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Aaron Boltman
Dec 17, 20181 min read
Germany and Czech Republic - Day 9 [Munich, Germany]
I drove on the Autobahn from my hotel near the hotel to Wolfrathausen. In the evening I decided to park at a Park & Ride and take the...
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Aaron Boltman
Dec 16, 20183 min read
Germany and Czech Republic Day 8 [Prague, Czech Republic to Munich, Germany]
My last day to explore Prague... I checked out of the hotel at around 0800 (sunrise) and left my luggage at the hotel. I walked to...
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Aaron Boltman
Dec 15, 20182 min read
Germany and Czech Republic Day 7 [Prague, Czech Republic]
I woke up early this morning.... I was hoping for a sunrise... I should have known better. I hiked up the hill to get to a viewpoint on...
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Aaron Boltman
Dec 15, 20181 min read
Germany and Czech Republic Day 6 [Prague, Czech Republic]
This morning I got a little later start than I wanted to... I started the morning by visiting the Prague Castle. I went to almost all of...
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Aaron Boltman
Dec 13, 20181 min read
Germany and Czech Republic Day 5 [Kralupy to Prague, Czech Republic]
This afternoon I took the train from Kralupy to Prague. I attempted to find an ATM machine, but the ones near the train station wanted...
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Aaron Boltman
Dec 12, 20181 min read
Germany and Czech Republic Day 4 [Hameln, Germany to Kralupy, Czech Republic]
I spent most of the day riding in a van on the autobahn. Luckily I have T-Mobile and was able to send emails and read some news along the...
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Aaron Boltman
Dec 11, 20181 min read
Germany and Czech Republic Day 3 [Hameln, Germany]
Today didn't allow for much sight seeing. I did have a German lunch - chicken schnitzel. And I also had a German dinner with pork and...
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Aaron Boltman
Dec 10, 20181 min read
Germany and Czech Republic - Day 2 [Amsterdam to Hannover to Hameln]
I arrived early on my flight from Houston, so I didn't need to rush through the Schipol airport. My flight to Hannover was on a puddle...
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Aaron Boltman
Dec 10, 20181 min read
Germany and Czech Republic- Day 1
I'm flying on KLM through Amsterdam to Hannover, Germany. After arriving in Hannover I will take a train for an hour until I reach...
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Aaron Boltman
Dec 2, 20181 min read
Australia and New Zealand Cruise - Day 18 [Departure from Auckland, New Zealand]
I woke up this morning, had a wonderful breakfast in the morning at the hotel and wandered down Queen Street for a bit. I found a shop...
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Aaron Boltman
Dec 2, 20181 min read
Australia and New Zealand Cruise - Day 17 [Day 11 of Cruise - Auckland, New Zealand]
Unfortunately it's time to disembark. The cruise was great with the exception of one tour. I dragged my bags for 20 minutes to the...
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Aaron Boltman
Nov 30, 20181 min read
Australia and New Zealand Cruise - Day 16 [Day 10 of Cruise - Tauranga, New Zealand]
It appeared that it would be another chilly and rainy day. I had reservations to tour the Hobbiton Movie Set at 12:30, so it was a bit of...
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Aaron Boltman
Nov 29, 20181 min read
Australia and New Zealand Cruise - Day 15 [Day 9 of Cruise - Sea Day]
I spent part of today resting, and part of it going through a few photos from Sydney. Tonight was the fancy formal dinner complete with...
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Aaron Boltman
Nov 29, 20182 min read
Australia and New Zealand Cruise - Day 14 [Day 8 of Cruise - Napier, New Zealand]
I woke up this morning to a cold, windy and rainy morning. I was nearly covered in Gore-Tex from head to toe when I left the ship in the...
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Aaron Boltman
Nov 28, 20181 min read
Australia and New Zealand Cruise - Day 13 [Day 7 of Cruise - Picton, New Zealand]
Today's weather is cold and rainy. I went on an excursion by boat through Queen Charlotte Sound. The sound here is very inspiring, lots...
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Aaron Boltman
Nov 26, 20182 min read
Australia and New Zealand Cruise - Day 12 [Day 6 of Cruise - Akaroa, New Zealand]
This morning the ship used the life boats to tender us to shore. I took the Christchurch on your own tour. I was a bit disappointed in...
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Aaron Boltman
Nov 26, 20181 min read
Australia and New Zealand Cruise - Day 11 [Day 5 of Cruise - Dunedin, New Zealand]
Today is my first day on land since boarding the ship. I chose the Taeri Gorge Train and Dunedin Highlights tour. The weather didn't...
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Aaron Boltman
Nov 25, 20181 min read
Australia and New Zealand Cruise - Day 10 [Day 4 of Cruise - Fiordland National Park]
I've technically arrived in New Zealand today, although I didn't get off the ship. I set up my GoPro to create time lapse videos. The...
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Aaron Boltman
Nov 24, 20181 min read
Australia and New Zealand Cruise - Day 9 [Day 3 of Cruise - Sea Day]
Finally able to catch back up. Sea is cold and choppy. The ship will be sailing through the Fjords tomorrow. I'll have the GoPro set up.
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Aaron Boltman
Nov 22, 20181 min read
Australia and New Zealand Cruise - Day 8 [Day 2 of Cruise - Sea Day]
Just a relaxing day at sea with a Turkey dinner for Thanksgiving.
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