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Around the World in 37 Days



My trip around the world recorded October 1, 2009 through November 6, 2009.

CONTENTS:
00:13 Toronto, Canada – Air Canada flight #31 nonstop to Beijing, China.

00:47 Beijing, China – During my 3 night stay in Beijing I visit Tiananmen Square, The Forbidden City, The Great Wall, The Summer Palace and The Temple of Heaven.

04:34 Xingang, China – Board the Diamond Princess for my 16-day Asia cruise.

05:42 Yellow Sea – During our two sea days in the Yellow Sea Captain Dino Sagani hosted the formal Welcome Reception.

06:52 Shanghai, China – I visit the Jin Mao Tower and got an impressive view of Shanghai. I also visited People’s Square and took a walk around the Huangpu district.

08:51 Okinawa, Japan – During my short half day in the country I visited Shikinaen Gardens and Ryukyu Mura.

11:43 Taipei, Taiwan – Our tour started with a photo stop at Taipei 101. We then visited the National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, the Grand Hotel, National Revolutionary Martyrs’ Shrine, DiHua Street and Lungshan Temple before returning to Keelung to sail away.

15:19 Hong Kong – My sampan ride in Aberdeen Harbour was followed by a visit to Stanley Market. Next there we spectacular views of Hong Kong from Victoria Peak. Next I took the renowned Star Ferry into bustling downtown for a wlk around the city. The day ended as the Diamond Princess sailed through Victoria Harbour during the Symphony of Lights.

18:40 Lantau Island – During my second day in Hong Kong I took a trip out to Lantau Island where I visited a fishing village, the Tian Tan Buddha and Po Lin Monastery.

20:13 Nha Trang, Vietnam – After visiting the Cham Towers of Po Nagar I took a cruise down the Cai River where we stopped at various places to experience the way the Vietnamese live here.

25:19 Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) – During our second day in Vietnam we visited the Reunification Palace, the Saigon Notre-Dame Basilica, the main Post Office, Thien Hau Pagoda and the Rex Hotel. The most mezmerizing part of the day was watching the traffic on Ho Chi Minh’s busy streets.

30:01 Singapore – While in Singapore I visited Mount Faber Park, Sri Mariamman Temple, Chinatown, the National Orchid Garden and Orchard Street.

33:40 Gulf of Thailand – As we were sailing north through the Gulf of Thailand the Captain hosted the Farewell Party and Champagne Waterfall. This ended my 16 nights on the beautiful Diamond Princess.

35:38 Bangkok, Thailand – I visited the very impressive Wat Phra Kaew or the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, took a cruise on the Chao Phraya River where we passed the Temple of Dawn and concluded my day with a midnight flight to Athens, Greece.

37:51 Athens, Greece – During my two days and one night in the city I visited Syntagma (Constitution) Square, the Temple of Olympian Zeus and the Acropolis.

39:14 Piraeus Greece – I began my 12-day Holy Land cruise on the Royal Princess.

40:23 Santorini, Greece – I spent the day visiting the picturesque towns of Oia and Fira.

44:27 Patmos, Greece – Spent the day touring this very small Greek Island.

46:26 Kusadasi, Turkey – My tour of ancient Ephesus was the highlight of my stay in this Turkish resort town.

49:53 Haifa, Israel – I had a long day of touring after docking in Haifa. I visited the Sea of Galilee, Capernaum, Tabgha, the River Jordan and Nazareth.

54:04 Ashdod, Israel – It was another long day of touring on our second day in Israel. We spent a lot of the day in Jerusalem where we visited the Mount of Olives, the Western Wall, the Via Dolorosa and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Next we journeyed into Palestine and visted the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem.

1:01:00 Cairo, Egypt – After docking in Port Said it was a 3 hour drive into Cairo. I visted the Saladin Citadel & Mosque of Muhammad Ali. Next I checked into the beautiful five star Sofitel Hotel on and island in the middle of the Nile River. That evening I enjoyed the famous Soung & Light Show at the Pyramids. On my second day in Cairo we took a breakfast cruise on the Nile before visiting the Pyramid of Djoser, or step pyramid. Then it was on to the magnificent Great Pyramids of Giza. The day ended when we sailed away from Alexandria, Egypt.

1:08:56 Mediterranean & Adriatic Seas – We spent three days sailing north.

1:09:57 Venice, Italy – I spent the last two days of the trip exploring the canals of Venice. The Rialto Bridge and St. Marks Square were my favorite stops in the city.

Watch my complete China video @ https://youtu.be/Eey_e7fwCLY.
Watch my complete Singapore video @ https://youtu.be/JYzf1ailJ30.
Watch my complete Greece video @ https://youtu.be/HmU3wYPRZiQ.
Watch my complete Israel video @ https://youtu.be/Z494z33YGHA.

From: http://timvp.com

35 Comments

  3. Krishn Patel

    Hats off to your work Traveller….thanx for entertaining me by real time sightseeing of the world's marvellous places being at home….hats off again sir… πŸ™‚

  8. Josh Streich

    Wow This is the King Father Of You're trips Tim! My favorite part of this trip is when you took that midnight airplane flight from Bangkok Thailand To Cairo Egypt On October 22 Of 2009! you are a traveling Chuck Norris Tim!

