Our world tour started on 6 Evening of October in Basel at the Baden train station by train, took us to the Frankfurt airport.
Our itinerary
07th October 2009 Flight Frankfurt - London - New York, USA
07th October 2009 - 10 October 2009 New York
10th October 2009 New York - Los Angeles
10th October 2009 - 06 November 2009 U.S. tour
06th November 2009 - 07 November 2009 Flight Los Angeles - Nadi, Fiji
07th November 2009 - 12th November 2009 Iceland Denarau, Fiji
12th November 2009 Flight Nadi - Auckland, New Zealand
12th November 2009 - 03 December 2009 New Zealand tour
03 December 2009 Flight Christchurch - Sydney - Cairns, Australia
Dec 03, 2009 - 23 December 2009 tour Australia
Dec 23, 2009 - 02 January 2010 Sydney
Jan 02, 2010 Flight Sydney - Denpasar, Bali
Jan 02, 2010 - 09 January 2010 Jimbaran, Bali
09th January 2010 flight Denpasar - Singapore, Malaysia
09th January 2010 - 10th January 2010 Singapore
10th January 2010 - 11th January 2010 Flight Singapore - Frankfurt
General impression
We had organizationally prepared for this trip. Nevertheless, there were many concerns about wheelchair access and other problems, such as disease, theft, robbery, washing facilities for clothes and because of the constant change of hotel and related smuggling of baggage.
Hotels
All these concerns turned out to be unfounded. Thanks to good preparatory work almost all the hotels were wheelchair accessible. Only in 3 cases there were no showers for Beate.
diseases
Of the common travel diseases such as diarrhea, colds and other injuries, we were spared. At the beginning of the journey Beate had problems with a wisdom tooth, but could be dissolved with medication from the Pharmacy and at the end of the trip was one Mirjam ear infection that made her treatment in Germany.
Luggage
Even at home we had tried, whether one of the suitcases back could depend on Beate's wheelchair, which, however, turned out to be feasible as bad. So we could think of us a different solution. Miriam moved both large suitcase behind her and took her backpack on Back. Beate hung her backpack at the rear of the wheelchair and took the big bag on his lap. Sun packed we have crossed many a airport in the world. prevent
security
prevent possible thefts, we had thought of us to bring a small bag under the seat of Beate's wheelchair. There, we stowed our wallets with credit cards and cash. Our travel documents and passports, we held on in the case. For safety, each of us each a master and a Visa card had it and also we had for this long trip each completed an international health insurance. At airports, we have our luggage always keep an eye and the case as quickly checked in, so we had only to supervise our 2 backpacks.
For security were two suitcases and the bag are placed in the trunk of the rental car and we just took our backpacks with the necessary utensils for a night with the hotel. During excursions the backpacks were stowed in the trunk, so it did not give rise for thieves to break the car.
laundering
the beginning, we gathered a lot more dirty laundry and then had the problem that we had to sit for hours in the Laundry, by several washing machines to Wash and dry. Later we realized then that in the U.S., New Zealand and Australia each hotel washing machines and dryers were available, so we are again able to run a machine wash.
together
contribute to the success of such a world tour with a number of factors. In our case, we describe our trip as very successful, because it is everything. Firstly, during the flights, the itinerary and the accommodations all worked out fine. Second, the most important works, namely the coexistence of both of us. We have always agreed that concerned the daily routine and visits. In addition, we both have for late risers and like to hit the nights around the ears. This was certainly the most important aspect of the trip. What good are the best destinations if you are not close manages.
overall impression
Each of us had visited country its unique appeal and we would book the same route we chose, again. The very active phase with a lot of car driving and in between every now and again a week relaxation were combined good and important in order to survive three months without fatigue.
diary
What helped us in addressing the many impressions very , has been writing the daily reports. So every day his degree and, above all, we can now much better reminisce and pass the dream trip Revue had
Statistics
leave duration: 97 days
Travelled continents: 4 (Europe, America, Australia, Asia)
Countries visited: 8 (Germany, Great Britain, USA, Fiji, New Zealand, Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia)
flight hours: 59
Flown Mileage: 42 331
Mileage: 14 573
number Holidays: 52
Number of Photos : 8,420
U.S.: 2,405, Fiji: 327, New Zealand: 2405, Australia: 2575, Bali: 522 Singapore: 186
Average number of photos per day: 87
number of reports: 102
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