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Top Experiences of the Trip


Being home in Canada, in Covid-19 lockdown, has given us time to look back on our travels.  We visited 12 countries on our trip and here are our top experiences in each one.  Enjoy!!

Top Experiences in Canada


 Swimming, diving and cliff-jumping- Bruce Peninsula National Park

Adventure on the edge hike- Bruce Peninsula National Park



Eating persians and seeing friends- Thunder Bay and Sleeping Giant Provincial Park

Top of the Giant Hike- Sleeping Giant Provincial Park

Mini-putt- Good Spirit Lake Provincial Park

Marquis Downs Horse-Racing- Saskatoon

Cavell Meadows Hike- Jasper National Park

Family games in the camper trailer

Takkakaw Falls- Yoho National Park

 Ranger talk about trains- Yoho National Park


Spending the day at the Royal Tyrell Museum- Drumheller


Top Experiences in the United States

Visiting Lewis and Clark Caverns- Montana


Finding sapphires- Montana


Experiencing other-wordly sights in Yellowstone National Park- Wyoming



Hiking in Capitol Reef National Park- Utah


Picking daily fruit in Capitol Reef National Park- Utah



Exploring Peek-a-boo and Spooky slot canyons- Utah

Hiking in Bryce Canyon- Utah

Horse-back riding in Red Canyon


Hiking in Zion National Park- Narrows and Angel's Landing- Utah


Swimming in Lake Powell (and catching lizards!)- Arizona

Mountain-biking Slickrock in Moab- Utah

Star-gazing in Arches National Park- Utah

Seeing Hamilton- Illinois


Top Experiences in Hawaii

Boogie-boarding

Birthday celebrations

Luau


Running to Green Sand Beach

Seeing and swimming with turtles at the blackest of black sand beach


Visiting Volcanoes National Park
Jumping off South Point

Snorkelling

Night-snorkelling with manta rays

 Top Experiences in Japan

Visiting Fushimi Inari


Cooking Sun cooking class

Samurai birthday celebrations



Visiting Monkey Park

Playing frisbee at the Kanazawa Castle

Eating authentic sushi at Tiger Sushi


Visiting the Gassho Houses and making washi paper in Gokayama

Hiking in the Japanese Alps




Harry Potter World at Universal Studios- Osaka


Staying in an onsen and a ryokan

Top Experiences in Australia


Visiting the famous Bondi Beach

Feeding wild parrots in the Blue Mountains

Spending time with friends in the Blue Mountains

Wandering around downtown Sydney


Top Experiences in New Zealand

Staying in a barn


Hiking the Tongariro Crossing



Geothermal phenomena at Wai-o-tapu

Making our own hot tubs at Hot Water Beach

Boating around the Coromandel Peninsula


Caving

Daily life in Akaroa
Running Summit Road- Akaroa



Getting lost in glorious fields of lupins


Hiking the Sealy Tarns Track in Mount Cook National Park


Exploring Karekare Beach


Seeing the bizarre Moeraki Boulders


Busking at Christmastime in Oamaru

Beach-combing on New Zealand's many beaches


Getting up close and personal with hoodoos


Christmas fun with our hosts in Oamaru

Clambering up elephant rocks


Top Experiences in Singapore

Finding our passports again after the panic of a potential loss

Eating breakfast at a Hawker Centre

Walking around Garden's bt the Bay

Top Experiences in Thailand

Watching airplanes at Naiyang Beach

Markets

Delicious food...everywhere!

Thai massages


Intense card games with great friends

Thai cooking class

New Year's Eve- lanterns, tuk tuks, markets and live music


Elephants!


Friends


Boating in Phang Nga Bay

Top Experiences in Cambodia


Eating fantastic mexican food


Riding in tuktuks

Cooking class

Exploring Angkor Wat

Taking in a cultural dinner and show

Top Experiences in Vietnam


Visiting friends in Ho Chi Minh City


Exploring the Cu Chi Tunnels from the Vietnam War

Swimming in our private pool in an empty hotel in Hoi An

Vietnamese cooking class

Walking, running and biking through the rice paddies

Exploring the Ancient Town of Hoi An


Birthday celebrations
Trying new cafes and restaurants daily


Taking in the nightly lanterns in the Ancient town of Hoi An

Top Experiences in Malaysia

Spending the day at Petrosains Discovery Centre

Visiting Mike's old house and neighbourhood

Seeing wild monkeys

Doing schoolwork at the tea plantations

Exploring the streets of Penang looking for street art

Jonker street market in Melaka


Tasting satay all over the place

Seeing orangutans up close

Market tour with our guide Ming in Georgetown

Jet-skiing at Batu Ferringhi beach


Swimming in the sky pool in Kuala Lumpur

Tasting fantastic Indian and Sri Lankan food in Ipoh and Kuala Lumpur

Top Experiences in the Maldives

Relaxing

Swinging

Enjoying the super soft sandbars

Snorkeling

Crafting

Riding a scooter around the island

Sand, sand and more sand

Boat trips

Dolphin-watching

Huge meals

Fishing

Walking tour of Male

Biking around the island


Beach volleyball



Finding lots of treasures in and out of the water

Top Experiences in Jordan


Floating in the Dead Sea and slathering on the famous mud



Visiting Petra

Riding Camels


Sand-boarding in the Wadi Rum Desert

Hiking in Dana

Buffet dinner in unique and remote Dana

Interacting with our Bedouin hosts over dinner in Wadi Musa

Visiting the Kerak Castle with all of its rooms and passages

Feasting at the buffet breakfast at the Kempinski Hotel

Driving the open roads



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