  10. Millie Marmite

    +Hoosier Tim's Travel Videos Try traveling like this!1. Start in Ottawa, Canada.2. Drive a car from Ottawa, Canada to New York, America.3. Eat at American McDonalds.4. Ride a speedboat from New York, America to Havana, Cuba.5. Fly from Havana, Cuba to Bogota, Colombia nonstop by Avianca Airlines.6. Drink some coffee at a Colombian coffee place.7. Ride a llama from Bogota, Colombia to Lima, Peru.8. Take a bus from Lima, Peru to Iquitos, Peru.9. River raft from Iquitos, Peru to Amazon Jungle, Brazil.10. Drive a car from Amazon Jungle, Brazil to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (via Brasilia to try Brazilian McDonald's)11. Ride a donkey from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Buenos Aires, Argentina.12. Go to a mall in Buenos Aires to buy parkas.13. Put on your parka to fly a snow plane from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Antarctica.14. Drink hot cocoa.15. Ride a snowmobile from the British Territory of Antarctica to the Norwegian Territory of Antarctica.16. Ride a sailboat from Antarctica to Johannesburg, South Africa.17. Drive a jeep from Johannesburg, South Africa to Gaborone, Botswana.18. Ride an elephant from Gaborone, Botswana to Lusaka, Zambia.19. Mountain climb from Lusaka, Zambia to Kilimanjaro, Tanzania.20. Fly from Kilimanjaro, Tanzania to Zanzibar, Tanzania by Precision Air.21. Ride a giraffe from Zanzibar, Tanzania to Nairobi, Kenya.22. Jog from Nairobi, Kenya to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.23. Run from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to Mogadishu, Somalia.24. Kayak from Mogadishu, Somalia to Sanaa, Yemen.25. Drive a limousine from Sanaa, Yemen to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.26. Ride on a tank from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to Baghdad, Iraq.27. Catch a bus from Baghdad, Iraq to Istanbul, Turkey.28. Fly from Istanbul, Turkey to Athens, Greece by Pegasus Airlines. (via Izmir, Turkey)29. Sail on a gondola from Athens, Greece to Venice, Italy.30. Ride on a taxi from Venice, Italy to Vatican City to see the Pope.31. Ride on a big bus from Vatican City to Rome, Italy.32. Eat pizza and gelato there.33. Ski from Rome, Italy to Zurich, Switzerland.34. Walk from Zurich, Switzerland to Paris, France.35. See the Eiffel Tower.36. Catch the Eurotunnel train from Paris, France to London, Britain.37. Go to Buckingham Palace and meet Princess Kate, my love… πŸ˜‰ (Good luck on that)38. Say goodbye and kiss Princess Kate and go in a hot air balloon from London, Britain to Brussels. Belgium.39. Eat waffles and catch a maxi from Brussels, Belgium to Luxembourg City, Luxembourg.40. Drive a car from Luxembourg City, Luxembourg to Berlin, Germany.41. Drink some German beer.42. Ride a bicycle from Berlin, Germany to Copenhagen, Denmark.43. Catch the Royal Princess ferry from Copenhagen, Denmark to Oslo, Norway.44. Walk from Oslo, Norway to St Petersburg, Russia.45. Drive an old car from St Petersburg, Russia to Moscow, Russia.46. Ride a horse from Moscow, Russia to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.47. Catch a train from Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia to Beijing, China.48. Ride a horse and cart from Beijing, China to Astana, Kazakhstan.49. Walk from Astana, Kazakhstan to Tashkent, Uzbekistan.50. Ride a helicopter from Taskent, Uzbekistan to Kabul, Afghanistan. (While on the helicopter, look at the mountains)51. Catch a bus from Kabul, Afghanistan to Islamabad, Pakistan.52. Catch a train from Islamabad, Pakistan to New Delhi, India.53. Find an Indian mall and buy surfboards.54. Drive a car from New Delhi, India to Chennai, India.55. Surf from Chennai, India to Colombo, Sri Lanka.56. Fly on a bush plane which has heaps of petrol from Colombo, Sri Lanka to Sydney, Australia NONSTOP!57. Go on Sydney Tower, try Australian McDonald's in Barker Street, Kingsford and visit La Perouse.58. Go to Bondi Beach and swim from Sydney, Australia to Auckland, New Zealand.59. Ride on a submarine from Auckland, New Zealand to Tokyo, Japan. (LONG AWAY!)60. Travel on the beautiful Diamond Princess ferry from Tokyo, Japan to Seoul, South Korea.61. Walk from Seoul, South Korea to Pyongyang, North Korea.62. Ride on a long-range missile from Pyongyang, North Korea back to New York, America to sleep.63. Ride on a blimp from New York, America to Ottawa, Canada.HOME SWEET HOME! HOPE YOU LIKE THIS REQUEST?

  18. Kashif Anwar

    all the successes only in hands of Allah
    Allah has put in religion Islam
    Islam is life of Rasoolallah and Allah commands

  32. Kennedy Kiser

    I'm watching because I'll probably never see any of these sights before I die? Thanks for sharing & the kindness.

  34. Puertorican / Filipina Adventures

    DANCE. SMILE , SCREAM ,TRUST. HOPE. LOVE. WISH. BELIEVE. Most of all, enjoy every moment of the journey, and appreciate where you are at this moment instead of always focusing on how far you have to go.”BE SAFE Enjoy life to the fullest . great video. Visit my channel where i travel around Europe THANK YOU

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