3 month trip - meet ups?

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3 month trip - meet ups?; Do you live in any of these places?
Topic Started: Oct 1 2009, 09:11 AM (1,130 Views)
teachie	Oct 1 2009, 09:11 AM Post #1
Exceedingly Obsessed Posts: 2,658 Group: Members Member #482 Joined: April 9, 2007	I know it is usual for teenagers to have gap years and go travelling. Well having retired this year, John and myself have decided to do our own mini "gap year". It would be wonderful to meet up with Bookobsessors especially ones that I am in VBB's or do swaps with. Here is our itinerary, starting 17th Nov. South Africa - Cape Town, Garden route, don't think we have any members in SA.If there are please contact me and I will give more defined plans. Australia - Arrive Perth 7th Dec then drive down to Albany to stay with daughter for a week. Ayers Rock for 2 days then off to Cairns 9th Dec. We are driving down to Brisbane down the coastal road so happy to meet up with folks any where along the route. We are going via Airlie Beach, Fraser Island, Bundaberg. Brisbane for Christmas then fly to Sydney for New Year. New Zealand - Arrive Christchurch 2nd Jan to Mount Cook Queenstown -4th Jan - meeting up with Veganmedusa (hope that date is fine with you) Don't think there is anyone else in New Zealand, if there is we are happy to meet, we are off to North island 11th Jan to Wellington.Leave Auckland 17th Jan for Fiji. A relaxing few days there til 24th Jan, let me know if any of you are there then. Next it is Honolulu 24th til 27th. This is the part where we are more likely to see folks and any help for places NOT to be missed gratefully accepted. We have sort of planned this but apart from flights nothing has been firmed up. Arrive LA 27th Jan - any info on where to stay would be useful. We have been told to be careful where we stay and it's a bit difficult booking just from the net knowing which places are safe to be in. We were thinking of booking near the airport and then using the metro or bus into LA cos we want to do the Hollywood bus tour. Included in this plan of ours is : Williams - Grand Canyon Page - Bryce Canyon - St. George Las Vegas Death Valley- Ridgecrest Oakhurst - Yosemite San Fransisco Carmel/Monterey La Depart 11th Feb. We are not sure if we are trying to squeeze in too much, we don't want to be spending all the time driving and not having time to see anything, but on the other hand we don't want to miss out any mustsee's. If any of you live near any of these places we would love to meet up with you - give us a break from just talking to each other! ADMINISTRATOR EDIT: Adding link to Teachie's Travel Blog to this top post. John-Vanda's Traveler Profile Edited by CheriePie, Feb 6 2010, 04:46 AM.



AceofHearts	Oct 1 2009, 07:07 PM Post #2
Totally Obsessed Posts: 9,867 Group: Members Member #59 Joined: December 23, 2005	Gosh, this sounds wonderful!!!



dancing-dog	Oct 1 2009, 09:38 PM Post #3
Posts: 2,379 Group: Members Member #132 Joined: January 17, 2007	Wow, I am really envious! Too bad you're not coming towards Memphis ...



nikel27	Oct 2 2009, 06:09 AM Post #4
Extremely Obsessed Posts: 853 Group: Members Member #941 Joined: August 31, 2007	This sounds like a great trip , I have visited each of the places you mentioned, except South Africa and in Australia the Brisbane site. I stayed in LA in a Hotel near the ariport when we came back from New Zealand, or always near Disney Land. If you in a need of a hotel name I can look them up for you. Also if you are at facebook, you can see my Fiji pictures I made when I was staying for 5 days there.



nvangel2073	Oct 2 2009, 09:07 AM Post #5
Extremely Obsessed Posts: 852 Group: Members Member #127 Joined: January 16, 2007	I'm the Utah area but I'm over at the Moab/Arches National Park area



teachie	Oct 2 2009, 03:16 PM Post #6
Exceedingly Obsessed Posts: 2,658 Group: Members Member #482 Joined: April 9, 2007	Nvangel looked at the map and you are a bit further out than where we are going. Nikel thanks for the offer of pics of Fiji. I am on facebook and will go and take a look.



shaunesay	Oct 2 2009, 05:16 PM Post #7
Exceptionally Obsessed Posts: 6,471 Group: Members Member #19 Joined: December 23, 2005	That's quite a trip! Unfortunately nowhere near me, but I have been to the Grand Canyon (it's a must see) and would LOVE to go to Hawaii... alas, some day! Have a wonderful time and take pictures for us!



itpdx	Oct 6 2009, 10:33 PM Post #8
Not Quite Obsessed Posts: 17 Group: Members Member #2,383 Joined: April 11, 2008	I am in the Northwest US but travel fairly frequently to Las Vegas. I would say that your itinerary for Calif and the southwest is pretty ambitious. I put at about 2000 miles (over 3000 km) in two weeks. Something like driving from London to Athens and back (of course you won't need a ferry!) Quite a road trip!



