grapevines at
Kaikoura New Zealand: Kayaking in the rain on Doubtful
Sound New Zealand: Hiking the Fox Glacier New Zealand: Sailing quietly through the Glow
Worm Caves of Waitomo New Zealand: Climbing Mt Roy
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Hawai’i: The telescopes of Mauna Kea
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Hawai’i: The telescopes of Mauna Kea Hawai’i: Swimming with the giant turtles
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Hawai’i: The telescopes of Mauna Kea Hawai’i: Swimming with the giant turtles Tahiti: Tahiti seen from Moorea
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Hawai’i: The telescopes of Mauna Kea Hawai’i: Swimming with the giant turtles Tahiti: Tahiti seen from Moorea Tahiti: Full moon over the palm trees
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Hawai’i: The telescopes of Mauna Kea Hawai’i: Swimming with the giant turtles Tahiti: Tahiti seen from Moorea Tahiti: Full moon over the palm trees Tahiti: Snorkeling in the Moorea Lagoonarium
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Hawai’i: The telescopes of Mauna Kea Hawai’i: Swimming with the giant turtles Tahiti: Tahiti seen from Moorea Tahiti: Full moon over the palm trees Tahiti: Snorkeling in the Moorea Lagoonarium Easter Island: The giant Moais
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Hawai’i: The telescopes of Mauna Kea Hawai’i: Swimming with the giant turtles Tahiti: Tahiti seen from Moorea Tahiti: Full moon over the palm trees Tahiti: Snorkeling in the Moorea Lagoonarium Easter Island: The giant Moais Easter Island: The Tapati Festival
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Hawai’i: The telescopes of Mauna Kea Hawai’i: Swimming with the giant turtles Tahiti: Tahiti seen from Moorea Tahiti: Full moon over the palm trees Tahiti: Snorkeling in the Moorea Lagoonarium Easter Island: The giant Moais Easter Island: The Tapati Festival Argentina: The little cafes of Buenos Aires
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Hawai’i: The telescopes of Mauna Kea Hawai’i: Swimming with the giant turtles Tahiti: Tahiti seen from Moorea Tahiti: Full moon over the palm trees Tahiti: Snorkeling in the Moorea Lagoonarium Easter Island: The giant Moais Easter Island: The Tapati Festival Argentina: The little cafes of Buenos Aires Brazil: A beleza do carnaval…
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Hawai’i: The telescopes of Mauna Kea Hawai’i: Swimming with the giant turtles Tahiti: Tahiti seen from Moorea Tahiti: Full moon over the palm trees Tahiti: Snorkeling in the Moorea Lagoonarium Easter Island: The giant Moais Easter Island: The Tapati Festival Argentina: The little cafes of Buenos Aires Brazil: A beleza do carnaval… Brazil: The Sambadrome parade
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New Zealand staring cows Leonardo da Vinci had exquisite taste in beer Gas at 20 c/gallon in Qatar Dinner at Juta No laundry for 3 weeks Chased by a crazy bee Bus ride from hell in Rio Being locked out at our friend, Richard Luana’s first “contact” with an electric fence Being stared at by a gang at the Papeete
ferry dock
(Increasingly not so) Funny Moments
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Food:◦ Best: Singapore◦ Worst: Australia (esp. in the Outback)
Drinks:◦ Best beer: Max’s Gold (NZ)◦ Best wine: Chateau Tanunda (AUS)
Best looking:◦ Men: NZ Maoris◦ Women: Tahiti Polynesians
Best native art: NZ Most interesting indigenous culture: NZ Most ubiquitous tourists: the Germans Most annoying tourists: the French
Our (very subjective) Guinness Book
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◦ Wireless Internet (almost) everywhere – Not in Tahiti
◦ McDonalds: everywhere, incl./esp. Qatar◦ Garrison Keillor on Australian Public Radio◦ American pop culture – everywhere◦ American apples – same as above◦ Romanian music – Easter island ◦ Romanian cars – Tahiti and Argentina◦ European Union school – Fiji◦ Debit card worked EVERYWHERE (OK, the same
exception as above)
We Live in a Global World
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G: not getting a Maori tattoo G: not flying a powered hang glider G: Rugby out of season Down Under L: not being more relaxed in the beginning L: not doing whitewater rafting
Biggest regrets of our trip
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Stay tuned for new adventures