CheriePie	Oct 8 2009, 05:57 AM Post #9
Official California resident as of 10/26 Posts: 11,132 Group: Admin Member #89 Joined: April 24, 2006	I'm near San Francisco now, about 15 miles outside in the South Bay/Silicon Valley area, and could take the train into the city to meet you one day. Assuming it jives with my own schedule, which as you know given my situation is really hectic right now, plus we're going to Hawaii sometime in November or early December on top of it all. (a work trip for Mike, pure enjoyment and stress relief for me.) I do agree with itpdx that your US West Coast itinerary looks pretty ambitious, but I suppose if you spread it over 4-6 weeks you might be able to fit it all in. But there's definitely a lot to see on this coast. Actually the same could be said for the east coast as well though the weather's not as nice this time of year.



teachie	Oct 11 2009, 02:38 PM Post #10
Exceedingly Obsessed Posts: 2,658 Group: Members Member #482 Joined: April 9, 2007	Thanks for all your helpful comments. If we find it is too much then I am sure we can just cut out bits cos we aren't booked in to anywhere other than LX, Las Vegas and San Fransisco. Cheriepie it would be brilliant if we could meet up. We are taking the laptop with us so can keep you posted on our trip,



candy-is-dandy	Oct 14 2009, 02:55 AM Post #11
Happy Swapper!! Posts: 2,392 Group: Members Member #399 Joined: March 16, 2007	What a great trip, teachie. You are making me restless.



CheriePie	Oct 20 2009, 05:08 AM Post #12
Official California resident as of 10/26 Posts: 11,132 Group: Admin Member #89 Joined: April 24, 2006	Hoping we can meet one day. My Nov & Dec schedule is definitely filling up fast but as I said, it's an easy day trip for me so assuming you'll be in the San Fran area at least a week, and that it's not while I'm in Hawaii, it should certainly be do-able. You have my email address saved too, right? Cheriepie(at)gmail so feel free to ping me on there if you like.



teachie	Oct 22 2009, 06:58 PM Post #13
Exceedingly Obsessed Posts: 2,658 Group: Members Member #482 Joined: April 9, 2007	cheriepie we are in San Fransisco for 3 nights around the 5th til 7th of Feb.



VeganMedusa	Oct 22 2009, 08:48 PM Post #14
Exceedingly Obsessed Posts: 2,665 Group: Members Member #530 Joined: April 20, 2007	Wow, is there anywhere you aren't going? If you can email us a couple of weeks before, we can arrange to meet - Te Anau would be a bit closer for us to get to, but you might not be there except early morning and evening if you're going to Fiordland. We may just have to dump our son with the grandparents and do an adults-only road trip (otherwise it would be a very long day for him).



teachie	Oct 23 2009, 12:26 PM Post #15
Exceedingly Obsessed Posts: 2,658 Group: Members Member #482 Joined: April 9, 2007	We are in Te Anau the nights of 5th and 6th of Jan. We are staying at "The house of wood cottage" houseofwood.co.nz. We will be driving there from Queenstown where we are staying on the 4th. Just let me know which is best for meeting up. We plan to have a look round Queenstown on the morning of 5th and then drive to Te Anau, which I think is just a couple of hour away. On the 6th we hope to book the bus tour to Milford Sound.So the afternoon of 5th would be great if you can make it, or else the 4th in Queenstown.



teachie	Nov 1 2009, 03:33 PM Post #16
Exceedingly Obsessed Posts: 2,658 Group: Members Member #482 Joined: April 9, 2007	If anyone is interested in following our trip John has started a web page where we will write a blog and put photos. www.travelpod.com/members/john-vanda



katybean	Nov 3 2009, 05:39 AM Post #17
Buckinghamshire, UK Posts: 121 Group: Members Member #84 Joined: January 8, 2006	It's a shame that Veganmedusa has not long posted a book out to me, as you could have hand delivered it to me LOL! Katybean (who lives near Teachie ) x



LindyLouMac	Nov 12 2009, 12:50 PM Post #18
Not Quite Obsessed Posts: 14 Group: Members Member #7,183 Joined: June 11, 2009	Teachie. I did know about this fabulous trip you and your husband are going on but I did not know about the blog. I would love to follow this, are you going to post the link on FB also? LindyLouMac



teachie	Nov 12 2009, 06:54 PM Post #19
Exceedingly Obsessed Posts: 2,658 Group: Members Member #482 Joined: April 9, 2007	I am sure that some of the pics will find their way onto facebook.



itpdx	Nov 12 2009, 10:01 PM Post #20
Not Quite Obsessed Posts: 17 Group: Members Member #2,383 Joined: April 11, 2008	Eek! Leaving soon. Have a great trip! If you have definite date for Las Vegas let me know and I will try to arrange a trip down at the same time. Would love to meet you.



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